Geography Unit 6 NA, SWA, & CA

Some countries in the region are (BLANK) to decrease their reliance on oil exports.

(BLANK) is a way of life for people living in the steppe climate zone.

The (BLANK) was a trade route that connected Europe, Central Asia, and China.

Runoff from infrequent rainstorms creates (BLANK), stream beds that remain dry until heavy rain

A (BLANK) climate is common in the Tigris-Euphrates river valley.

A (BLANK) climate receives an average of 10 inches (25cm) of rain or less per year.

These are the only two countries in the world with more Shia Muslims than Sunni Muslims

An (BLANK) is an underground layer of porous rock, gravel, or sand that contains water.

How much of the world's known oil reserves lie beneath NA, SWA, and CA?

The (BLANK) began to dry up when the Soviet Union diverted water for irrigation from the sea.

The (BLANK) separate the Arabian Peninsula from Africa.

What kind of climate is best for producing cereal crops, citrus fruits, grapes, and olives?

The most common climate region in NA, SWA, and CA is

What does the name Mesopotamia mean?

In which country of the Northeast are Arabs the dominant ethnic group?

Even though three major religions originated in the East Med. this is the most dominate today.

From whom did North Africans learn about nationalism?

The Sahara is

Scientists worry that Libya's Great Man-Made River might have what consequences?

Why has the Aral sea shrunk in the last 40 years?

The First Culture Heart known in the world is located where?

A center where a culture develops and spreads outward is called what?

Farmland in Syria, Turkey, and Iraq is irrigated by

What is the predominant ethnic group in Israel?

The "new Silk Road" that opened in 1998 is a?

The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers flow mostly through

The major language spoken in the country of Iran is called either Persian or what?

Law based not he Quran is called what?

Kazakhstan's environmental problems are the result of

Which inland sea shrank so much that it became two separate bodies of water?

A process that removes salt from saltwater so that it can be used for everyday purposes is

The Persian Gulf War began when

The Atlas Mountains texted across

This means that it is land that is suitable for farming