East Kazakhstan: study of the peculiarities of the region

In all educational institutions, the history of the native land must pass. The universities of Kazakhstan are no exception. The young generation will be able to fully work for the good of the country, only after a thorough study of its potential. Within the republic there are several economic and geographical regions, including East Kazakhstan. Let's briefly consider its geographical position.

It borders on two states: the People's Republic of China (Autonomous Region of Xinjiang-Uyguria) and the Russian Federation (Altai Territory and the Republic of Altai). The eastern part of Kazakhstan is located along the upper course of the river. Irtysh. Thanks to this, the region is supplied with water resources, which are so important for life and watering of lands. However, the problem of irrigation of land still exists. This threatens the development of agriculture. Applicants are very important in choosing a future profession to take into account the fact that in this region is mining important natural resources, as well as the light industry is functioning well. From this it is possible to draw certain conclusions: after graduation, students quickly find jobs for prestigious work.

Water resources

Agriculture and many industries can not work without natural water resources. And since there are educational institutions in the territory of East Kazakhstan that train specialists in this area, it will be useful for students to study the hydrology of this region. Water resources are represented by several rapid rivers, such as Ulba, Uba, Bukhtarma and Kurchum, and also about 850 smaller streams, the total length of which is 10 km. Stockpiles and lakes - more than one thousand, with an area of 1 hectare. The water bodies and rivers are unevenly distributed, concentrating in the north and north-east of such an area as East Kazakhstan. Thus, 40% of all the country's water resources are located here.

Relief

The features of the relief of this region are also very important for study. The local terrain is characterized by mountains and lowlands. On all sides the region is surrounded by several ranges - Southern Altai, Saur, Tarbagatyem. The territory of East Kazakhstan is rich in various hollows, valleys, canyons. Such diversity has affected the formation of several landscape zones: sandy-desert, clay, steppe, mountain, forest and taiga, and meadow (mostly alpine).

Climate

The climate has a pronounced continental character, thanks to its proximity to the Altai Mountains. Therefore, there are sharp changes in daytime and night temperatures. East Kazakhstan is a region with a pronounced seasonality. In summer it is dry and quite hot, and in winter it is very cold. The average January temperature is fixed at -20 ° C, but sometimes it can drop to -50 ° C. In the summer (in July), the minimum is + 32 ... + 37 ° С, and the highest indicator is + 45 ... + 47 ° С.

Economic potential

The traditional directions of the economy are the forestry, military and energy industries, metallurgy (color), construction of machinery. At the same time, there is a certain imbalance: the gross regional product is the lowest in the country, and the development of industry is close to the leading regions. The mountainous terrain practically deprived East Kazakhstan of agriculture. In low-lying areas, the food industry (meat and dairy) is developed . Agriculture is widespread on the plains. Sow usually grain, fodder and technical crops. Around small towns and rural settlements small auxiliary farms are being established. Due to the developed water system, East Kazakhstan produces a huge amount of energy resources. This is facilitated by the creation of three hydropower stations.

There are several metallurgical basins on the territory: copper, gold ore, polymetallic ore, and quite a few rare precious metals. They are based on large mills - lead, titanium-magnesium, lead-zinc, mining-metallurgical, copper and chemical. As a result, the cities of East Kazakhstan are kept at a sufficient economic level, producing zinc, magnesium, cadmium, bismuth, enriched copper ore. The second place is occupied by the processing of metals and the creation of machines, the production of cement and wood. The third is the silk, fur and meat industries.

Urbanization

The history of Eastern Kazakhstan is quite an interesting question. The settlement of this area occurred late. Until 1997, the region consisted of seven northern and north-eastern regions, as well as two cities - Ust-Kamenogorsk and Ridder. After the administrative reform, all 15 sectors of the north and east were merged into the East Kazakhstan region with the administrative center - Ust-Kamenogorsk. Urbanization covered 10 large cities, 3 villages, as well as more than 750 localities throughout the area, including rural areas.

In Ust-Kamenogorsk there are more than 15 higher and secondary educational institutions. Four of them are universities, the rest are colleges. Especially popular among entrants are the technological, economic, construction and transport sectors. Each graduate student is sure that he will find a prestigious and well-paid job in his region.