Mountains and Landforms
Where is Golan Heights located?
In between Israel and Syria.
Fringes of deserts have a semi-arid climate, which is ideal for?
The Arabian Peninsula lies between the ___ and the ___.
Red Sea and Persian Gulf
A riverbed that is dry except for during the rainy season.
What is a Wadis?
Oil and gas are not located underground but rather in what?
The Taurus Mountains separate which country from the rest of SW Asia?
Turkey
What is Turkey doing to sustain water usage in the country?
Building dams and a man-made lake.
Areas along the Mediterranean coast are heavily populated due to what?
What is an Oasis?
Which of the following is not a country in Southwest Asia?
a. Iraq
b. Israel
c. Armenia
d. Turkey
Which mountain range cuts off Iran from the rest of Southwest Asia?
The Zagros Mountains
Goods, people, and ideas move through the region in spite of which barrier?
The Taurus Mountains
Which two rivers flow through Turkey, Syria, and Iraq and empty into the Persian Gulf?
The Tigris and Euphrates.
Small pipes slowly drop water just above the ground.
What is Drip Irrigation?
What makes the Arabian Peninsula suitable for agricultural grazing?
Windy and flat plains.
The Anatolian Peninsula is located in ____ and contains a ____
Turkey; a large plateau or flatland
Southwest Asia forms a land bridge between which three continents and allows the transportation of goods and people?
Which of the following is not an aspect of the dead sea?
a. Increased rate of plant growth due to abundance of nutrients
b. Abundance of salt
c. Increased bacteria growth
d. Decreased rate of plant growth due to lack of nutrients
Petroleum that has not been processed.
What is crude oil?
Mountain ranges and plateaus have which type of climate?
Highland climate
The Rub al-Khali is located in which four countries?
Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates.
What is a controversial issue with Turkey building dams?
Downstream countries will be deprived of water.
Takes water from northern areas, and carries it to the central south Negev desert.
Water that has been trapped in aquifers for an extended period of time.
Why might Golan Heights be considered a "site of conflict?"
Territorial conflict between Syria and Israel.