Aral Sea

The Aral Sea, which is situated in Central Asia between several countries, which include Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan. According to Phillip-Whish-Wilson, the Aral Sea was once the “forth largest inland body of water on earth with a surface area of 66,000 kilometers squared.” (Whish-Wilson 2002, 29). Additionally, it supported “75

Geography H/W – The Disappearing Aral Sea This essay intends to first introduce the disappearing Aral Sea, which due to the extensive agricultural activities devised by the Soviet government in the region, the former fourth-largest lake of the world is now the world's eighth largest lake. This has resulted in perhaps the world's most prominent man-made ecological disaster, giving its location and background knowledge with a map, and then describe its future in terms of how it is going to be utilized

This paper presents scientific briefing about “Conservation of Water Resource in Republic of Tajikistan to the Committee of Environmental Protection under the Government of Tajikistan. This paper will explore country’s profile on water resources. Moreover, it will discuss impacts of Global Warming on water resources in Tajikistan, and present possible solution for water resources management. Overview: Tajikistan is one of the world’s vulnerable regions to climate change, specifically to the effects

In the United States, 22-billion new clothing items are bought by Americans every year. Many people buy clothing as new styles are brought in and made popular, and they dispose of their clothes. This is a huge problem as, the fashion industry is the second largest polluting industry in the world, the only industry that creates more pollution is the oil industry. The growing of raw materials, dyeing, manufacturing, shipping, and disposing of clothing all contribute greatly to how big of an impact

Kazakhstan is located in central Asia to the Northwest of China stretching slightly past the Urals in its westernmost locations. The country is roughly four times the size of Texas and borders the Aral Sea, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The country is the largest land locked nation and boasts a diverse climate with warm summers and cold winters. The terrain ranges from the Altai Mountains in the East to plains in western

1. Why is malaria becoming more prevalent in Nairobi and in the Amazonian Indian villages? (4 points) Malaria is becoming more prevalent in Nairobi and Indian villages in the Amazon because the of the human changes to ecosystems. In Kenya, malaria is spreading from the countryside to its major cities from citizens making the move from rural to urban areas. This is occurring because rural areas are becoming more polluted and less profitable for its inhabitants. These people moving from rural areas

The Aral Sea’s main reason for it to shrink is the human activity that has been taken place there for more than 52 years. On Discovery ED page 6 it states, “The Aral Sea covered an area of 26,300 square miles just 52 years ago. Today, it is only one-tenth of its original size and is shrinking daily.” The humans used the Aral Sea for irrigational purposes without considering the consequences. It is decided that the Aral Sea has shrunk because of the human occupation. The Soviets were the main

The meal that I am going to source is Beshparmak, which, according to my Food Journal, I had on the 31st of January at my aunt’s house. The Beshparmak is a traditional Kazakh cuisine, which is usually served at any kind of celebration. The direct translation of word Beshparmak means “five fingers”, because the dish is traditionally eaten barehanded. The main components of the meal are noodles, meat, sauce (onion and broth), and some optional ingredients like potato. The meat is slowly cooked for

Literary Representation Kazakhstan was chosen as the country of choice for the final portfolio project and the film chosen to explain or demonstrate how the country functions was Meet the Stans: by BBC correspondent Reeves (2003). In this paper the film will be analyzed to determine whether it accurately depicted the country. The important information from the film will be extracted and compared to the information that has been gathered towards the portfolio project for accuracy. Kazakhstan The

National environmental issues Zones of ecological disaster in the Republic of Kazakhstan to continue to be the Aral Sea and Semipalatinsk regions, where there have been destroying the natural ecological systems, degradation of flora and fauna, due to unfavorable environmental conditions caused substantial harm to public health. Currently, the regions adjacent to the