Lesson 7 - KAZAKHSTAN

Lesson 7 - KAZAKHSTAN

HELLO Everyone!

We won't have our normal study session today, but I hope that this helps keep you all in track.

Vocabulary

• affiliation [uh-fil-ee-EY-shuhn] – belonging to or identifying with

• element [EL-uh-muhnt] – a substance such as gold or hydrogen that cannot be broken down into a simpler substance

• ferment [fer-MENT] – chemical process in which sugar turns into alcohol

• inadequate [in-AD-i-kwit] – lacking, or not enough

• mutton [MUHT-n] – sheep meat used as food

• saline [SEY-leen] – containing salt

• secular [SEK-yuh-ler] – worldly things not connected to religion

Multiple Choice

A chemical process in which sugar turns into alcohol is known as:

• Affiliation

• Ferment

• Inadequate

That's all for now.

Thanks for taking the time to review a bit with me today.

I hope to see you in the next lesson review.

Kazakhstan 

• Fields and scattered forests are common on the Kazakh steppes in northern Kazakhstan.

• It is landlocked

• The ninth-largest country in the world.

• A little less than four times the size of Texas

• Astana is the capital of Kazakhstan

• Deserts cover 44% of the country

Multiple Select

What is true about Kazakhstan

• Astana is the capital

• Elements can't be mined there.

• 44% of the country is dessert

• The country is an island

Kazakhstan cont.

• Lake Balkhash eastern half has salt water while the western half is fresh water.

• Almost all earth elements can be mined in Kazakhstan.

• A binding characteristic of Kazakh culture is respect for elders

• Religious affiliation is divided between the Russian Orthodox Church and Islam

• Kazakhstan's national symbol is the golden eagle

The Caspian Depression

• 433 feet below sea level at its lowest point

•  Aral Sea is east of the Caspian Depression

Multiple Choice

The Caspian Depression is ____ feet below sea level at its lowest point.

• 500

• 433

• 300