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Geography Ch 18
Chapter 18
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Tbilisi has been the capital of ______________ for more than 1500 years. | Georgia |
| The Taliban ruled here after the Soviet Union withdrew | Afhanistan |
| THis nation endured a genocide by the hand of Turkey | Armenia |
| The deepest caves in the world can be found here | Georgia |
| What is the strict ethical code that includes eleven elements and predates Islam? | Pashtunwali |
| What purposes did the USSR try to find for nuclear bombs? | They used these for mining projects and to create resevoirs |
| All central Asian countries are _____________ producers. | cotton |
| ____________ is the most important river of the Caucasus | Kura |
| _____________ was the first country in the world to adopt Christianity | Armenia |
| unforested grasslands | steppes |
| major trade route that linked the great ancient empires of Rome and China | Silk Road |
| country or portion of a country surrounded by another country | enclaves |
| land separated from the main body of the country it belongs to | exclaves |
| areas of a country that have greater loyalties to another country or a desire for independence and have been given limited autonomy | autonomous regions |
| neutral state between two rivals that is intended to prevent conflict | buffer state |
| Islamic extremists known as "seekers" or "students" of Islan; found in Afghanistan and Pakistan | Taliban |