Kazakhstan international bureau of education unesco. Kazakhstan landforms, geography, mountains, kirgiz steppe. Kazakhstan, december 2006 3 geography click to enlarge image location. I found the essays, the maps, the wonderful photos to be tremendously interesting. The comparative aspects of school education system in kazakhstan. The institute of geography of the republic of kazakhstan. A report proforma for carrying out a work or book scrutiny in school. Kazakhstan education in comparison with the south korean. It is generally dry with hot summers and cold winters. In 766, the qarlugs, an association of turkic tribes founded a state which is now a part of eastern kazakhstan. Kazakhstan is a large landlocked country that rests in both europe and asia using the ural river as a divider. The 21st century will be remembered in the human history by fast.
The area was conquered by russia in the 18th century, and kazakhstan became a soviet republic in 1936. Kazakhstan local travel information and city guide. The worlds ninth largest nation, kazakhstan occupies an area five times the. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of kazakhstan geography 2020 information contained here. Kazakh culture strongly reflects the countrys past in terms of nomadic and immigrant. The country has a coastline of about 1,894 km of the caspian sea. Other ethnic groups include russian, ukrainian, uzbek, german, and uyghur. Kazakhstan in the period of the great patriotic war. Test your knowledge of kazakhstan september 03, 2014 00. Unlike central asians to the south of them, kazakhs look more to russia than to islamic countries for inspiration in the postsoviet period. Ministry of education and science of the republic of kazakhstan. Modern kazakhstan occupies a region of central asia that is not only a lacuna in the knowledge of most of the west, but has also been shrouded in mystery from the beginning of time.
Strategic planning and funding of the education system, including the. A module of the ebook history of kazakhstan, grade 6. About half of the area of kazakhstan is a plateau of hilly plains shading into mountains along its southern border. Comprehensive geographical research in kazakhstan began to be carried out in the sector of geography at the kazakh branch of the academy of sciences, created in 1938 as an independent structure by the decision of the academy of sciences of the ussr. Designed for 7000 visitors, it was built on the site of the old mosque that dated to 1890 and caught fire in 1987. Five times the size of france and half the size of the usa, kazakhstan is the second largest state in the commonwealth of independent states, and is bordered by the russian federation to the north and west, the caspian sea, turkmenistan and uzbekistan to the southwest, kyrgyzstan to the south and china to the southeast. Geography is aimed to form geographical knowledge as a means of. Each province and the cities of astana and almaty select two senators each. The settlers knew how to light and maintain fire, but that seems to be.
Some 47,500 kilometers of the total area is occupied by bodies of water. The war was a turning point and the turning point in the history of the kazakh people, leaving an indelible mark in the hearts of millions of our countrymen. To the ancients it was an unexplored and inaccessible world more myth than reality, a place perhaps of dragons and monsters. Library of congress federal research division country profile. It was a constituent republic of the soviet union and became independent in 1991. Kazakhs, probably more than any other central asian people, show the impact of nearly two centuries of close contact with russians. Some opportunities that prepare examination staff for work on the unt include annual nonuniversity. Pedagogical technology of using e books in kazakhstan revista. Native kazakhs, a mix of turkic and mongol nomadic tribes who migrated into the region in the th century, were rarely united as a single nation. Kazakhstans highest peak is khan tengri, whose summit reaches 22,949 ft. But a small part of the country is located in eastern europe.
The very dry kirgiz or kaazakh steppe region at 308,881 sq miles 800,000 sq km is the largest plain of its type in the world. Kazakhstan is located in the center of the continent of asia, with a coastline only on the landlocked caspian sea. What is the weather, climate and geography like in kazakhstan. Pages in category geography of kazakhstan the following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. Geography, history, economy, security, customs, rural and urban life, almaty, astana, caspian, aral sea, khanate, russian by progressive management available from rakuten kobo.
Central asia, northwest of china geographic coordinates. On approval of state compulsory educational standards for all levels. Within its borders youll stumble on massive dry steppes, vast plains, mountains, and more. Education in kazakhstan news newspapers books scholar jstor june 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message. The republic of kazakhstan straddles the boundary between asia and europe, lying in the very center of the continent of eurasia, stretching from 45. Russia leases approximately 6,000 sq km of territory enclosing the baykonur cosmodrome. Does the piloted approach to book scrutiny allow meaningful. Following independence from the soviet union, a major economic depression cut public.
