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