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SW Asia
Term | Definition |
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Rub Al Khali | Summer temps often exceed 150 F. Empty Quarter. No vegetation. |
An Nafud | Some Vegetation due to Oasis and underground springs. |
Syrian Desert | Crops can be grown here with irrigation. |
Semi-Arid Lands | Good pastures for animals. Grows cotton and wheat. |
Coastal Lands | Coastal Lands: Crops grown year round. Heavily populated. |
Drip irrigation | using small pipes that slowly drip water to conserve. |
Desalinization | removal of salt from ocean water. Sometimes too salty for irrigation so it’s used in sewage systems. Plants are expensive and low output. |
Fossil Water | water pumped from underground aquifers. Because of very little rainfall, may run out in 25 to 30 years. |
Crude Oil | Oil that has not been refined. |
Pipelines | buried method of transporting oil that reduces danger of spills. |
Tankers | Danger of collisions or running aground that may cause oil spills. |
Arabian Peninsula | Borders Africa. Separated by Red Sea on South west, Persian Gulf on the east. Nomadic Lives searching for water. |
Anatolian Peninsula | Borders Europe. Located between the Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea. |
Iranian Plateau | Surrounded by Mountains. Foothills produce crops. |
Afghanistan Northern Plain | Well watered, surrounded by higher mountains that isolate it. |
Elburz mountains | South of Caspian Sea. Cuts off easy access for Iran. |
Taurus Mountains | Separate Turkey from Southwest Asia. |
Tigris and Euphrates | Support the Fertile Crescent. Mostly in Iraq. Join in the South creating swamps. |
Jordan River | Serves as a border between Jordan and Israel. Feeds the Dead Sea. |
Dead Sea | So salty only bacteria can survive and you cannot sink. 31.5% salt. |