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chapter 16
Social Studies
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| deciduous | describing trees that shed their leaves in the autumn |
| harness | to get control of and use |
| irrigate | to supply land with water through ditches or pipes |
| complex | highly developed |
| oasis | a fertile area that rises in a desert wherever water is regularly available |
| homogeneous | made up of many things that are the same |
| yurt | a large, circular structure made of animal skins that can be packed up and moved from place to place; used as a home in Mongolia |
| significant | important |
| climate (central asia) | the climate of central Asia is mostly an arid climate because it is very dry |
| equestrian (central Asia) | |
| Syr Dar’ya | the rivers flow through mountains and through deserts and are used for irrigation The Syr Dar’ya begins in the eastern Fergana Valley and flows northwest through Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kazakhstan where it empties into the Aral Sea. |
| Amu Dar'ya | this river flows through mountains and deserts and is used for irrigation and it flows into the Aral sea |
| Turkmenistan | twice the size of minesota . Has the smallest population in central asia. Has a big deposite of oil and gas resources abour the samew size as uzbekistan |
| Uzbekistan | important oil and gas resources. about the same size as turkmenistan. the biggest population in central asia. |
| conquerers big prize | the big prize was the silk road |
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