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Kazakhstan flora and fauna: nature, animals, birds
Kazakhstan flora and fauna overview
Over six thousand kinds of plants are growing in Kazakhstan. There are about 500 kinds of birds, 178 kinds of animals, 49 kinds of reptiles, 12 kinds of amphibians, 107 kinds of fish. There are more than ten thousand kinds of insects.
Kazakhstan flora and fauna facts
Northern Kazakhstan is forest-steppe; to the south - steppe, there are semi-deserts and sandy deserts with saxaul thickets. The coniferous woods are located on slopes of mountains.
The plateau Usturt of Kazakhstan, located between Caspian and Aral seas, is a slightly hilly deserted plain, faintly covered by wormwood; only in widely widespread hollows are black saxauls. Western chink is especially picturesque, which height achieves 340 meters. Only in Kazakhstan live such rare animals as Trans Caspian urial, long-needle hedgehog and some wild cats: caracal and desert cat. Here are a lot of slim goitred gazelles, deserted birds.
The slopes of Northern Tien Shan are covered with fur-tree woods, and Western Tien Shan - with the low bushes and meadows. There are nut-trees with woods, the tops are covered with eternal snows and glaciers.
It is possible to meet fury ounce, Tien Shan brown bear, Siberian ibex, famous lammergeyer, the scope of which wings reaches more than three meters, Snow cock (it calls also mountain turkey), snow vulture, griffon vulture, golden eagle.
In the Altai Mountains of Kazakhstan, covered with taiga woods you will meet a giant moose, beautiful maral, the smallest deer - musk deer, famous sable, chipmunk.
The steppes of Kazakhstan are magnificent. The special charm to them is given by fresh and salty lakes, on which are thousands of waterfowls and coastal birds submitted tens kinds of ducks, geese, gull, sea swallow, herons.
There is a protected unique pine wood. A lot of predatory birds are living in Kazakhstan steppes, such as imperial eagle, falcons.
The deserts of Kazakhstan are rather original. Basically, it is extensive clay plains, covered by bushes. For Kazakhstan deserts are most typical reptiles - Central Asian turtle, the largest lizard - grey monitor lizard (lives only in Kyzyl-Kum desert), many kinds of gecko and 17 kinds of the snakes.

Parts of Kazakhstan
Habitat
Plants,
Animals

Northern Kazakhstan
1
5

Southern Kazakhstan
2
6

Western Kazakhstan
3
7

Eastern Kazakhstan
4
8
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Every day we need some information.It may  be information of all kinds:about sport,about study.There are  many ways to receieve any information you need:from newspapers and  magazines,TV and radio. programmes.Of course,radio is less popular  than newspapers or TV.As for me I listen to the radio only in the car .I don't listen to the radio at school  or at home  expect the time  when I do  my homework .But very seldom,because I have internet  and i prefer  listening some music and news using it not radio.Of course ,I know  some radio stations such as ''Mayak'',''Russian radio''

My Favourite TV ProgramМоя любимая телепередачаMany people like watching TV in their free time. It’s one of my favourite pastimes too. However, I try not to spend a lot of time in front of the screen. I usually watch music channels, new and interesting films, funny cartoons and educational programs. I’d like to tell you a little bit about my favourite TV program. It’s an informative show called “Galileo”. It is named after a famous scientist Galileo Galilei, who liked making experiments. I watch this program regularly and try not to miss the next issue. It is usually shown at weekends. Each time the presenter of the program Alexander Pushnoy explains different phenomena of nature and shows amazing experiments. Most of all I like the part with these experiments. In my opinion, “Galileo” show is interesting not only for children but also for adults. Not every adult knows seemingly obvious facts. For example, why the sky is blue, why the sugar is sweet, how the paste is colored in tubes. This program can surprise even the most skeptical spectator. Usually each edition contains five different stories and experiments. Together with the presenter you can travel to distant places and even transfer in time. The “Galileo” team has several special agents, who conduct the experiments at scientific laboratories, factories and plants. Sometimes they travel into past or future. Some episodes are shot in foreign countries, such as Japan, the USA, Ukraine, etc. My favourite program ends with the words “The world is more interesting than you think”. I absolutely agree with this statement and I always recommend my friends to watch “Galileo”.Многие люди любят смотреть телевизор в свободное время. Это также одно из моих любимых занятий. Тем не менее, я стараюсь не проводить много времени перед экраном. Я обычно смотрю музыкальные каналы, новые и интересные фильмы, смешные мультфильмы и образовательные программы. Я хотел бы рассказать вам немного о своей любимой телепередачи. Это информативное шоу под названием «Галилео». Она названа в честь известного ученого Галилео Галилея, который любил делать эксперименты. Я смотрю эту программу регулярно, и стараться не пропустить следующий выпуск. Обычно её показывают в выходные дни. Каждый раз ведущий программы Александр Пушной объясняет различные явления природы и показывает удивительные эксперименты. Больше всего мне нравится часть с этими экспериментами. На мой взгляд, шоу «Галилео» интересно не только детям, но и взрослым. Не каждый взрослый знает, казалось бы, очевидные факты. Например, почему небо голубое, почему сахар сладкий, как паста окрашивают в тюбиках. Эта программа может удивить даже самых скептически настроенных зрителей. Обычно каждый выпуск содержит пять разных историй и экспериментов. Вместе с ведущим вы можете путешествовать в отдаленные места и даже перемещаться во времени. В команде «Галилео» несколько специальных агентов, которые проводят эксперименты в научной лаборатории, на фабриках и заводах. Иногда они путешествуют в или будущее. Некоторые эпизоды снимаются в зарубежных странах, таких как Япония, США, Украина, и т.д. Моя любимая программа заканчивается словами: «Мир интереснее, чем вы думаете". Я полностью согласен с этим утверждением, и я всегда рекомендую своим друзьям посмотреть «Галилео».