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Southwest/Central
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what common characteristics links most countries | common religion |
| what seas border Southwest Asia | Mediterranean,Red,& Arabian Sea |
| this region has the largest/lowest physical features | lowest-Dead Sea highest-Arabian Peninsula & Caspian Sea |
| What are the largest countries in the area? In population? In highest GDP? | largest-Kazakhstan population-Pakistan GDP-UAE |
| what do the five "stan" countries have in common | subregions |
| which country is the world's only Jewish nation | Israel |
| what are the three monotheistic religions | Judaism, Christianity, Islam |
| what city is the holy city of all three religions | Israel |
| what two resources have the most impact on this region | oil and water |
| what is the most common vegetation in the region | desert scrub |
| what physical feature covers most of eastern countries | hindu kush mtns. |
| whats the most common land use in five "stan" countries | livestock raising |
| what climate is found in most of the countries on the Arabian Peninsula | arid |
| examples of renewable and nonrenewable resources | renewable- solar energy non-renewable- coal |
| how is oil made | oil is made with tiny plants and animals that dies in the oceans millions of years ago |
| where is most of the oil found in this region | Persian Gulf |
| what is HDI | Human Development Index which is a Development Indicator which helps rank countries |
| what are the goals of OPEC | have a steady supply of oil flowing out and money flowing into their countries |
| what caused the Persian Gulf War | Iraq's leader tried to take over Kuwait's oil |
| what is the main cause of the shrinking | water from the rivers flowing to it has been diverted for irrigation |
| what are the results of environmental degradation | dead fish, people's health, people leaving to finding jobs, cotton production |
| how did salinization affect the fish in the Aral Sea | fish have died |
| which crop contributed to the shrinking | cotton |
| what are the results of people living around the Aral Sea | their health problems have been bad |
| which countries are densely populated | Pakistan and Uzbekistan |