vocab words
whats an wadi?
A wadi is a riverbed that remains dry expect during a rainy season
Two of the most important rivers
The tigris and euphrates
South asia is sometimes called a
subcontinent
meaning little rain and vegetation
Arid
South asia includes seven countries named
India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri lanka, Maldives, Bangladesh and Bhutan
The canal is utillized in trade and travel with Europe and North America
Suez canal
There is also a small plateau in southwestern syria called the
Golan heights
several mountains in this region
The Hindu Kush, Karakoram, and the himalaya
the most famous desert in the region
hint: its also known as the empty quarter
Rub al-khali
The ___tumbles down from the mountains of lebanon near mount hernon and serves as a natural boundary between israel and jordan and flows into the ___
jordan river and dead sea