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30 Cards in this Set
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Strait of Gibraltar
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Separates Africa and Europe. Links Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean
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Suez Canal
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Human-made waterway. Ships use this canal to pass from the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea.
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Atlas and Ahaggar Mountains
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Extend across much of the west. The rest of Africa is covered by low plains and plateaus.
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Zagros Mountains
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Stretch southeast through Turkey and Iran.
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Silt
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Small particles of rich soil. The silt made the land fertile for growing crops.
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Alluvial Plain
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An area of fertile soil left by river floods
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Petroleum and Natural Gas
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Two of the Region's most plentiful resources.
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Sedimentary Rock
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This rock is created when layers of material are hardened by the weight of materials piled on it.
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Oil
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Oil income has made some countries in the region wealthy, while others are not rich in oil deposits and are poor.
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Phosphates
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Mineral salts used to make fertilizer.
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Dardanelles strait, Sea of Marmara, and Bosporous strait
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Link the Mediterranean and Black Seas and separate Europe and Asia.
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Poaching
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Illegal fishing or hunting, has decreased the number of sturgeon, whose eggs are used for caviar.
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Aral Sea
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Badly damaged from the irrigation project. Cotton production, which drained water from the two main rivers that feed the sea.
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Refineries
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Facilities that turn petroleum into gasoline and other products, also pollute the air.
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Major source
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Water
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Strait of Gibraltar
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Separates Africa and Europe. Links Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean
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|
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Suez Canal
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Human-made waterway. Ships use this canal to pass from the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea.
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Atlas and Ahaggar Mountains
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Extend across much of the west. The rest of Africa is covered by low plains and plateaus.
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Zagros Mountains
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Stretch southeast through Turkey and Iran.
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Silt
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Small particles of rich soil. The silt made the land fertile for growing crops.
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Alluvial Plain
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An area of fertile soil left by river floods
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Petroleum and Natural Gas
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Two of the Region's most plentiful resources.
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Sedimentary Rock
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This rock is created when layers of material are hardened by the weight of materials piled on it.
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Oil
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Oil income has made some countries in the region wealthy, while others are not rich in oil deposits and are poor.
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Phosphates
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Mineral salts used to make fertilizer.
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Dardanelles strait, Sea of Marmara, and Bosporous strait
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Link the Mediterranean and Black Seas and separate Europe and Asia.
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Poaching
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Illegal fishing or hunting, has decreased the number of sturgeon, whose eggs are used for caviar.
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Aral Sea
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Badly damaged from the irrigation project. Cotton production, which drained water from the two main rivers that feed the sea.
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Refineries
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Facilities that turn petroleum into gasoline and other products, also pollute the air.
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Major source
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Water
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