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Taliban
100
Completely surrounded by land with no direct access to the ocean
What is landlocked?
100
List two goods traded on the Silk Trade Route?
What is silk and spices? (Or wool or gold...)
100
"forty clans"
What is Kyrgyz?
100
Due to massive irrigation, the Aral Sea is experiencing this process
What is shrinking?
100
The Taliban are a radical group from this major religion
What is Islam?
200
This country shares a large border with Russia
What is Kazakhstan?
200
The Silk Road trade route saw a decline in the 1500's when Europeans discovered this type of route to Asia
What is a sea route?
200
A movable round house made of wool felt mats hung over a wood frame.
What is Yurt?
200
Turkmenistan's economy is based on these resources
What is oil, gas, and cotton?
200
Al Qaeda was based in this country
What is Afghanistan?
300
Main crop in Central Asia
What is Cotton?
300
Soviet Union collapsed in this year
What is 1991?
300
The alphabet of most countries of Central Asia
What is Latin?
300
Years of this type of war damaged Tajikistan's economy
What is civil?
300
The Taliban came into conflict with this country in late 2001
What is the United States (and Great Britain)?
400
The two rivers that flow through the Fergana Valley
What are Syr Darya & Amu Darya?
400
Conquered Central Asia in mid 1800's
What is Russia?
400
Most Christians in region belong to this church
What is Russian Orthodox?
400
Left over radiation from Soviet nuclear test have led to these type of problems for the people who still live in Central Asia
What is health problems?
400
Name of the Taliban network who attacked United States on 9/11
What is Al Qaeda?
500
Describe Central Asia's climate
What is mostly dry?
500
The Silk Road was a trade route between Europe and this country
What is China?
500
Most people belong to several ethnic groups that are part of this larger group
What is Turkic?
500
Pilgrimage sites and relatively low pricing makes Kyrgyzstan a logical choice for this type of industry
What is tourism?
500
Taliban leader during 9/11 terrorist attacks
Who is Osama bin Laden?