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Given below is a map of some countries which were parts of the erstwhile Soviet Union, with water bodies shown by shaded areas : The countries marked 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 are respectively
Explanation
The arrangement corresponds to the relative positions of the five Central Asian republics. Kazakhstan is the large northern state and extends to the Caspian region, making it the northern/uppermost country on such a map; Turkmenistan lies to the southwest on the eastern shore of the Caspian Sea; Uzbekistan occupies the central area around the Aral Sea; Kyrgyzstan is located to the east with notable highland lakes (Issyk-Kul) and lies southeast of Kazakhstan; and Tajikistan is the southern, mountainous republic bordering Afghanistan. This spatial ordering matches option 4: Kazakhstan, Turkmenia, Uzbekistan, Kirgizia, Tajikistan [2].
Sources
- [1] Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 88: Foreign Policy > CONNECT CENTRAL ASIA POLICY OF INDIA > p. 611
- [2] https://www.carecprogram.org/uploads/The-Five-Countries-of-Central-Asia.pdf
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