1. Central Asia after the Soviet Union

2. Where do Uzbeks live besides Uzbekistan?

3. Where do Kazakhs live besides Kazakhstan?

4. These borders were drawn by the Soviet Union
These borders were drawn by the Soviet Union. Why do you think that they drew them in this way?

5. Politics in Central Asia
Read about the countries of Central Asia and fill in the chart below showing what happened in each one politically after the fall of the Soviet Union
What do four of these countries have in common politically? What is different about the fifth?
Country
Politics
Kazakhstan
Uzbekistan
Kyrgyzstan
Turkmenistan
Tajikistan