CHAPTER 17 geo
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- What are three characterisitics of North Africa and Southwest Asia?
- contains world's largest desert and longest river, sites of two of the world's earliest civilizations, crossroads of Europe, Africa, and Asia
- What is the largest Peninsula?
- Arabian Peninsula
- What are two characteristics of the Dead Sea?
- lowest place and saltiest
- What is Africa's longest mountain range?
- Atlas Mts
- What is the longest river in the world?
- Nile
- What percent of land area of Egypt does the Nile make up and what percent of people liver here?
- 3% and 90%
- What does Mesopotamia mean?
- land between two rivers
- What river is longer between the Euphrates and Tigris?
- Euphrates
- What percent of petroleum is located in this region?
- 60%
- Where is petroleum and natural gas found?
- countries bordering Persian Gulf and in Algeria and Libya
- What decade led to rapid increases in oil prices?`
- 1970s
- About how much precipitation is there?
- 10 inches
- What percent do deserts cover?
- 50%
- What are the 3 countries with no desert areas?
- Lebanon, Cyprus, and Turkey
- What is the largest desert in the world?
- Sahara
- Where there is water for irrigation there is what?
- farming
- Deserts of Norht Africa and SW Asia have limited areas of what?
- dunes
- What are rocky gravel areas?
- desert pavement
- What desert has the largest area of sand?
- Rubal Khali
- What 4 coastal plains is the Mediterranean climate found on?
- Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, Tigris-Euphrates Valley
- How many inches of rainfall is needed to grow certain crops without irrigation?
- 14in
- Whare is irrigation extensively used?
- Nile River valley and along the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
- As distance from the region's coastal areas increase the average yearly amount of rainfall does what?
- decreases
- Where is the Steppe climate found?
- upland areas north of the deserts in North Africa and in interior of parts of SW Asia
- How do Steppe climates differ from Desert areas?
- b/c they recieve enough rain to sustain substantial grasses
- What are the 3 most common herds of pastoralism?
- sheep, goats, and camels
- What are three reasons vegetation has declined?
- growing population, high demand of agriculture, grasses and shrubs ave been cleared