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Southwest/Central
Question | Answer |
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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 |