Landforms Divide The Regions
A riverbed that remains dry except during a rainy season ?
Wadi
What does the term arid refer to?
Little rain and vegetation
how many countries are in south Asia?
7
what river flows through Pakistan to the Arabian sea?
Indus river
What is the Suez Canal ?
Canal is utilized in trade and travel with Europe and north Africa .
The most famous desert in the region?
Rub Al-Khali
what is a subcontinent?
a large landmass that is smaller than a continent
what river flows eastward across northern India.
The Ganges River
The Country of turkey occupies this peninsula ?
Anatolian Peninsula
How many salt flat deserts are in Iran ?
Two
the tallest mountains in the world and form a barrier between India and China?
The Himalaya's
This river flows and winds through Bangladesh?
Brahmaputra River
What is hejaz Mountains ?
The southwest corner of the peninsula a range of mountains poke out the land
What is next to Rub Al-Khali?
An-Nafud Desert
what is the worlds tallest peak ?
Mount Everest
The Ganges and Brahmaputra flow into the what?
Bay of Bengal
Where is the Golan Heights Located ?
Southwestern Syria
what desert extends north from An-Nafud and separates the coastal regions of Lebanon, Israel and Syria from the Tigris and Euphrates valleys?
Syrian desert
They are surrounded by coral reefs and shallow lagoons known as a type of island called what?
Atoll
what is Alluvial soil?
fine grained fertile soil deposited by water flowing over flood plains or in river beds.