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Geography Chapter 22
The Caucasus and Central Asia
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| autonomy - | Independence; self-determination - |
| genocide - | Deliberate extermination of a racial or cultural group - |
| nationalism - | A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country - |
| chernozem - | The fertile black soil found in the grassland area of Russia and the Republics. - |
| fundamentalism - | The strict adherence to a particular doctrine. - |
| yurt - | A portable dwelling used by the nomadic people of Centa Asia such as Mongols, consisting of a tentlike structure of skin, felt or hand-woven textiles arranged over wooden poles. - |
| desertification - | The process by which fertile land becomes desert,typically as a result of drought, deforestation, or agriculture. - |
| Georgia's capital - | Tbilisi - |
| Armenia's capital - | Yerevan - |
| Azerbaijan's capital - | Baku - |
| Turkmenistan's capital - | Ashgabat - |
| Uzbekistan's capital - | Tashkent - |
| Kazakhstan's capital - | Astana - |
| Kyrgyzstan's capital - | Bishkek - |
| Tajikistan's capital - | Dushanbe - |