Physical Geography
This word describes Central Asia's completely surrounded by land with no direct access to the ocean
What is landlocked?
water, oil and gas, other minerals
What body of water is shrinking and why?
The Aral Sea due to irrigation
A extremists Muslim group that took power in 1996
What is the Taliban?
Describe Central Asia's climate and geography
What is hot, harsh dry climate that makes it difficult for vegetation, mountainous in the east
This is preventing Central Asia from exporting oil?
it needs to build pipelines because of the mountains
This is an environmental problem in Central Asia today
too many chemicals used in farming
Afghanistan is the only country in the region that lacks this resource
oil/natural gas
Main crops in Central Asia
What is Cotton, minerals ?
This ruling group collapsed in 1991
Soviet Union
This type of government exists in Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
This event damaged Tajikistan's economy
What is civil war?
Most Afghani citizens see the government as...
Ineffectual and Corrupt
This country shares a large border with Russia
What is Kazakhstan?
This group destroyed many cities in Central Asia in violent attacks
The Mongols
The most serious threats of Central Asia are from what?
political problems within the country
This causes many health problems to citizens in the area
Leftover radiation from Soviet nuclear tests
Because they brought order and stability to areas under their control
What is the most important use of the most scarce resource in the region?
watering for irrigation of cotton crops
Leaders in countries like Turkmenistan view this religion with caution and why?
Islam--- because They are Orthodox Christian
Kyrgz means this
Land of the forty clans.