What is special about this continent and what are two disadvantages of this characteristic?
Central Asia is the only continent that is landlocked. This means that it is surrounded by no water, so it can't have a navy and trading is also more expensive.
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What is the population of people in the Tibetan plateau (in Tibet)?
2.5 million
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When did the Mongol Empire occur and where?
1200s. Southern China in the Southeast to Ukraine in the West and Iraq in the southwest.
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What is Lamaist Buddhism?
Buddhism + Bon (indigenoous religion)--oriented towards magic, also hierarchical (highest=Dalai Lama), monasticism*.
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What ethnic group is found here?
Pashtun
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What countries does it include?
Mongolia, Afghanistan, and 6 that were formerly a part of the Soviet Union: Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Ubekistan, two autonomous provinces of China--Xinjiang and Tibet.
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What kind of lifestyle do the people there live?
Nomadic pastoralists (who raise livestock for subsistence).
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Why do empires rise and fall?
Too many nations in one place, differing opinions. Rebellions and uprisings.
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How long has China been cracking down on Lamaist Buddhists?
Since 1959.
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What happened in 1978?
The Soviet-supported military council seized power. In 1989, they withdrew. Called the period of anarchy, the Taliban government (Islamic Fundamentalists).* use book
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All countries in Central Asia except which two were occupied by the Soviet Union until 1991?
Mongolia and Afghanistan
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What is transhumanance?
Moving flocks from lowland pastures in the winter to highland meadows in the summer
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Why are independent countries still dependent on Russia after the Soviet breakup?
Russia is a core. Also was the Lingua Franca, regions all connected still through language. (Other answers?)
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What does the Lamaist faith mean to the Tibetan people?
Tibetan identity, independence movement.
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Who was involved in the Anti-Soviet alliance in Afghanistan following the year the Soviet-supported military council seized power?
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and the U.S.
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Describe three geographical features of this region. What does this cause?
High mountains, barren deserts, and semiarid steppes (grasslands). This is one of the causes of low population.
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What is advantageous for farmers in the highland?
Low elevation with good soils and water supply. Usually in the far south with protected valleys.
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What kind of government was set up in the independent countries after the Soviet Union breakup?