What is the Hungry Steppe (Mirzachul)?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. A desert plain southwest of Tashkent turned into irrigated farmland
- Step 1: The Hungry Steppe is a dry plain along the Syr Darya. Step 2. Canals made it into cotton and grain land. Answer: an irrigated plain. Why not the others: it is not a pass, a salt lake or a park.
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