- •Introduction
- •§ 1. Economic-isographic position of kazakhstan
- •§ 2. The environment and resources of kazakhstan
- •§ 3. The population and density of population
- •§ 4. The labour resource
- •§ 5. The general characteristic of the economy
- •§ 6. Fuel industry
- •§ 7. Electric power industry
- •§ 8. Ferrous metallurgy
- •§ 9. Nonferrous metallurgy
- •§ 10. The machine-building complex
- •§11. The chemical industry
- •§ 12. The industry of building materials
- •§ 13. Agroindustrial complex. Agriculture. Plant growing of kazakhstan
- •§14. Kazakhstan - large cattle-breeding area
- •§ 15. The food-processing industry
- •§ 16. Light industry
- •Branches of the social infrastructure
- •§ 17. Railway and automobile transport
- •§ 18. River and sea, air, pipeline transport
- •§ 19. Economic division into districts of kazakhstan
- •§ 20. The central kazakhstan
- •§ 21. Geography of the economy of the central kazakhstan
- •§ 22. The east kazakhstan
- •§ 23. Geography of the economy of the east kazakhstan
- •§ 24. The western kazakhstan
- •§ 25. Geography of the economy of the western kazakhstan
- •§ 26. The northern kazakhstan
- •§ 27. Geography of the economy of the northern kazakhstan
- •§ 28. The southern kazakhstan
- •§ 29. Geography of the economy of the southern kazakhstan
- •§ 30. Geopolitical position of kazakhstan on the world map. Occurrence of kazakhstan in the united nations. The international economic relations
- •§ 31. Economic relations of kazakhstan with the countries of near and far abroad
- •§ 32. Kazakhstan in system of the international organizations and
- •Integration
- •§ 33. Society and nature interaction
§ 28. The southern kazakhstan
Almaty, Zhambyl, South Kazakhstan, Kyzylorda areas.
Territory - 711,6 thousand km2.
The population - 5721,4 thousand persons.
Economic-geographical position. An environment and natural resources. On the area the Southern Kazakhstan takes the second place after the Western Kazakhstan.
The economic region is rich with the rivers, however on territory they are distributed non-uniformly: the basic river networks are concentrated in the southern part of region. The large rivers Syrdariya, Ile, Talas, Karatal, Aksu, Lepsy are rich with hydropower resources (Shardara HYDROELECTRIC POWER STATION on the river to Syrdariya, Kapshagai HYDROELECTRIC POWER STATION on the river Ile). Bowels are rich with fresh water which has the big economic value for deserted regions Mojynkum, Betpakdala, Kyzyl Kum, located in northern part of region. Here there are such large lakes, as Balkhash and Alakol, and also the Aral Sea, playing a huge role in development of an economy of the country. Waters of lakes are used by the enterprises, in the Aral Sea there are large supplies of sulphatic and food salt, in Balkhash is found more than 20 kinds of fish.
Now sharply there is an environmental problem of the Aral Sea. The country government prosecutes subjects of protection and restoration of its resources.
Bowels of the Southern Kazakhstan are investigated comprehensively. There are brown coals, iron ore, stocks of asbestos, marble here. Karatau mountain ridges in Zhambyl area are rich with considerable stocks of phosphorites (Zhanatas, Aksai, Sholaktau deposits). On Ashchysai, Myrgalymsai, Baizhansai deposits polymetallic ores (lead, zinc) are extracted. Karatau phosphorites are the basis providing republic by fertilizers.
In mountains of Zhongar Alatau, in Almaty area (Tekeli), there is a deposit of polymetallic ores. Along with ores major fields of coal, combustible slate, peat and limestone, marble are found out here.
The Kyzylorda area is rich with natural resources which are raw materials for nonferrous metallurgy, chemical and petroleum industry.
In vicinities of Turkestan, in territory of the South Kazakhstan area, there are plaster stocks - raw materials for cement manufacture.
Near to Kentau deposits of polymetallic ores are located.
The riches of bowels minerals have deduced economic region in number of leaders on republic, have created the big possibilities for development of industrial branches.
The population. The Southern Kazakhstan is on the first place on population - about 38,7 % from total number of all inhabitants of republic. Population density is 8-10 persons on 1 km2. On 80 % of the territory occupied with droughty deserts, population density makes 1-3 persons on 1 km2. The areas adjoining to Tien-Shan, Zhongar Alatau, the Karatau ridge, and coast of Syrdariya are densely occupied. Last years number of urban population has increased.
In ethnic structure of the population Kazakhs (65,8 %) prevail, 28,2 % of inhabitants are made by Russian, 6 % - representatives of other nationalities. A natural increase of the population is high.
The economic region is rich with labour resource.