Central Asia / Sibberian Russia
Which part of Russia is known as SIBBERIAN RUSSIA?
Eastern part of Russia
Southwest Asia borders the coasts of:
Mediterranean, Black Sea, and Red Sea.
Natural resources found in Turkey and Iran:
Deposits of coal
Who are the beduins?
Nomads from Southwest Asia, live in rural areas.
Which countries are located in CENTRAL ASIA?
Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan.
Most of Southwest Asia has this type of weather:
Arid, or very dry climate zone.
Natural resources discovered in Afghanistan:
Iron, copper, gold, cobalt, lithium, and other minerals.
What economic activity do the Beduins do?
Raise herds of camels, sheep, goats, and cattle.
Important mountains from Central Asia:
Tian Shan
Natural resources: Southwest Asia holds the biggest deposits of:
Petroleum
Uses of the natural resources from Afghanistan:
Used to make electronic devices.
Languages spoken in Southwest Asia:
Arabic, Turkish, Farsi
Important mountains in Russia
Ural Mountains.
Which countries hold more than half the oil that has been discovered in the world?
Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates
Most populous countries in Southwest Asia:
Iran and Turkey, 80 million people each
3/4 of people in Israel practice:
Judaism
Climates in Central Asia and Siberian Russia:
Central Asia, desert climates, dry conditions, arid climate. Siberian Russia, arctic, short summers, and a semiarid climate.
Uses of Crude oil:
Produce energy sources such as gasoline, diesel fuel, heating oil, and industrial fuel oil.
Why has Qatar had a population boom recently?
Because oil-rich countries had experienced population booms (industries expand, people move, etc)
40% of the population from Southwest Asia are:
Christians