Describe the ethnolinguistic geography of Afghanistan.
What will be an ideal response?
Afghanistan is at the crossroads of Central Asia and is home to a vast array of different ethnic groups who speak different languages. The southern part of Afghanistan is dominated by Pashtun people who speak Pashto. The northern and central parts of Afghanistan are populated by people who speak Dari. There are also pockets of Hazaras sprinkled throughout the central highlands of Afghanistan. The northern frontier of Afghanistan, along the borders of Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan speak Turkic languages.
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A. inertia in motion. B. impulse. C. friction between his feet and the board. D. momentum change.
Which of the following microclimate effects is incorrectly described?
a. The leeward sides of high mountains tend to show relatively dry conditions. b. Oceans and lakes modify temperature extremes. c. Mountains interrupt the flow of prevailing winds. d. Cities tend to have lower temperatures and higher wind speeds than the surrounding countryside. e. The windward sides of high mountains tend to show relatively wet conditions.
Air flows from ____________________ pressure regions to ____________________ pressure
regions. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
What are the characteristics of textile manufacture?
A) labor intensive, technologically unsophisticated, with medium-sized firms and average economies of scale B) capital intensive, technologically unsophisticated, but with large firms and equally large economies of scale C) capital intensive and technologically sophisticated D) labor intensive, with relatively little technological sophistication, small firms, and few economies of scale E) labor intensive, with medium-sized firms and rapidly advancing technology