Landforms & Resources
One of the two main peninsulas that make up SW Asia.
What are Arabian or Anatolian?
This natural feature is formed from groundwater that finds its way to the surface of the land.
What is an oasis?
It's the scarcest resource in SW Asia that humans rely on everyday.
What is water?
Which of the following is a reason for the water crisis in SW Asia?
a. people drink to much of it
b. water is poorly managed
c. because SW Asia is a desert
What is "water is poorly managed"?
Its so salty you can float without a raft.
What is the Dead Sea?
This process of transporting water to fields is vital for farming in much of SW Asia.
What is irrigation?
Region of SW Asia where most of its oil is found.
What is the Persian Gulf?
Name one place where oil was first found in the early 1900s?
What is Iran; Arabian Peninsula or Persian Gulf?
This area of SW Asia contains one half of the world's oil resources.
What is the Persian Gulf?
The three types of surfaces typically associated with deserts in SW Asia.
What is sandy, rocky & salt flats?
Another term for unrefined oil.
What is crude oil?
Transporting oil can be dangerous because its possible that it might _____ into the environment.
What is spill?
This important manmade waterway allows ships to pass from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea without going around Africa.
What is the Suez Canal?
A climate in SW Asia usually found along the coast and associated with warm, dry summers & mild, rainy winters.
What is a Mediterranean Climate?
These are examples of the TWO ways oil and natural gas are transported to ports around the world.
What are pipelines and tankers?
Which of the following is a reason for the water crisis in SW Asia?
a. people drink to much of it
b. water is poorly managed
c. because SW Asia is a desert
What is "water is poorly managed"?
This important waterway allows tankers to carry oil from the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea and beyond.
What is the Strait of Hormuz?
What is semiarid?
One explanation for why dams are built.
What are irrigation or human consumption?
Dams are used for irrigating farms, human consumption & _____.
What is hydroelectricity?