Geography Circuit

Today’s focus will be Central Asia, the Caucasus, and Siberia!

1. What lake on the Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan border has mostly dried up as a result of heavy drainage for irrigation?
2. The autonomous region of Nakchivan is surrounded by Armenia, Iran, and Turkey. It, however, belongs to which other primarily Islamic country?
3. Lake Baikal is drained by what river, a major tributary of the Yenisey? Hint: its name is very similar to that of a very wooly rabbit.
4. What city in Turkmenistan has a rich historical legacy, serving as a major point on the Silk Road and the capital of Tamerlane’s empire?
5. What mountain southeast of the Issyk Kul is the highest point in the Tian Shan range?