Give definitions for the words | Questions about Kazakhstan | More definitions | Open-ended questions | Make up a sentence with a word |
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a building or place that is easily recognized, especially one that you can use to judge where you are
landmark
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How many regions are there in Kazakhstan?
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one type of animals
Species
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Possible answer: Baiterek in Nur-Sultan
Can you name any famous natural landmark in your country? Where is it?
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heritage
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everything you can see when you look across an area of land, including hills, rivers, buildings, trees, and plants
landscape
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Central Asia
Where is Kazakhstan situated?
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illegal killing of animals for getting money
Poaching
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Saigas are herbivores. They eat plants and various grasses.
How do saigas feed?
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outstanding
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a large hole in the side of a cliff or hill, or one that is under the ground.
Cave
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The size of the territory places Kazakhstan ninth in the world, after Russia, Canada, China, USA, Brasil, Australia, India and Argentina.
What place in terms of territory does Kazakhsatn take?
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a carving on rock
Petroglyph
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During those long migrations, much dust fills the air. The saiga’s nose has special features to keep this dust out. It also heats the cold winter air.
What are the functions of saiga’s nose?
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triump
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a low stretch of land between hills, especially one that has a river flowing through it.
Valley
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extremely continental and very dry. It has cold winters and hot summers
How can you describe the climate of Kazakhstan?
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a place where animals live
Habitat
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giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) ...
tiger (Panthera tigris) ... whooping crane (Grus americana) ... blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) ... Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) ... sea otter (Enhydra lutris) ... snow leopard (Panthera uncia) ... gorilla (Gorilla beringei andGorilla gorilla)
What endangered animals do you know?
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to preserve
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United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
a department of the United Nations that aims to encourage peace between countries through education, science, and culture
UNESCO
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Kazakhstan has enormous valuable natural resources. In short, 99 of the 110 elements on the Mendeleev periodic table are found in the depths of Kazakhstan.
How is Kazakhstan rich natural resources?
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risk of being extinct
Vulnerability
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1. People seek them out for use in traditional
medicine. In the past, males were hunted for these horns. Villagers often need the meat this brings and they know they can sell the horns, even though this is illegal. Many people are willing to pay a lot of money for these horns. 2. They travel across countries. Today, barriers such as canals and highways cause problems for these animals.
What are 2 reasons that cause problems for a saiga?
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fossils
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