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Central Asia is a landlocked region consisting of Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgystan, Tajikistan, and Afghanistan. The landscape is mostly rugged with mountains in the east sloping to plains in the west, including the fertile Fergana Valley watered by the Amu Darya and Syr Darya rivers. The climate is generally dry, especially in the mountains, with two deserts, Kara Kum and Kyzyl Kum, though the north is milder. Water from the Amu Darya and Syr Darya rivers is a key natural resource, used for irrigation of cotton fields, fishing in the Aral Sea, and generating hydroelectric power.

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Central Asia is a landlocked region consisting of Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgystan, Tajikistan, and Afghanistan. The landscape is mostly rugged with mountains in the east sloping to plains in the west, including the fertile Fergana Valley watered by the Amu Darya and Syr Darya rivers. The climate is generally dry, especially in the mountains, with two deserts, Kara Kum and Kyzyl Kum, though the north is milder. Water from the Amu Darya and Syr Darya rivers is a key natural resource, used for irrigation of cotton fields, fishing in the Aral Sea, and generating hydroelectric power.

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WEEK 26 CONTENT

Central Asia is landlocked


Countries of Central Asia include:
o Kazakhstan
o Turkmenistan
o Krygystan
o Tajikistan
o Afghanistan
Much of Central Asia is rugged in landscape
From the mountains in the east, the land slopes towards
the west
Plains region is home to the fertile Fergana Valley
Fergana Valley is fertile because of the two rivers that
flow through it: Amu Darya and Syr Darya
Both rivers flow into the Aral Sea
Lake Balkhash is a major fresh water lake at one end and
salt water at the other
*CLIMATE:
Most places have harsh dry climates in Central Asia,
especially in the mountain area to the east.
2 Deserts: Kara Kum and Kyzyl Kum
Northern part of Central Asia has milder climates
Vegetation does not grow in harsher climates but thrives
in some parts due to irrigation
Irrigation-way of supplying water to an area of land
*NATURAL RESOURCES
Water is a major resource
Main water sources are in southern part of Central Asia
and they are the Syr Darya and Amu Darya rivers

Farmers use the water to irrigate cotton fields


The Aral Sea is used for fishing
The rivers are used for generating hydroelectric power

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