Southwest Asia #1
Water is relatively ________ in Turkey, Iran, Lebanon, Afghanistan
Plentifu
The Edge of the Desert Fringes of deserts have a ________ climate
semi arid climate
Large farms and growing populations require
dams, irrigation
_______ water is pumped from underground aquifers
Fossil
______ is petroleum that has not been processed -
Crude oil
Iran Physical Features
stony, salty, sandy desert plateau surrounded by mountains
Plateau with some agriculture, grazing
Anatolian Peninsula
Iran’s Zagros Mountains isolate it from
rest of Southwest Asia
Bedouin nomads moved from
oasis to oasis
Israel is created in
1948
Region’s most abundant resource
Oil
___________ is third most holy Muslim city after Mecca, Medina
Jerusalem
Elburz Mountains cut Iran off from
Caspian Sea
Farming area surrounded by mountains
Afghanistan’s Northern Plain
Fundamentalist Muslim political group rules Afghanistan
Taliban
Plateau near Jordan River, Sea of Galilee - site of conflict due to strategic location
Golan Heights (Al Jawlan)
Arabian Peninsula (Describe its environment)
is covered by dry, sandy, windy plains -
Riverbeds that are dry except in rainy season
Wadis
Taurus Mountains separate _______ from rest of Southwest Asia
Turkey
Shrine where it’s believed Muhammad rose to heaven -
Dome of the Rock
Anatolian Peninsula (Turkey) Location
between Black and Mediterranean seas
Strategic waterways include Suez Canal from Red Sea to Mediterranean
Lowest place on earth’s exposed crust: 1,349 feet below sea level
Dead Sea
The Five Pillars are required of all Muslims (Must state all 5)
stify: -
“There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah” -
Prayer—pray facing Mecca five times a day; mosque—place of worship -
Charity—give money to the less fortunate -
Fasting—in the holy month of Ramadan, don’t eat, drink during day -
Pilgrimage—all Muslims should make hajj to Mecca once in their life
Has free education through university level
Kuwait
Region has _____ of world’s oil deposits, ____ of natural gas reserves
64% & 34%