Abstract

Karaganda region occupies the most elevated central part of the Kazakh hillocky area - Saryarka, which is a peculiar and geomorphologically heterogeneous, highly elevated natural country. The relief is complicated by shallow hummocks, river valleys, dry watercourses, holiows with outcrops to the surface of groundwater, closed basins, lake basins. The total area of the state forest fund on the territory of the Karaganda region is 269.6 thousand hectares. High temperatures and lack of rain in summer, the presence of vast steppe zones can lead to wildfires in July-September. Karaganda region is a large industrial center. Main industries: mining (mining of coal, ferrous and non-ferrous metal ores), ferrous and non-ferrous metallurgy, chemical industry. The share of processing enterprises accounts for 80.1% of industrial production.

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