Africa
Largest Hot Desert in the World
Sahara
The dominant religion of North Africa
Islam
What percentage of the World's population live in Asia?
25%
Climate type of most of SE Asia
Tropical
Australia is a dominion of...
Great Britain
referring to the keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle
pastoralism
Transition zone between the grasslands and the Sahara Desert
Sahel
There are no permanent lakes or rivers on the Arabian Peninsula. How do their societies solve the problem of a scarcity of fresh water?
Desalination plants
World's largest producer of rice
China
The longest river in SE Asia
Mekong
Where do most Australians live?
along the coasts
a tall slender tower that is used to call Muslim's to prayer
Minaret
Main river of West Africa, important for irrigation, fishing and transportation
Niger River
An extremely salty body of water found in the Middle East that is also the Earth's lowest elevation at 1100 feet below sea level
Dead Sea
Japan experiences frequent earthquakes because it is located on this...
Ring of Fire
Malay
More than 2500 coral reefs make up the...
Great Barrier reef
winds that bring dust storms to the Middle East
Simooms
Running through central Africa, this physical feature is the 2nd longest river in Africa and the 5th largest in the World
Congo River
As part of the 5 Pillars of the Islamic faith, Muslim's are required to take a pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in their life. What is that pilgrimage called?
Hajj
Mao Zedong
How many volcanoes are in Indonesia
127
Kaaba
This landform (Peninsula) in Egypt separates Africa from the Middle East and is the site of the Suez Canal
Sinai Peninsula
A crescent shaped region that hosted one of the world's first cultural hearth's between the Tigris, Euphrates and Nile rivers.
Fertile Crescent
Host of many large businesses and the capital of Japan
Tokyo
Name 2 environmental issues of SE Asia
Deforestation and pollution
A prayer site in Judaism that is believed to be the remains of the second temple complex and is one of Judaism's holiest sites.
Wailing wall
The largest reservoir in the world that provides electricit to nations like Ghana
Lake Volta
The early sedentary civilization that formed in the Fertile crescent
Mesopotamia
North Korea
Name the 4 island nations of SE Asia
Indonesia, Brunei, Singapore, Philippines
A large white marbled structure that is one of the world's largest and most visited mosques
Abu Dhabi
Densely forested elevated plateau in Guinea
Guinea Highlands
The world's largest body of inland water located between Europe and Asia
Caspian Sea
dictatorship
This island nation has one main island, 63 satellite islands and one islet
Singapore