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The 4 plates that impact north Africa are -

African, Arabian, Anatolian, Eurasian

Mountain range in North Africa

Atlas mont

Most areas of the Sahara desert are -

Hamadahs

Ergs

Sandy dune covered areas

Hamadas

Sandstone plateaus

Regs

Desert pavement

River in Africa; it's also -

Nile ; longest

Climate of the saraha

Arid and semi arid

Sahel

Flat plan that marks transition from saraha (north) and grassland/savanna (south)

Most important resources of Africa

Phosphate and petroleum

Where's the med. Climate in Africa?

Morocco, Tunisia, and Libya

East med. Include which countries

Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Israel

2 rivers in East. Med

Euphrates and Jordan rivers

Significantance of Jordan rivers

Border between west bank and Jordan

Wadi

Dry stream

Lowest body of water in earth

Dead sea

What connects east med to the red sea and Indian ocean?

Gulf of aqaba

List climates of east med starting at coast and moving inland

Hs, med, arid, semi arid

Describe med. Climate

Hot and dry summer


Mild and wet winters

Most important resources in East med.

Lumber and minerals

The geography of NE is mostly-

Mountain

What has caused many earth quakes in NE

North Anatolian fault

Where is the point where ASIA and Europe meet

Anatolian Penn

What country makes the Anatolian Penn

Turkey

Border of water between Asia and Europe is

Turkish strait

Major rivers in NE

Tigris and Euphrates

Important transportation link between Iran and Asian counties

Caspian

2 most important resources of NE

Fossil fuels and waterways

Coast if turkey and Iran has what climate

MED.

Interior of NE is

Semi arid

AP is mostly - and suitable for-

Arid or dry ; agriculture and human settlement

The empty quarter is the name for -

Rub' al- khali

Describe empty quarter

Largest uninterrupted area of sand

Important shipping route for oil between Europe and Asia

Red sea

Largest source of oil

Persian gulf

Body of water that is east of AP and serves as important shipping route for oil making countries of subregion

Persian gulf

Main climate if AP

Desert

Monsoon

Heavy summer rains

Where do monsoons happen

Coastal areas of AP

Simons

Hot suffocating Winds

Where 25% of oil

Arabian deserts

Shamals

Sand and dust from north

Oil distribution is

Not even

Standard if living

Average

Largest inland sea

Caspian

Shrinking river

Aral

Lake balkhash

CA

Climate of CA and why

Arid ; far away from water

Parts if - that borders east Kazakhstan are used for-

Steppe ; agriculture

The Caucasus mountains have - climate

Highlands

What's the climate of north Kazakhstan

HC

J name for god

Yahweh

J story

Will dwell on promise land

When was Israel made

1947

J fathers

Abraham and Moses

J holy city

Jerusalem; west wall has place of prayer which is the only remains of old place

C story

They'll have special relationship

Branches of j

Orthodox, conservative, and reformed

Branches of c

Catholic, protestant, and orthodox

C city

Bethlehem,

C goal

Archive salvation where souls live with god in haven by following rules and sacraments

I story

Favored by god for faith and submission to god

I branches

Sunni Shiite

Shahada

Faith declaration

Salat

Prayer x5

Zakat

2.5% of wealth to charity (almsgiving)

Siyam

Fasting

Hajj

Going mecca

Shiite v. Sunni

Mohammed family rule v. Anyone can

Nile origin and had -

Highlands of Ethiopia and Uganda; early civilization

The Levant includes

Syria, Jordan, Israel, and Palestine

Syrian desert I'd composed of - and us used as -

Gravel ; roadway

Eastern med has a lot of-

Mountains

The Turkish strait connects - and is -

Aegan and black sea ; military and commercial