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100
What resource has majorly changed the economy of Southwest Asia?
Oil or petroleum.
100
What is the famous landform is found in Southwest Asia in a desert climate called?
Rub Al-Khali.
100
A salt flat is _______
Chemical salt remains after wind evaporates the moisture in the soil.
100
What is better for the enviroment, hydroelectric power or oil?
Hydroelectric power.
100
Why is it hard to farm in most of Southwest Asia?
Because it's climate is harsh. (Deserts, soil isn't so fertile.)
200
What is the most abundant resource in Southwest Asia?
Oil or Petroleum
200
What is the climate that is LEAST found in Southwest Asia?
Humid Subtropical.
200
What is an oasis?
An area in the desert where there are underground springs.
200
Which desert separates Syria, Lebanon and Israel?
An-Nafud.
200
In which valleys have there been sites of intenstive farming?
Tigris or Euphrates.
300
Where is water more abundant in in Southwest Asia?
Turkey, Iran, Lebanon or Afghanistan
300
What are the two most abundant climate regions found in Southwest Asia?
Desert and semiard.
300
Why is the Mediterranean climate more populated than other regions?
It's more comfortable to live in. (Farming is easier)
300
Where in Southwest Asia there constructed dams?
Turkey and Iraq.
300
What limits movement around Southwest Asia?
Mountains, deserts, highlands.
400
What are other resources found in Southwest Asia besides oil, petroleum and water? (Name at least two)
Coal, copper, potash, or phosphates.
400
What is the annual precipitation of most areas in Southwest Asia?
18 inches of rain.
400
What rugged lands are almost unihabited and have barriers for easy movement across Iran?
Dasht-e Kavir and Dasht-e Lut.
400
What do semiard areas have?
Warm hot summers with enough rain.
400
What breaks up the land of Southwest Asia?
Mountains and plateaus.
500
Where in Southwest Asia are there large reserves of salt? (Hint: It's a landform)
The Dead Sea.
500
What is an area that is in the desert that provides vegetation from underground srpings?
Oasis
500
What desert produces crops through extensive irrigation?
The Negev Desert. (Israel)
500
For how long has water conservation been in the culture of Southwest Asia? (Approximately)
Thousands of years.
500
What is the local name of Rub Al-Khali?
"Place wehre no one comes out."
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