Geographic usage of the terms Middle Asia and Central Asia

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 359-363

  Cowan, P J ^a  

^a School Croft   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asia; Central Asia; Central Asian Republics; Former Soviet Union; Soviet Central Asia

Indexed keywords

BORDER REGION; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; TERMINOLOGY;

ASIA; CENTRAL ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KAZAKHSTAN; KYRGYZSTAN; MONGOLIA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; TAJIKISTAN; TURKMENISTAN; USSR; UZBEKISTAN; WEST ASIA;

EID: 33845777990     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2006.09.013     Document Type: Article

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