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Q3 (IAS/1995) Geography › Maps & Locations › Regional political geography Answer Verified

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

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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. [1] Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 88: Foreign Policy > CONNECT CENTRAL ASIA POLICY OF INDIA > p. 611
  2. [2] https://www.carecprogram.org/uploads/The-Five-Countries-of-Central-Asia.pdf
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