Physical Geography
What is the most common climate on the Arabian Peninsula?
arid
Why is oil considered a nonrenewable resource?
It takes millions of years to form.
What is the main cause of the shrinking of the Aral Sea?
the increased use of rivers flowing into the sea for irrigation
What makes the largest city in a country a primate city?
It has twice as many people as the next largest city.
This person is considered to be the founder of Islam.
Muhammad
What is the world's largest inland sea?
Caspian Sea
What forces slowly turn the remains of plants and animals into oil?
underground pressure and heat
What happens to water during salinization?
It becomes salty.
What is most likely to draw someone from a rural area to a primate city to live?
job opportunities
Christians view Jesus as the ______________.
Messiah (Savior)
Do more people live in rural or urban areas in Central and Southwest Asia?
rural
Which of these is a major goal of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)?
to keep oil prices steady
What effect has the shrinking of the Aral Sea had on the region’s climate?
hotter summers and colder winters
Where does the capital city of Ankara stand in Turkey’s urban hierarchy?
near the top
What city is considered a holy city for all 3 major religions of the Middle East?
Jerusalem
True or False:
Many countries in SW Asia suffer from water stress because of salinization.
True
Describe the oil distribution among the countries of Southwest Asia?
Some countries have far more oil than others -unequal distribution
How did salinization affect fish in the Aral Sea?
Many species died out completely.
True or False:
The United States has 3 primate cities.
False
The _____________is the holy book for Jews.
Torah
What resource is very limited in SW Asia?
water
A Southwest Asian country that spends much of its oil earnings on education and health care is most likely to have which of the following?
a high HDI ranking
Which of these crops has contributed most to the creation of a new desert in the Aral Sea region?
cotton
How are the problems created by this process being addressed in the Aral Sea region?
Kazakhstan built a dam system to divert water from the Syr River into the Aral Sea.
What religious group identifies Abraham as the father of their faith?
Judaism, Christianity, Islam