riverbeds that remain dry except during the rainy seasons.
What is a Wadis
100
also known as the Al Jawlan, this hilly plateau overlooking the Jordan River and the Sea of Galilee was fought over by Syria and Israel during the 1967 war.
What are the Golan Heights
100
These two rivers supported several ancient river valley civilizations including the Sumerians, Assyrians, Babylonians, and the Chaldeans.
What are the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
100
The oil fields of this region contain one-half of all the petroleum reserves in the world
What is Southwest Asia
100
the worlds largest oil field is located at ... and is just on the eastern edge of the Rub al-Khali
What is Al-Ghawar
200
an area in the desert where vegetation is found because water is available, usually from underground springs
What is oasis
200
What two locations between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea are two narrow water ways which have been highly desirable locations for controlling trade and transportation to Russia and the interior of Asia.
What are the Bosporus and Dardanelle Straits
200
This location was created due to earth movements that heaved up on the southern end of present day Israel blocking the water outlet. Due to its high salt content only bacteria can live in its waters.
What is the Dead Sea
200
Oil and ___________ were formed millions of years ago when an ancient sea covered the area of Southwest Asia.
What is natural gas
200
Crude oil is the unprocessed form of this....
What is petroleum
300
when winds evaporate the moisture in the soil, chemical salts remain, creating a .....
What is Salt Flat
300
This is the choke point to the Persian Gulf which was illegally claimed by Iran two years ago in order to tax freighters moving oil
What are the Straits of Hormuz
300
This river runs through the country of Pakistan.
What is the Indus River.
300
Microscopic plants and animals that lived and died in the waters and became mingled with the sand and mud on the bottom of the sea. Pressure and heat then transform the material into hydrocarbons, which form the chemical basis of this....
What is oil
300
Crude oil is transported via...
What are pipelines, tankers, and oil trucks.
400
The removal of salt from ocean water
What is desalinization
400
Tumbling down from the mountains of Lebanon near Mt. Hermon, this river provides one of the most precious resources of water in the entire region
What is the Jordan River
400
This is a man made water way that connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean.
What is the Suez Canal
400
oil and gas are located inside this
What are rocks
400
In Saudi Arabia pipelines move crude oil to ports in the following locations
What are the Persian Gulf, Red Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea.
500
this converts crude oil into useful products.
What is a refinery
500
This water way leads to the huge oilfields of Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq. Because access to oil is essential to the world-wide economy, this water way is very important
What is the Persian Gulf
500
The National Water Carrier Project has created tension to rise between these countries.
What are Israel, Jordan, and Syria
500
What caused oil to not be discovered in this region until the 1920's and 30's?
What is the lack of locating and extraction equipment and technical skills.
500
what is the largest oil spill every recorded in this regions history?
must include, when, where, and who caused the problem.
What is the 1991, Persian Gulf War attack by Iraqi forces.