| A | B |
|---|
| steppe | dry, treeless grasslands at the edge of deserts |
| nature preserve | land set aside to protect plants & wildlife |
| fault | crack in the rocks of earth's crust |
| food processing | foods are packaged for sale |
| ethnic group | common cultural background |
| nomad | people who move from place to place |
| oasis | water & vegetation surrounded by desert |
| Ukraine | capital is Kiev |
| Kiev | capital of Ukraine |
| Belarus | capital is Minsk |
| Minsk | capital of Belarus |
| Moldova | capital is Chisinau |
| Caucasus Mountains | stretch between the Black & Caspian Seas |
| Armenia | capital is Yerevan |
| Georgia | capital is Tbilisi |
| Azerbaijan | capital is Baku |
| Kazakstan | capital is Almaty |
| Kyrgyzstan | capital is Bishkek |
| Uzbekistan | capital is Tashkent |
| Tajikistan | capital is Dushanbe |
