Southwest Asia Geography
What is another term for Southwest Asia?
The Middle East
Most people in this region are...
Muslim/Islamic
TWO main mountain ranges that seperate Asia from Europe
Do most people live in rural or urban areas
Rural
What are the two main deserts in this region?
The Great Syrian Desert and Rub-al Khali
True or false. Many people is this region have traditional/religious values that dictate their everyday life.
True.
What are the two major seas in this region?
Aral and Caspian Sea
What is a yurt?
A circular tent that is a tradition rural home that can house large families in Central Asia
What are the three major rivers in this region?
Euphrates, Tigris, and Jordan Rivers
Persian Gulf has a large deposit of what that supports most of these countries economies?
Oil fields/Large deposits of oil
Describe the climate in this region
Tundra(north), taiga, steppe, and desert
Before 1920s, what was central Asia like?
Many scattered, rural villages with weak governments and economies
Describe the majority of the landscape in this area.
Aric, dry, hot, desert, little rain
What are two major conflicts that are currently happening in this region?
Israeli/Palestinian War and Iran/Israel and U.S. War
Why do most people NOT live in Northern Russia?
It is too cold and no plants can grow there
What group/country took over Central Asia in which industralized this area and used it for its natural resources?
Soviet Union/Communism
Desalination
What other two religions in this region cause tension to the mass Islamic population?
Christianity and Judaism
Describe the taiga.
An area with many trees and animals despite being cold with permafrost some months out of the year.
Young and/or wealthy people