Vocabulary
one of the seven largest areas of land
Continents
The Mediterranean Sea is used for _________.
Fishing and Trade
This river flows through most of China
Huang He River
Longest river in the world
Nile
series of mountains connected together ina line
Mountain Range
Sea that is intercontinental between Europe, Africa, and Asia
Mediterranean
Asia's largest desert
Gobi Desert
Largest desert in the world
Sahara
general weather conditions that are typical for an area (over a number of years)
Climate
Largest mountain system in Eurpoe
Alps
Have the highest peaks on Earth!
Himalaya Mountains
Separate coastline of Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic ocean from Sahara desert
Atlas Mountains
these come from nature that people use to live
Boot shaped peninsula in south Europe that extends to Mediterranean Sea
Italian peninsula
Mountains hills and forests used for ___________.
Farming
Making pottery
Mining Natural Resources
Traded for gold, preserved foods, and good for health
Salt
body of land surrounded by water on three sides
Peninsula
People live near the rivers so they can ________.
Farm
Water plants near the ____
River
Traded for salt and other goods
Gold