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Vocabulary
Climate Zones
Landforms
Waterways
Hodgepodge
100
underground rock layers through which water flows
What is an Aquifer?
100
the largest climate zone of the region
What is Desert?
100
this desert is the largest and usually receives 3 inches of rain per year
What is the Sahara?
100
the longest river and carrier of silt in the world?
What is Nile?
100
name two countries part of north africa?
What is algeria, morocco, egypt, libya, tunisia?
200
a person moving from place to place to find food and water for herds
What is a nomad?
200
an area of dry, grassy treeless plains
What is steppe?
200
The fertile lowlands caused by flooding of the tigris and euphrates rivers is in the
What is mesopotamian plain/alluvial plain
200
this area boasts the largest oil reserves on the planet?
What is Persian Gulf?
200
what is poaching?
illegal fishing and hunting!
300
large sand dunes of the Sahara
What is an Erg?
300
most people live along the coastlines of this climate zone?
What is Mediterranean?
300
the largest desert in saudi arabia/aka empty quarter
What is Rub Al Khali?
300
this thin body of water connects the atlantic ocean to the mediterranean sea?
What is straight of gibralter?
300
name two countries that have large oil deposits
What are Libya, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Yemen, and Iran?
400
small particles of rich soil
What is silt?
400
many people can only herd animals in this climate zone
What is highland?
400
used for centuries as a trade route through the hindu kush
What is the Khyber pass?
400
this small sea in central asia is getting smaller due to high salt contents
What is the aral sea?
400
Name 3 countries found in the middle east
What is jordan, syria, iraq, iran, kuwait, israel, yemen, oman, afghanistan, qatar?
500
an area where rivers are present and soil is rich
What is an alluvial plain?
500
there is a small portion of this climate zone in central asia between the plains and mountains
What is humid subtropical?
500
Name 2 mountain ranges found in this region
What is Zagros, Ahaggar, Atlas, Taurus?
500
this body of water allows oil tankers to pass out into the gulf of oman?
What is the straight of hormuz?
500
Name two ways water is maintained/controlled in the region
What is desalinization, dry farming, shadoofs, rationing, aquifers?