Karshi State University Faculty of Geography and agronomy

Karshi State University

Faculty of Geography and agronomy

Basics of geography and economics

2- course 020-99 group student

Halimova Adolat ‘s independent study of English.

Receiver : Baymuradova L Submitter : Halimova A

2021-year

Uzbekistan’s geographical features .

The territory of Uzbekistan is a peculiar combination of flat and steep terrain . The plains are located on the south –west and north – west and consist of Usyurt , the Amu-darya delta and the Kyzyl-Kum desert .In central and south –western part of the desert are quite large mountain hill.

Uzbekistan is a country of Cent ral Asia , located north of Turkmanistan and Afganistan .With an area of 448,9 squre kilometers ,Uzbekistan stretches 1425 km and 930 km from north to south . It borders Turkmenistan to the southwest , Kazakhstan to the north , and Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan to the south and east.

Uzbekistan is not only one of the larger Central Asian states but also the only Central Asian state to border all of the other four. Uzbekistan also shares a short border with Afghanistan to the south. As the Caspian Sea is an inland sea with no direct link to the oceans , Uzbekistan is one of only two ‘’ doubly landlocked ‘’ countries – countries completely surrounded by other landlocked countries . The other is Liechtenstein.

Between the mountains there are valleys and plains. The largest valley is Ferghana . It stretches over 370 km. Its width reaches 190 km. The valley is surrounded by mountains from three sides and only from the west it is open .

For the natural conditions of the republic is characterized by high seismicity ,there are known facts , when the tremors reached eight or nine points . In particular , a destructive earthquackes took place in Tashkent on 26 April 1966.

The largest rivers of both Uzbekistan and throughout Central Asia are Amu- darya and Syr- darya . The total length of the Amu –darya River is 1437 km , and Syr- darya river -2137 km .Syr- darya , exceeding Amu- darya by length , is less by water content.