18-3 Central Asia

_______________________ is the largest of the Central Asian Republics.

• Kazakhstan

• Pakistan

• Tajikistan

• Armenia

Kazakhstan is rich in _______________.

• oil

• minerals

• forest

• limestone

Kazakhstan is independent but has not adopted _______________.

• communism

• monarchy

• democracy

• disctatorship

To the south of Kazakhstan lies __________________.

• Egypt

• Iraq

• Iran

• Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan's major crop is __________.

• cotton

• corn

• tobacco

• wheat

Most of Turkmenistan is part of a large desert called the ______________________.

• Sahara

• Kara-Kum

• Kalahari

• Mohave

Turkmenistan has an abundant amount of ________________ and natural gas.

• iron ore

• coal

• petroleum

• phosphate

Kyrgyzstan is largely ___________________.

• mountainous

• flat

Kyrgyzstan has little __________.

• farming

• industry

• water

• resources

Fertile mountain valleys are found in _______________________.

• Kazakhstan

• Uzbekistan

• Georgia

• Tajikistan