That's Cap
What is the World's largest HOT desert? (Ch. 12)
Sahara
DAILY DOUBLE
A period of a thousand years (Ch. 11)
Southwest Asia is also known as what other regional name?
Middle East
What is the World's longest river? (Ch. 12)
Nile
An area where sand, silt, clay, or gravel is dropped at the mouth of a river (Ch. 12)
Delta
Which of the following is NOT a geographical feature of Southwest Asia? (Arabian Peninsula, Indian Ocean, Himalayan Mountains, Anatolian Peninsula)
Himalayan Mountains
What is the dominant language of North Africa?
Arabic
Water that fell as rain thousands of years ago and is now trapped deep below ground (Ch. 11)
Fossil Water
A fertile area that rises in a desert wherever water is regularly available (Ch. 11)
Oasis
Which of the following is NOT a major religion that originated in Southwest Asia? (Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism)
Buddhism
Unequal income distribution (Ch. 12)
Economic Inequality
An area built up by rich fertile soil left by river floods (Ch. 11)
Alluvial Plain
DAILY DOUBLE
What are the main natural resources of Southwest Asia?
What are the 3 climates of North Africa?
Arid, Mediterranean, and Temperate
The politics surrounding water access and usage rights (Ch. 11)
Hydropolitics
A dry riverbed that fills with water when rare rains fall in a desert (Ch. 11)
Wadi
A course for a river to flow through (Ch. 12)
Channel
Small particles of rich soil (Ch. 12)
Silt
Having lower temperatures and cooler nights than hot, dry deserts (Ch. 11)
Semiarid
Pre-Arab inheritance (Ch. 12)
Berber
The peasant farmers of Egypt who rent small plots of land (Ch. 12)
Fellaheen
What are key industries in North Africa's economy?
Textile and Automotive
What are the 4 key languages of Southwest Asia?
Arabic, Turkish, Hebrew, and Persian
A large, open-air market in North African and Southwest Asian countries (Ch. 12)
Souk
A small, round grain used in North African and Southwest Asian cooking (Ch. 12)
Couscous