Geo Chapter 16

Front 1

3 minerals found in region

Back 1

Copper, lead, gold

Front 2

What is the lowest in the region? What is the largest lake?

Back 2

1. Dead Sea

2. Caspian Sea

Front 3

What is the longest river in region? How does it go with the Bible?

Back 3

The Nile River

Baby Moses was put in the Nike River

Front 4

Small particles of rich soil

Back 4

Silt

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Area built up by rich fertile soil left by river floods

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Alluvial Plain

Front 6

Types of rock formed when layers of sediment or dirt from the ocean floor, are compressed together by hand

Back 6

Sedimentary rock

Front 7

Chemical salt used to make fertilizer

Back 7

Phosphate

Front 8

illegal fishing or hunting

Back 8

Poaching

Front 9

Facility that turns petroleum into gasoline and other products

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Refinery

Front 10

Dry riverbed that fills with water when rain falls in a desert

Back 10

Wadi

Front 11

Large areas of soft sand in June in the Sahara

Back 11

Erg

Front 12

Fertile area that rises in a desert wherever water is regularly available

Back 12

Oasis

Front 13

Hartley try grassland often found on the edge of the desert

Back 13

Steppe

Front 14

Person who lives by moving places to Place by following herds

Back 14

Nomad

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Agriculture that conserves and uses crops and growing methods suited to semi arid environments

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Dry farming

Front 16

Underground layer of rock through which water flows

Back 16

Aquifer

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Making a resource available in limited quantity

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Rationing

Front 18

Process of trading see water to remove salt and minerals and make it drinkable

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Desalination

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The region is Jigsaw saw puzzle of ??? and peninsulas

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Seas

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Three landlocked bodies of salt water include?

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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

Front 21

What is the Nile river?

Back 21

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.

Front 22

What does the runoff from in frequent rainstorms create?

Back 22

Wadis

Front 23

Oil and natural gas are the most abundant ??? in the region

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Resources

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What is phosphate?

Back 24

Phosphate is a chemical used in fertilizer. It is found in morocco.

Front 25

Dominates the region 50% is desert which means they get less than 10 inches of rain per per year.

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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.

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Sahara desert

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What is the largest area of sand in the Sahara desert?

Back 27

Rub’al Khali or Empty Quarter

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The Mediterranean climate has what type of winters. What type of summers.

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Rainy winters, dry hot summers

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What does the Mediterranean climate grill?

Back 29

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?

Back 30

Dead Sea, Israel, and Jordan

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What is the largest desert? What country is it located in?

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Sahara Desert, Northern Africa

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What is the largest lake? What countries surround it?

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Caspian Sea, Iran, Kazakhstan, Bakn,Turkmenistan , Kistan

Front 33

What physical feature covers much of north Africa?

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Sahara

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What river is Cairo located on?

Back 34

The Nile river

Front 35

In general most of the population is located on what type of plane?

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Coastal plain for on a river plain

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In general most of the population is located on what type of plane?

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Coastal plain for on a river plain

Front 37

What energy resource is widespread in this region?

Back 37

Oil

Front 38

Where is the population of Egypt concentrated? Why do you think this is so?

Back 38

The Nile river, because there is water

Front 39

What connects the Atlantic ocean with the Mediterranean Sea?

Back 39

The Strait of Gibraltar

Front 40

Where are the largest reserves of oil and natural gas?

Back 40

Persian Gulf

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What is the land made up of in the Persian Gulf?

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The land is made up of sedimentary rock. Other resources include coal, iron ore, and phosphate, or mineral salts

Front 42

Is irrigation water dries it leaves behind what kind of deposit?

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Salt

Front 43

In Egypt which damn blocks the flow of silt?

Back 43

Aswan high dam

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In Egypt which damn blocks the flow of silt?

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Aswan high dam

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What allows oil tankers to enter and leave the Persian Gulf?

Back 45

The Strait of Hormuz

Front 46

In Egypt which damn blocks the flow of silt?

Back 46

Aswan high dam

Front 47

What allows oil tankers to enter and leave the Persian Gulf?

Back 47

The Strait of Hormuz

Front 48

Which country is the most populous?

Back 48

Egypt

Front 49

Which of the following separates Africa from Europe?

Back 49

Strait of Gibraltar

Front 50

When irrigation water evaporates rapidly it leaves behind

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Salt

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When irrigation water evaporates rapidly it leaves behind

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Salt

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What region is nearly covered by deserts

Back 52

Arabian Peninsula

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About 20% of the Sahara is covered by

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Ergs

Front 54

And expensive water management system used by all rich countries is

Back 54

Desalinization

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What makes land more fertile

Back 55

Silt

Front 56

Oil was formed in the Persian Gulf area when heat and pressure affected

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Sedimentary rock

Front 57

Why Must farmers in the Nile Valley use expensive fertilizers?

Back 57

The Aswan high dam blocks the flow of silt down the river

Front 58

Which two seas have been damaged by poaching and irrigation projects

Back 58

Aral and Caspian

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Which of these dry riverbed’s that fill with water when rain falls

Back 59

Wadis