Introduction To Central Asia Flashcards
Where is Central Asia located?
Central Asia stretches from the Caspian sea in the west to China and Mongolia in the east, and from Afghanistan and Iran in the south to Russia in the north.
Which countries surround Central Asia?
China, Russia and india
What is the region Central Asia knows for?
Customs tradition and rich heritage also resources such as nut fruits,wood etc
What countries does Central Asia consist of?
Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan
What does the suffix “stan” stand for, for example Kazakhstan
Land of, Kazakh for example kaz means wanderer land of wanderers
What is similar throughout Central Asia
Multilingual naming styles
In what ways are the countries connected
They’re connects regionally,politically and culturally
What were the inhabitants of Central Asia composed of?
Nomadic horse riding tribesmen and groups of people
Name one problem Central Asia suffered cuz of dry Terrain
The people flight over resources because dry terrain made it difficult to farm
What became a valuable solution to the lack of resources
International trade
Capitals of the countries in Central Asia
Astana (Kazakhstan ) Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) Dushanbe ( Tajikistan) Ashgabat (Turkmenistan) Bukhara and Samarkand (Uzbekistan)
What does the centrals Asian environment consist of
Desert, mountains and steppe grassland
How is the climate in Central Asia
Semi- Arid with hot dry summers
Northern area has very cold winters but southern areas have mild warm winters
What led to the uneven population distribution
Water scarcity
What are central Asian mountain ranges considered
Biodiversity hotspots with a wide range of resources
What does the ventral Asia mountain range consist of
Forest products such as wood animals water and fruit nuts
Name one of the most prominent mountain ranges in Central Asia
Turkistan range
Where does the Turkistan range stretch
Is stretches through Kyrgyzstan,Tajikistan and Uzbekistan
What is the highest point in the turkistan range called and how much does it measure
It’s called the piramidalny peak and it measures 5510 meters
Where did most inhabitants of Central Asia traditionally live and why
Along riverbanks and foothills of south Eastern mountains because back in they days they needed easy access to water to grow crops and water is a necessity to live
How did centrally Asian climate impact the culture of its inhabitants
Because of water scarcity people lived near water bodies and along river back but if water wasn’t a problem people would live all around the ventral Asia and not just near water bodies
How much % of Central Asia is dry desert
60%
What are the major river systems in Central Asia
Amu Darya river, Syr darya river, Irtysh river, Hari river and Murghab river
What is the largest river system in Central Asia
AMU DARYA it flows through all the 5 “stan” countries as well as the neighboring country Afghanistan it has one river basin flowing in the Caspian Sea and the other flowing in the artic ocean
What does the Turkic word kaz mean
Wanderer
Which products are found in the mountainous areas of Central Asia
Wood,animal,fruitsnuts and water
Talk ant Central Asian features all together
Environment- desert,mountain,steppe grassland
Climate- semi arid with hot dry summers and cold winters in north and dry winters in south
Mountain range
% of dry desert areas
Major river system
What is Central Asia renowned for
biodiverse mountain ranges
How did water scarcity impact population distribution
lead to
people living in places closer to bodies of water. If the climate was different and
water wasn’t a problem in some places, surely many people would live all around Central Asia
