Question

Recovery of the North Aral Sea. Examine and read the sources above. Write a one paragraph explanation for how the North Aral Sea is recovering. Include information on fishing, farming, and quality of life of the people there.

Answer 1

Answer:

As the Soviet government converted large acreages of pastures or untilled lands in what are now Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and elsewhere in Central Asia into irrigated farmlands by using the waters of the Amu Darya, Syr Darya, and their tributaries, the amount of water from those rivers that reached the Aral