Contents Preface introduction unit 1

Match the numbers in the box to make facts about the Uzbekistan.

2137 1, 425 370 1437 4,643

1. 
   T he length of the territory from west to east is
   
2. 
   T he highest point of the mountains of the republic is
   
3. 
   T he length of the valley Ferghana over…
   
4. 
   T he total length of the Amu-Darya River is
   
5. 
   T he total length of the Syr-Darya river-km
   

3. Read the questions and choose the right answers.

1.The territory of Uzbekistan is a peculiar combination of

a) desert republic

b) flat and steep terrain.

c) powerful mountain

2. The northernmost point of Uzbekistan is…….. near the western shore of the Aral Sea.

a) Surkhandarya region

b) Kyzyl-kum desert

c) the Ustyurt plateau

3. The plains are located on the south-west and consist of

a) Ustyurt, the Amu-Darya delta

b) Ustyurt, the Amu-Darya delta and the Kyzyl-kum desert.

c) Kyrgyzstan and Tajikstan

4. The biggest valley in Uzbekistan?

a) Namangan

b) Ferghana

c) Termez

5. The Ferghana valley is surrounded by mountains from three sides and only from…… it is open.

a) the West

b) the East

c) the South

6. The largest rivers of both Uzbekistan and through Central Asia are………

a) Syr-Darya.

b) Amu-Darya

c) all answers are true

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