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12 Cards in this Set
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What is the Arabian Peninsula?
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a huge peninsula in southwestern Asia
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What three bodies of water surround the Arabian Peninsula?
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1. Persian Gulf on the east
2. Arabian Sea to the south 3. Red Sea to the west |
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What are the three environmental areas of Arabia?
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1. Jabal al-Hijaz mountains
2. Arabia's east coast 3. inner part of the Arabian coast - mostly desert |
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How does Arabia's desert environment vary?
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stone cliffs
uninhabitable areas winter cloudbursts that allow plants to grow all have oven-like heat in the summer and lack of water |
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What is an oasis?
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a well-watered area in the desert
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Why are oases important to people?
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crops can be grown in the soil of these areas
some are large enough to support towns |
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What group of people lived in southwestern Arabia?
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Sabaean (suh BEE un) civilization
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What group of people lived in northern Arabia?
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people from the kingdom of Nabataea(nab uh TEE uh)
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Why were camels useful for desert travel?
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because they could carry heavy loads and go for days without water
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What is a caravan?
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a group of people and animals traveling together
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What two groups of people moved often in Arabia?
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Bedouins
Mountain Herders |
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Who were the Bedouins?
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family groups who lived mostly in the desert traveling in caravans and sleeping in tents
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