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South Asia
Southwest Asia
Central Asia
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The major landform in South Asia
What are the Himalayas
100
What greatly affects the climate of South Asia?
What are monsoons
100
Southwest Asia has what kind of climate
What is arid or dry
100
Central Asia has what kind of climate?
What is dry
100
Define a standard of living
a measurement of a persons or a group's education, housing, health and nutrition
200
Most of Southwest Asia is made up of?
What is a peninsula
200
Explain what a cash crop is
What is a crop that is raised or gathered to be sold for money on the local or world market
200
Because of the dry climate the Southwest has a lot of what landform?
What are large deserts
200
Define Oasis
What is an area in a desert where fresh water is usually available from an underground spring or well
200
Define Nonrenewable Resource
What is a natural resource that cannot be quickly replaced once it is used
300
Two major rivers in South Asia
What are the Ganges and Indus Rivers
300
South Asia is densely populated in what type of regions?
What are rural regions
300
Oasis
What is an area in a desert region where fresh water is usually available from an underground spring or well
300
Central Asia depends on what for farming
What is irrigation
300
Define Subcontinent
What is a large landmass that is a major pat of a continent
400
The area framed by the Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats
What is the Deccan Plateau
400
Most people work in what industry?
What is agriculture
400
What are Southwest Asia's most important natural resources?
What are petroleum and water
400
Most of the land in Central Asia is used for what industry?
What is agriculture
400
Define Steppes
What are vast, mostly level, treeless plains that are covered in grasses
500
What are the main physical features of Central Asia?
What are higlands, deserts, and steppes
500
Explain the importance of Monsoons in South Asia
Summer Monsoons pick up moisture from the Indian Ocean and rain falls along the coast and moves inland Winter Monsoons travel from the north bringing frigid, dry air but the Himalayas block the cold and the dry air continues to South Asia
500
Explain the importance of petroleum in Southwest Asia
It is a source of gasoline and other fuels; used to fuel cars, trucks, provide energy for industry and heat homes Because of the profit the standard of living is higher in oil rich countries Use the money to build schools, hospitals, and other goods
500
What are Central Asia's most valuable natural resources?
What are oil and natural gas
500
Define Alluvial
What is made of soil deposited by rivers