History of kazakhstan, world history, basics of law, and selfcognition. Kazakhstan is very ethnically diverse, with only a slight majority of kazakhstanis being ethnic kazakh. Kazakhstan has common borders with the following countries. Save kazakhstans history is characterized by great conflict, first between competing nomadic tribes and then against the soviet powers.
Ancient times the area that is now kakakhstan seems to have been settled by protohumans as much as one million years ago. With an area of about 2,724,800 square kilometers, kazakhstan. From the fourth century ad through the beginning of the th century, the territory of kazakhstan was ruled by a series of nomadic nations. The law of the republic of kazakhstan on the status of nazarbayev university. This is the first and only youtube channel that actively attempts to cover profiles on every single country of the world. There are sand dunes as well as large bodies of water including the aral sea and the caspian sea which it borders. Proforma suitable for use when carrying out a departmental book scrutiny. China 1,533 kilometers, kyrgyzstan 1,051 kilometers, russia 6,846 kilometers, turkmenistan. China 1,533 km, kyrgyzstan 1,051 km, russia 6,846 km.
Order of the minister of education and science of the republic of kazakhstan dated. Just over half of kazakhstans people live in cities, mostly in apartments. I had to build a country, to establish an army, our own police, our internal life, everything from roads to the constitution. Today, the country is relatively prosperous but suffers from political strife. Culture of kazakhstan history, people, traditions, women. Human activity in the region began with the extinct pithecanthropus and sinanthropus one million800,000 years ago in the karatau mountains and the caspian and balkhash areas. Modern homo sapiens appeared from 40,000 to 12,000 years ago in southern, central, and eastern. It is enclosed by russia north, kyrgyzstan, turkmenistan and uzbekistan south, caspian sea and russia west and chinas xinjiang uygur autonomous region east. Stan is an ancient persian word meaning land or nation, and kazakh means wanderer, adventurer, or outlaw. Second, kazakhstans national ideology and apparent obsession with global crises is a consequence of history and geography. Kazakhstan history nomadic tribes have been living in the region that is now kazakhstan since the first century bc. There is one common kazakh saying, when a neighbor lives by the. Neanderthals were present from 140,000 to 40,000 years ago in the karatau mountains and central kazakhstan.
Since independence, the republic of kazakhstan is creating the new legal. The great patriotic war was a huge challenge for all peoplesof the soviet union, including the kazakh people. The semidesert areas provided pasture for the livestock of the kazakhs. One glance at the map of kazakhstan on page 20, or at these photographs, is enough to understand one essential point about the geography of this central asian country. It is bounded on the north by russia, on the east by china, on the south by kyrgyzstan, uzbekistan, the aral sea, and turkmenistan, and on the southwest by the caspian sea. Sixtyseven members of the majilis are popularly elected, though candidates come only from progovernment parties. Kazakhstan uses national strategic planning to broadly set out a. Just over 70% of the country is a desert or semidesert dry mix of eroded lowlands, grasslands and sandy areas.
Efficiency of resource use in schools undergoes by system monitoring. Central asia kazakhstan the world factbook central. Therefore, the name kazakhstan translates as land of the wanderers. At the same time, kazakh scholars and other intellectuals actively work to reclaim.
History of creation of multinational society in kazakhstan evacuation of people and industrial facilities from western parts of the ussr to northkazakhstan region 19411943 agriculture of east kazakhstan in early period of the war 19411942 historiography aspect. History the earliest records found are of the 6th century ad when turkic kaganate or gokturk, kokturk state was established by the ashina clan. It is a richly illustrated history of kazakhstan a country as big as the whole of western europe from ancient times right up to 2014. A distinctive feature of the school network is its large geographical coverage as a result of. At 2,717,000 square kilometers, kazakhstans area is about four times that of texas, making kazakhstan the ninth largest nation in the world.
About one third is lowlands and about one sixth mountains. Kuirdak, is a dish prepared from freshly slaughtered meat and consists of the animals liver, heart, kidneys and other organs. Central managerial monitoring body for higher education is responsible for. Popular kazakhstan books meet your next favorite book. According to a us governmentcommissioned poll in kazakhstan conducted 930 july 2007, 93% of kazakhstanis were extremely confident about president nazarbayev, an approval level unchanged from. Kazakhstan government, history, population, geography. Outstanding military leader, war hero bauirzhan momyshuly wrote.
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