Physical Geography
A very large, unbroken area of land is called this
What is a landmass
This inland sea was once the world's 4th largest freshwater lake
What is/was the Aral Sea
Oil is this type of fuel, which comes from the remains of dead plants and organisms
What is a "fossil" fuel
Three world religions developed in SW Asia. Of the three, this religion currently has the largest following in the region
What is Islam
This is the specific place where something is located, including its physical setting
What is the "site"
This is a wide, grassy plain
What is a steppe
This Sea is the lowest place on earth and is so salty, it has mostly no life
What is the Dead Sea
These large slabs of earth create pockets for fossil fuels to sit in
What are tectonic plates
This chemical, which is used to control animals and bugs, caused health problems for people around the Aral Sea
What are pesticides
This is the way a place is positioned in relation to its wider surroundings
What is the "situation"
This region is known as the connection point for the continents of Africa, Europe, and Asia
What is Southwest Asia
This inland sea is a bit larger than both the state of California and the country of Germany
What is the Black Sea
A lot of oil is trapped under this type of rock
What is impermeable
These are 3 significant consequences of the drying of the Aral Sea
What are water stress, health problems, and lack of food
This is the meaning of primate, whereas primate city means this
What is “highest ranking” and what is the largest and most important city in a country
The Anatolia Plateau lies in this Central Asian Country
What is Turkey (Türkiye)
With many storms blowing through this area, this sea is known as "hurricane alley"
What is the Arabian Sea
People do this process to crude oil before being able to use it in machines
What is distilling (distillation)
Even though oil is abundant in SW Asia and brings lots of money to some people, there remains a lot of poverty because this resource is unevenly distributed
What is wealth
Many primate cities are huge. One consequence of this is that people may live in settlement made up of poorly built shacks called this
What is a shantytown
These are the names of the two rivers that feed/fed the Aral Sea
What are the Syr Darya and the Amu Darya
These are 2 characteristics of the Caspian Sea
What are...
The world’s largest inland body of water
Waters are salty but not as salty as the ocean
Home to both freshwater & saltwater fish
Many of the world's major oil-producing countries border this body of water
What is the Persian Gulf
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all hold this city as sacred and very important
What is Jerusalem
This ranks a city based on population size, economic significance, and other important services offered
What is urban hierarchy