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Many areas in Central Asia have difficult terrains, tough climates and fragile environments. Together these factors expose the population to natural disasters, climate fluctuations and other upheavals beyond human control. Mother Nature seems to have compensated by endowing Central Asia with various natural resources.
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© 2008 Rafis Abazov
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Abazov, R. (2008). Natural Resources. In: The Palgrave Concise Historical Atlas of Central Asia. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230610903_3
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