Physical Geography of North Africa, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia
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| Mesopotamia was located on an area of fertile soil left by river floods called a(n) __________. | alluvial plain
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| Oil is common in this region because the land is made up of __________, or layers of materials hardened by the intense weight of more materials piled above. | sedimentary rock
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| __________ has decreased the number of sturgeon in the Caspian Sea. | Poaching
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| In this region of little rain, dry riverbeds called __________ fill with water when it rains. | wadis
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| Bordering this region's deserts are dry, treeless, but grassy plains called __________. | steppes
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| The Aral Sea has been drying up over the past several years because... | irrigation projects took too much water from the rivers that feed the sea
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| Two important waterways in the region include the Suez Canal and the Dardanelles. What is the main difference between the Suez and the Dardanelles? | The Suez is human-made while the Dardanelles is natural.
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| The world's largest desert, the Sahara, is located in __________. | North Africa
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| One of the most likely reasons for conflict in this region is competition over __________. | water
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