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Central Asia
Where Apples Come From
For our Geo Quiz, we want to know where apples originated, thousands of years ago. Scientists point to a Central Asian mountain range where Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and China meet.
Kyrgyzstan Tries to Get Over its Violent Past
Presidential elections are scheduled for October to make the country more democratic than its authoritarian neighbors.
Democracy in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan saw two revolutions in recent years to become the first parliamentary democracy in Central Asia.
Genghis Khan’s final resting place
For today’s Geo Quiz — think Genghis Khan. You have to marvel at the sheer size of his Empire. The 13th century Mongol ruler oversaw what’s considered the largest contiguous empire in history.
Central Asia
We’re looking for the smallest nation in Central Asia, about 3,400 miles south west for today’s Geo Quiz destination. Like many of its neighbors, Afghanistan being one, this place has challenging terrain. More than ninety percent of it is mountainous…
Central Asia
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A map of Central Asia comes in handy for today’s Geo Quiz. There are quite a few countries, regions, and even fictional places that end with the suffix STAN.
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