Ch. 21 Study Guide- Physical Geography of Southwest Asia and Arid Lands (p.486)
Name:_______________________
Date: ________________________
Class Period:__________________
Landforms and Resources (p. 487)
1. In 1967 Syria and Israel fought for control of the Golan Heights. Describe this area:
2. Southwest Asia forms a land bridge connecting ______________, ________________, and _______________.
3. Which country is the Anatolian Peninsula located in?
4. Name the strategic opening to the Mediterranean Sea:
5. Bosporus and Dardanelles Straits are desirable locations for what activity?
6. Why is the Strait of Hormuz so important?
7. Define wadis:
8. What is the lifestyle of those living on the Arabian Peninsula?
9. Why is contact with the outside world so difficult in Afghanistan?
10. Name the two rivers that are a part of the Fertile Crescent:
11. Today, the Tigris and Euphrates flow through parts of _______________, _________________, and ________________.
12. Describe the Jordan River:
13. Describe three things about the Dead Sea:
14. What is the regions most abundant resource?
15. Today, about one half of the world’s oil reserves are found in Southwest and along the coast of the ______________ _________ and at offshore drilling sites in the Gulf itself.
16. What activity can the abundant resource of water be harnessed for?
Climate and Vegetation (p. 491)
1. Most areas in Southwest Asia receive less than ___ inches of precipitation a year.
2. Why do the rivers not flow year round?
3. Why have some areas of the deserts turned into productive farmland?
4. Describe human-environment interaction in these desert regions:
5. Define Rub al-Khali:
6. What size is the Rub al-Khali?
7. As many as _________ years may pass without rainfall here in the Rub al-Khali.
8. Define oasis:
9. Which desert separates coastal regions of Lebanon, Israel, and Syria from the Tigris and Euphrates valleys?
10. What is a salt flat and name two examples.
11. Describe the climate of semiarid areas:
12. Why are areas with Mediterranean climate typically heavily populated?
Reading a Vegetation Map (p. 494)
1. Define Vegetation Map:
2. What types of plants do these maps usually not include?
3. Looking at the map, how would you describe the vegetation of this region?
Human-Environment Interaction (p. 495)
1. What was the Saudi prince hoping to tow to the port of Jidda?
2. How do these areas meet the needs of large farms and growing populations?
3. Why is the project of creating dams in Turkey controversial?
4. Define drip irrigation:
5. Define desalinization:
6. Define fossil water:
7. _______________ is the source of gasoline, heating oil, and basis of many chemicals.
8. What is oil found in?
9. Define crude oil:
10. What does a refinery do?
11. What is a major risk of moving oil from one location to another?
Critical Thinking: Making Generalizations
In what ways do oil and water shape lives of the people in Southwest Asia?
Ch. 21 Study Guide- Physical Geography of Southwest Asia and Arid Lands (p.486)
Name:_______________________
Date: ________________________
Class Period:__________________
Landforms and Resources (p.487)
1. In 1967 Syria and Israel fought for control of the Golan Heights. Describe this area:
Also called Al Jawlan, hilly plateau overlooking the Jordan River and the Sea of Galilee
2. Southwest Asia forms a land bridge connecting ____Asia______, ___Africa_______, and ____Europe_____.
3. Which country is the Anatolian Peninsula located in? Turkey
4. Name the strategic opening to the Mediterranean Sea: Suez Canal
5. Bosporus and Dardanelles Straits are desirable locations for what activity? Controlling trade and transportation to Russia and the interior of Asia
6. Why is the Strait of Hormuz so important? Because access to oil is essential to the world wide economy
7. Define wadis: riverbeds that remain dry except during the rainy season
8. What is the lifestyle of those living on the Arabian Peninsula? nomadic
9. Why is contact with the outside world so difficult in Afghanistan? Because it is landlocked and mountainous
10. Name the two rivers that are a part of the Fertile Crescent: Tigris and Euphrates
11. Today, the Tigris and Euphrates flow through parts of ___Turkey______, _____Syria_______, and ____Iraq________.
12. Describe the Jordan River: provides most precious resource-water, natural boundary between Israel and Jordan. Flows into Dead Sea
13. Describe three things about the Dead Sea: Answers will vary. Landlocked salt lake, only bacteria can live in it, 1,349 ft below seal level, lowest place on earth
14. What is the regions most abundant resource? water
15. Today, about one half of the world’s oil reserves are found in Southwest and along the coast of the ___Persian____ __Gulf___ and at offshore drilling sites in the Gulf itself.
16. What activity can the abundant resource of water be harnessed for? Hydroelectric power
Climate and Vegetation (p. 491)
1. Most areas in Southwest Asia receive less than __18__ inches of precipitation a year.
2. Why do the rivers not flow year round? Because the region is so dry
3. Why have some areas of the deserts turned into productive farmland? Because of irrigation
4. Describe human-environment interaction in these desert regions: limited
5. Define Rub al-Khali: most famous desert, called the Empty Quarter, “place where no one comes out”
6. What size is the Rub al-Khali? Approx size of Texas
7. As many as __10____ years may pass without rainfall here in the Rub al-Khali.
8. Define oasis: An area in the desert where vegetation is found because water is available usually from underground springs
9. Which desert separates coastal regions of Lebanon, Israel, and Syria from the Tigris and Euphrates valleys? Syrian Desert
10. What is a salt flat and name two examples. When winds evaporates the moisture in the soil, and chemical salts remain. Dasht-e Kavir and Dasht-e Lut
11. Describe the climate of semiarid areas: warm to hot summers with enough rainfall to support grass and some low growing shrubs
12. Why are areas with Mediterranean climate typically heavily populated? Because they are comfortable
Reading a Vegetation Map (p. 494)
1. Define Vegetation Map: shows location of major types of plants in a region
2. What types of plants do these maps usually not include? Plants that introduced as agricultural crops
3. Looking at the map, how would you describe the vegetation of this region? Some grasslands and temperate forests, but mostly desert shrub
Human-Environment Interaction (p. 495)
1. What was the Saudi prince hoping to tow to the port of Jidda? iceberg
2. How do these areas meet the needs of large farms and growing populations? Dams and irrigation systems
3. Why is the project of creating dams in Turkey controversial? Because countries down stream from the dam will lose use of the water for irrigation or hydroelectricity
4. Define drip irrigation: practice of using small pipes that slowly drip water just above ground to conserve water used for crops
5. Define desalinization: removal of salt from ocean water
6. Define fossil water: water pumped from underground aquifers
7. __Petroleum____ is the source of gasoline, heating oil, and basis of many chemicals.
8. What is oil found in? rocks
9. Define crude oil: petroleum that has not been processed
10. What does a refinery do? converts crude oil into useful products
11. What is a major risk of moving oil from one location to another? Oil spills
Critical Thinking: Making Generalizations
In what ways do oil and water shape lives of the people in Southwest Asia?
Water is scarce and needed for human and agricultural purposes. Oil provides the base for the economy