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3 minerals found in region |
Copper, lead, gold |
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What is the lowest in the region? What is the largest lake? |
1. Dead Sea 2. Caspian Sea |
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What is the longest river in region? How does it go with the Bible? |
The Nile River Baby Moses was put in the Nike River |
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Small particles of rich soil |
Silt |
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Area built up by rich fertile soil left by river floods |
Alluvial Plain |
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Types of rock formed when layers of sediment or dirt from the ocean floor, are compressed together by hand |
Sedimentary rock |
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Chemical salt used to make fertilizer |
Phosphate |
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illegal fishing or hunting |
Poaching |
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Facility that turns petroleum into gasoline and other products |
Refinery |
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Dry riverbed that fills with water when rain falls in a desert |
Wadi |
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Large areas of soft sand in June in the Sahara |
Erg |
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Fertile area that rises in a desert wherever water is regularly available |
Oasis |
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Hartley try grassland often found on the edge of the desert |
Steppe |
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Person who lives by moving places to Place by following herds |
Nomad |
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Agriculture that conserves and uses crops and growing methods suited to semi arid environments |
Dry farming |
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Underground layer of rock through which water flows |
Aquifer |
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Making a resource available in limited quantity |
Rationing |
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Process of trading see water to remove salt and minerals and make it drinkable |
Desalination |
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The region is Jigsaw saw puzzle of ??? and peninsulas |
Seas |
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Three landlocked bodies of salt water include? |
The dead sea – the lowest point on earth The Caspian seas – the largest inland body of water The Aral Sea – used to be the worlds largest inland sea however feeder Rivers diverted for irrigation have made it a series of small lakes |
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What is the Nile river? |
The Nile river is one of the worlds longest rivers. The Nile Delta has much fertile soil and was the home of one of the worlds earliest civilizations. |
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What does the runoff from in frequent rainstorms create? |
Wadis |
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Oil and natural gas are the most abundant ??? in the region |
Resources |
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What is phosphate? |
Phosphate is a chemical used in fertilizer. It is found in morocco. |
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Dominates the region 50% is desert which means they get less than 10 inches of rain per per year. |
Desert |
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What is the world largest desert which is the size of the USA? It covers most of north Africa and is still growing. |
Sahara desert |
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What is the largest area of sand in the Sahara desert? |
Rub’al Khali or Empty Quarter |
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The Mediterranean climate has what type of winters. What type of summers. |
Rainy winters, dry hot summers |
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What does the Mediterranean climate grill? |
This area grow citrus fruits olives and grapes |
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What is the lowest point in this region? What country is it located in? |
Dead Sea, Israel, and Jordan |
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What is the largest desert? What country is it located in? |
Sahara Desert, Northern Africa |
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What is the largest lake? What countries surround it? |
Caspian Sea, Iran, Kazakhstan, Bakn,Turkmenistan , Kistan |
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What physical feature covers much of north Africa? |
Sahara |
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What river is Cairo located on? |
The Nile river |
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In general most of the population is located on what type of plane? |
Coastal plain for on a river plain |
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In general most of the population is located on what type of plane? |
Coastal plain for on a river plain |
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What energy resource is widespread in this region? |
Oil |
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Where is the population of Egypt concentrated? Why do you think this is so? |
The Nile river, because there is water |
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What connects the Atlantic ocean with the Mediterranean Sea? |
The Strait of Gibraltar |
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Where are the largest reserves of oil and natural gas? |
Persian Gulf |
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What is the land made up of in the Persian Gulf? |
The land is made up of sedimentary rock. Other resources include coal, iron ore, and phosphate, or mineral salts |
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Is irrigation water dries it leaves behind what kind of deposit? |
Salt |
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In Egypt which damn blocks the flow of silt? |
Aswan high dam |
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In Egypt which damn blocks the flow of silt? |
Aswan high dam |
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What allows oil tankers to enter and leave the Persian Gulf? |
The Strait of Hormuz |
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In Egypt which damn blocks the flow of silt? |
Aswan high dam |
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What allows oil tankers to enter and leave the Persian Gulf? |
The Strait of Hormuz |
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Which country is the most populous? |
Egypt |
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Which of the following separates Africa from Europe? |
Strait of Gibraltar |
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When irrigation water evaporates rapidly it leaves behind |
Salt |
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When irrigation water evaporates rapidly it leaves behind |
Salt |
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What region is nearly covered by deserts |
Arabian Peninsula |
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About 20% of the Sahara is covered by |
Ergs |
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And expensive water management system used by all rich countries is |
Desalinization |
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What makes land more fertile |
Silt |
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Oil was formed in the Persian Gulf area when heat and pressure affected |
Sedimentary rock |
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Why Must farmers in the Nile Valley use expensive fertilizers? |
The Aswan high dam blocks the flow of silt down the river |
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Which two seas have been damaged by poaching and irrigation projects |
Aral and Caspian |
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Which of these dry riverbed’s that fill with water when rain falls |
Wadis |