Chapter 17 Geography Flashcards

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Caucasus Mts.

Back 1

A mountain system in Eurasia between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea in the Caucasus region.

Front 2

Atlas Mts.

Back 2

a mountain range across a northern stretch of Africa extending about 2500 km

Front 3

Arabian Peninsula

Back 3

a land mass situated north-east of Africa.

Front 4

Sinai Peninsula

Back 4

a triangular peninsula in Egypt about 60000 km2 (23000 sq mi) in area.

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Dead Sea

Back 5

a salt lake bordering Jordan to the east and Israel and the West Bank to the west.

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Caspian Sea

Back 6

the largest enclosed body of water on Earth by area, variously classed as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea.

Front 7

Aral Sea

Back 7

a lake that lay between Kazakhstan (Aktobe and Kyzylorda provinces) in the north and Karakalpakstan, an autonomous region of Uzbekistan, in the south.

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Nile River

Back 8

a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa, generally regarded as the longest river in the world.

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Tigris River

Back 9

the eastern member of the two great rivers that define Mesopotamia, the other being the Euphrates.

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Euphrates River

Back 10

the longest and one of the most historically important rivers of Western Asia.

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Sahara

Back 11

The world's largest hot desert and second largest desert, after Antarctica.

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Pastoralism

Back 12

Pastoral farming is the branch of agriculture concerned with the raising of livestock

Front 13

Persian Gulf

Back 13

an extension of the Indian Ocean located between Iran (Persia) and the Arabian Peninsula