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Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and comparison

Lessons 37–39 · 3 lessons · A. Qayumov, I. Safarov, M. Tillaboyeva, V. Fedorko. Geografiya (World economic and social geography), Grade 9, revised and expanded 5th edition. “O‘zbekiston” Publishing House, Tashkent, 2019
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Practical lesson (comparative geographical description of the Central Asian states)

Textbook: p. 109
GoalCompare four Central Asian states using a table and draw conclusions.
New words
comparison table · taqqoslash jadvalipopulation density · aholi zichligimountain states · tog‘li davlatlardesert and plain states · cho‘l va tekislik davlatlari
Explanation

In this practical lesson you compare Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan using a table. The rows are: geographic position, area, population, density, relief, minerals, water and energy resources, agriculture and industry. First gather information from the textbook and an atlas and write each cell briefly. Then look for similarities and differences: Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are mountainous, rich in water and hydropower, with people gathered in valleys. Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan are mostly plains and desert, with large oil and gas reserves and low density. In the conclusion write that these differences come from natural conditions and that the states complement each other in resources: for example, the mountain states supply water and the desert states supply fuel.

Worked examples
Table row “relief”: Kazakhstan – plains; Turkmenistan – desert; Kyrgyzstan – Tien Shan; Tajikistan – Pamirs.
Conclusion: Tajikistan can sell surplus hydroelectricity in summer, while Turkmenistan sells gas – their resources complement each other.
Class activity

Draw a 4-state table in your notebook and fill the rows above; then compare with a classmate and write one shared conclusion.

Practice
1
Which two states in the table are mountainous and rich in water?
2
Which two states have plains and deserts and are rich in oil and gas?
3
From the table name the most and least populous states (approximately).
4
Why do the states of the region complement each other in resources?