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Economics
Aral Sea
Vocabulary
Physical Features
Anything 2012-13
100
A type of farming that relies on rainfall, not irrigation.
What is Dryland Farming
100
An inland body of water that has been steadily shrinking.
The Aral Sea
100
A large elevated flat area of land
What is a Plateau
100
A nearly flat area of land
What is a Plain
100
Define Communism
A political system in which the government owns all the property and dominates all aspects of life in a country.
200
A radical Muslim group that controlled Afghanistan until 2001.
Who are the Taliban
200
What was the Aral Sea’s water used up for?
Irrigation for cotton crops
200
people who often move from place to place.
Who are Nomads
200
How is salt harming the environment?
It is destroying the arable land
200
What industry did the Aral Sea provide?
Fishing
300
What is this region’s most valuable natural resource?
water
300
What is causing part of the Aral Sea to fill up again?
A dam near the north end of it.
300
Completely surrounded by land with no access to the ocean.
What is Landlocked
300
What do the mountains make difficult for the people in Central Asia?
Transportation and Communications
300
What did King Tut die from?
A broken leg
400
Why is it difficult to get oil out of the region?
Rugged Terrain and Political Arguments
400
What happened to the towns around the Aral Sea?
The slowly died off
400
A moveable house made of wool felt mats hung over a wooden frame
What is a Yurt
400
What is the climate like in this area of the world
Harsh with a lot of variation in temperatures.
400
Please define Infrastructure
The set of resources, like roads and factories that a country needs to support economic activities.
500
What major crop do they grow in Central Asia?
Cotton
500
How did the disappearance of the Aral Sea harm the people around it?
Health problems and unemployment.
500
Land that is suitable for growing crops
What is Arable
500
What are the two major rivers in the area called?
The Syr Darya and the Amu Darya
500
What major global empire lived in yurts and what other major empire did they conquer in the east?
Mongols China