Chapter 19; Central Asia: Lesson 1

The __________________ has mostly dried up since 1960, when water from its main feeder was diverted to irrigate fields.

Aral Sea

Central Asia stretches from the _______________ to _________________.

Black Sea; China

The _________________ is the world's largest inland sea.

Caspian Sea

The major resources in the region are the oil and natural gas found under the __________________.

Caspian Sea

The _________________ Mountains in Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan separate the Caspian and the Black Seas.

Caucasus

The western section is called the _________________, named for the mountain ranges there.

Caucasus

On the steppes of Central Asia, the most important crops grown are citrus fruits.

False

The Kara-Kum is a forest that covers most of Turkmenistan.

False

The Tian Shan is a river in Kazakhstan.

False

Central Asia is in the middle of the continent and far from any oceans, so the climates are generally ___________.

dry

Because of the tectonic activity that created its mountainous terrain, much of Central Asia if prone to frequent

earthquakes

The eastern section has mountains separated by _____________________ and _____________________ some of which have water and fertile soil.

high plateaus; basins

The Caucasus Mountains and the mountains of the eastern subregion have _________________ climates

highlands

The landforms are mainly ___________________ and ____________________.

highlands, a dry climate; vast expanses of desert

All the countries of the region are ________________, meaning they have no access to the sea.

landlocked

Most of the countries of Central Asia are __________________, meaning they have no access to the sea.

landlocked

Parts of the _______________ that borders deserts across Eastern Kazakhstan are fertile and are used for agriculture.

steppes

The many earthquakes in the region show that there is much ____________________.

tectonic activity

Central Asia's main rivers, the Amu Dar'ya and the Syr Dar'ya, flow into what body of water?

the Aral Sea

What once-large sea has shrunk to several small disconnected bodies of water due to the diversion of water for the irrigation of fields?

the Aral Sea

______________________ in Eastern Kazakhstan has also lost a lot of water after its feeder river was dammed.

Lake Balkhash

Kazakhstan is one of the more prosperous countries of Central Asia because it is rich in oil and natural gas resources.

True

Sturgeon fishing has long been an important industry in the Caspian Sea.

True