Uzbek Geography and Nature
Uzbek Geography and Nature
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- Which five countries border Uzbekistan?
- What is the capital of Uzbekistan?
- What is unusual about Uzbekistan's position on the map?
- Which two rivers historically fed the Aral Sea?
- What mainly caused the Aral Sea to shrink from the 1960s?
- What is the name of the new desert that has formed on the dried seabed of the Aral Sea?
- Which former port town in Karakalpakstan is known for ships left stranded on dry sand?
- What does the name of the Kyzylkum Desert mean?
- Between which two rivers does the Kyzylkum Desert lie?
- Which three countries share the Fergana Valley?
- Which three Uzbek cities are regional centres in the Fergana Valley?
- Which is the highest point of Uzbekistan?
- How is Uzbekistan divided at the highest level?
- What is the capital of Karakalpakstan?
- Which city on the Amu Darya is the main crossing point to Afghanistan?
- Which regional centre lies close to the walled city of Khiva?
- Which river irrigates the oases of Samarkand and Bukhara?
- Which tributary of the Syr Darya flows through the Tashkent area?
- Which mountain reservoir near Tashkent is a popular summer retreat?
- How did Aydar Lake in the Kyzylkum Desert form?
- What kind of climate does most of Uzbekistan have?
- Which region is the largest in Uzbekistan by area?
- Karakul sheep, known for lamb pelts, are named after a town in which region?
- Muruntau, one of the world's largest open-pit mines, in the Kyzylkum, extracts which metal?
- Which statement about Uzbekistan's borders is correct?
- Uzbekistan's southern border with Afghanistan runs mostly along which river?
- Tashkent lies near the border with which neighbour?
- Which UNESCO natural site shared with Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan was listed in 2016?
- With which country does Uzbekistan share the Aral Sea?
- Where does the Ustyurt Plateau lie?
- The Chatkal and Pskem ranges near Tashkent belong to which mountain system?
- Which major river forms in the Fergana Valley from the Naryn and Kara Darya?
- By what ancient name was the Amu Darya known?
- Which structure completed in 2005 helped restore the northern Aral Sea in Kazakhstan?
- Qarshi is the regional centre of which region?
- Guliston is the regional centre of which region?
- Which time zone does Uzbekistan use?
- Which river rises in Surkhandarya and flows into the Amu Darya near Termez?
- The Karakalpak language is closely related to which language?
- The Amu Darya is formed where which two rivers meet?
- Which of these Uzbek cities lies outside the Fergana Valley?
- Uzbekistan covers about 447,000 square kilometres and Karakalpakstan about 166,600. About what share of the country is Karakalpakstan?
- What is the Hungry Steppe (Mirzachul)?
- Which crop is nicknamed white gold in Uzbekistan?
- Which large desert covers much of central Uzbekistan?
- Which popular mountain area for skiing and hiking lies northeast of Tashkent?
- In which direction do the Amu Darya and the Syr Darya flow toward the Aral Sea?