Vocab
Salinization
What is a renewable resource?
Solar
Wind Energy
Hydroelectric Energy
Ocean Energy
Geothermal Energy
Biomass
Hydrogen
What was Istanbul named before Istanbul?
Byzantium OR Constantinople
What happens to water during salinization?
It becomes salty
Where is the Aral Sea located?
Between Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan
A resource that CANNOT be used up or that can be replaced quickly as it is used up.
Renewable Resource
Is all the oil in Southwest Asia equally distributed?
NO
What makes the largest city in a country a primate city?
Twice as many people as the next biggest city
What did salinization do to the fish in the Aral Sea?
Many species died......
What does OPEC stand for?
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
The condition that occurs when people do not have enough clean, fresh water to meet their everyday needs
Water Stress
What force slowly turns the remains of plants and animals into oil?
Pressure and Heat
What would draw someone from a rural area to a PRIMATE city?
Job Opportunites #1
What crop has helped turn the Aral Sea to more of a desert?
Cotton
First team to put all their hands onto ONE persons head wins.
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The largest and most imporant city in a country. It must have at least twice the population of the next largest city.
Primate City
Why is oil considered a nonrenewable resource?
It takes millions of years to form
Where are primate cities located in the urban hierarchy?
At the top
What effect did the shrinking of the Aral Sea do to the region's climate?
Summers got HOTTER and Winters got COLDER
What country has the LEAST oil reserves?
Bahrain
Petroleum as it comes out of the ground and before it has been refined or proceesed into useful products
Crude Oil
A Southwest Asia country that spends much of its money of education and health care will have a higher _______?
HDI / Human Development Index
Why is Istanbuls site and situation important to is growth?
It is located on important trade routes. Surrounded by water and VERY fertile land for growing crops
What is the main cause of the shrinking of the Aral Sea?
Water is used up more by the surrounding towns
What is environmental degradation?
Damage to or destruction of the natural environment.