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Physical map of Central Asia from the Caucasus in the northwest... Physical map of Central Asia from the Caucasus in the northwest... of Central Asia from the Caucasus in the northwest... Central Asia has historically been closely tied to its... Central Asia is largely coextensive with... Central Asia consists of the five former... The idea of Central Asia as a distinct region of the world was introduced in 1843 by the geographer... The borders of Central Asia are subject to multiple definitions... and declared that the definition of Central Asia should include Kazakhstan as well as the original four included by the Soviets... Central Asia is an extremely large region of varied geography... The vast steppe areas of Central Asia are considered together with the steppes of... Much of the land of Central Asia is too dry or too rugged for farming... Central Asia has the following geographic extremes... Since Central Asia is not buffered by a large body of water... Central Asia is part of the... Central Asia also contains the... The history of Central Asia is defined by the area... and the settled people in and around Central Asia were long marked by conflict... the region and had captured the bulk of Central Asia by the end of the nineteenth century... The Soviet areas of Central Asia saw much industrialization and construction of infrastructure... Other parts of Central Asia remain part of China or Russia... Central Asia also has an indigenous form of improvisational... Central Asia has long been a strategic location merely because of its proximity to several great powers... Central Asia has been divided... Central Asia has served more as the battleground for outside powers... Central Asia had both the advantage and disadvantage of a central location between four historical seats of... it would also push down into Central Asia towards the sea... s ability to project power into Central Asia has been limited due to the mountain ranges in Pakistan... Central Asia is an ethnic cauldron... and linguistic ties with the Turkic peoples of Central Asia and its involvement in the... Central Asia has once again become the center of geostrategic calculations... Central Asia and the World... Is Central Asia the New Middle East... Publications on the history of Central Asia Prior to 1917...

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This map clearly illustrates the boundaries of Central Asia. From the northwest, the mountain climate (purple) extends from the Caucasus, through Iranian Azerbaijan, along the Iranian border, through Afghanistan, and into Tibet in the southeast. The steppe climate (peach) extends from the North Caucasus in the northwest, over the Caspian Sea, through Kazakhstan, and around Mongolia in the northeast. The arid climates of the Ferghana Valley, Takla Makan and Gobi deserts are also prominently visible. The labels refer to the Trewartha climate classification scheme.            Mountainous (H)      Semi-arid steppe (BSh, BSk)      Desert (BWk)        Continental (DWc)      Humid sub-tropical (CWa)      Humid sub-tropical (CWa)   | | Climate | Caucasus | Iranian | Azerbaijan | Afghanistan | Tibet | Caspian Sea | Kazakhstan | Mongolia | Ferghana Valley | Takla Makan | Gobi | Trewartha climate classification scheme | Mountainous | Semi-arid | steppe | Desert | Continental | Humid sub-tropical | Humid sub-tropical | mountains | Tian Shan | deserts | Kara Kum | Kyzyl Kum | Taklamakan | steppes | Eastern Europe | Euro-Asian Steppe | Gobi desert | Pamirs | Great Khingan | desert | sand dunes | Mongolia | Northern Hemisphere's | permafrost | Mongolia | desert | permafrost | Amu Darya | Syr Darya | Hari River | Aral Sea | Lake Balkhash | endorheic | Caspian Sea | Köppen climate classification | Palearctic | ecozone | biome | Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands | Montane grasslands 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