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100
A partly dry grassland often found on the edge of a desert
What is steppe?
100

The climate that occurs over most of Central Asia, characterized by dry conditions.

What is arid climate?

100
This empire wanted to expand into Central Asia to grow cotton.
What is Russia?
100
This is the main language used in business Central Asia, Siberia and the Caucasus region.
What is Russian?
100

Who was Genghis Kahn?

He was a very agressive military leader who conquered much of Central Asia

200

This road ran through Asia allowing for trading spices, silk, and other things between Europe and Asia.

What is the Silk Road

200

Due to poor irrigation decisions this once huge lake, or sea has significantly shrunken in size.

What is the Aral Sea?

200
This was the title of Russian leaders before the Revolution.
What is czar?
200
The majority of people in Central Asia live in this setting.
What is rural?
200
This is the capital of Kazakhstan.
What is Astana?
300
To supply land with water through ditches or pipes.
What is irrigate?
300

The seven countries that make up central Asia.

What are Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan?

300
The development and settlement of Siberia greatly increased after this mode of transportation was built.
What is the Trans-Siberian Railroad?
300
The two most popular religions practiced by the people who live in Central Asia, the Caucasus, and Siberia.
What are Christianity (Orthodox) and Islam?
300

This people group are reindeer herders that live in the far north of Siberia on oil rich land.

Who are the Nanet people?

400

These type of people followed animals and lived in temporary houses

What are nomads

400

This river flows from India, through Pakistan and into the Indian Ocean.

What is the Indus River

400
People were sent to these work camps in Siberia where they endured harsh conditions as a punishment for crimes or disagreeing with the government.
What are gulags?
400
This is Central Asia's largest city and its economic and culture center.
What is Tashkent?
400

This is the year that the stan countries gained their independence from the Soviet Union

What is 1991?

500

A large, circular structure made of animal skins that can be packed up and moved from place to place; used as a home in Mongolia and parts of Central Asia.

What is a yurt?

500
A zone of coniferous forest that can be found in Siberia.
What is taiga?
500

The Himalayas border the north boundary of these two countries

What are Tajikistan and Pakistan

500

Before the Russian Empire, this empire controlled much of the stan countries.

What is the Persian Empire

500
This country had a leader who declared himself president for life.
What is Turkmenistan?