Landforms & Physical Features
Climates
Land Use
Resources
South, SW & Central Asia Today
100
India
What nation is the largest nation in South Asia?
100
Monsoons
What is the single most important factor that affects the climate of South Asia?
100
Cash Crop
What kind of crop is one that is raised or gathered to be sold for money on the local or world market?
100
Petroleum and Water
What are the two most important natural resources in Southwest Asia?
100
A subcontinent
What is a large landmass that is a major part of a continent?
200
Mount Everest - In the Himalayan Mountains
What mountain is the world's tallest mountain and where is it located?
200
True
True or False - Temperatures in the deserts of Asia may reach as high as 125 degrees during the day and may drop to as low as 40 degrees at night.
200
Commercial farming
What kind of farming takes place along the coasts?
200
Petroleum
What is an oily, flammable liquid formed from the remains of ancient plants and animals?
200
The Himalayas
What forms a barrier between South Asia and the rest of Asia?
300
Rub' al-Khali
What is the name of the largest all-sand desert in the world?
300
Wadis
What is a stream bed that may hold water when seasonal rains fall but are dry much of the year?
300
For agriculture, for nomadic herding, and for producing oil.
What are the three major ways that people use the land in Southwest Asia?
300
Nonrenewable Resource
What is a natural resource that cannot be quickly replaced once it is used.
300
Tigris & Euphrates
What two rivers supported one of the world's first civilizations?
400
An Oasis
What is a small area in a desert region where fresh water is usually available from an underground spring or well?
400
It is drying up.
What were the effects of irrigation on the Aral Sea?
400
Rural Areas
About 70% of the population in South Asia live in what areas?
400
Gasoline and other fuels.
What is petroleum a source of?
400
fuel cars and trucks provide energy for industry heat homes
What do people all over the world depend on petroleum for?
500
The Caspian Sea
What is the largest lake in the world and is a salt lake?
500
Increased the standard of living of their people.
What benefits has petroleum brought to the countries of Southwest Asia?
500
False - It is used for agriculture.
True or False: Most of the land in Central Asia is used for mining.
500
Water
Water resource do people in Southwest Asia need most?
500
Standard of Living
What is the term used for a measurement of a person's or a group's education, housing, health, and nutrition?
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