Test 80 Geography Word Scramble
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| Country | Capitol | Religion & people | land | key facts |
| Georgia | T'bilisi | Georgian Orthodox / Georgians | Caucasus Mountains, on Black Sea | One of 3 Republic of Caucasus Countries |
| Uzbekistan | Tashkent | Uzbeks | part of the silk road that linked China and Europe | farming has been disastrous to the environment |
| Armenia | Yerevan | Orthodox Christian, Armenian | Caucasus mountains, between Black and Caspian sea (landlocked) | one of 3 Caucasus countries |
| Kazakhstan | (blank) | Kazakhs (ancestors were Mongols) | steppes | 4 times larger than Texas |
| Five Sahel Countries | Maritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Chad | traditional herders/Muslim | "Sahel" means border between Sahara desert and fertile lands to the south | Little rain and overgrazing causes desertification. When it doesn't rain, drought occurs which causes rivers to dry up, crops to fail, animals die, people flee or starve. |
| Cote d'Ivoire | Yamoussoukro | |||
| Kyrgyzstan | Bishkek | Kyrgyz | Tian Shan Mountains | (blank) |
| Senegal | Dakar | |||
| Nigeria | Lagos (not capital - most populous) | Mostly Muslim, some Christian | Coastline on the Gulf of Guinea (Atlantic Ocean), Niger River and Benue River important | Largest population in Africa. One of world's major oil producing nations. When oil prices drop, it hurts the economy. |
| Ghana | Accra | |||
| Tajikistan | Dushanbe | Tajiks (related to Persians) | Pamirs mountains (highest mountains in Central Asia) | (blank) |
| Liberia | Monrovia | |||
| Azerbaijan | Baku (windy town) | Islam / Azeris | on Caspian Sea | One of 3 Caucasus countries. |
| Turkmenistan | Ashgabat | Turkmen | Garagum desert (black sand) | (blank) |
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