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Southwest asia
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What river is the key water source for Israel, Lebanon, and Syria? | Jordan river |
| Which is the name if the waterway between Iran & the Arabian Peninsula were much of the worlds oil supply is shipped? | Strait of Hormuz |
| Due to southwest Asia's climate, much of the region has experienced a scarcity of what? | Rainfall |
| Describe the climate of southwest Asia? | Hot and dry |
| What is the 120-mile man-made waterway that is used to transport goods from the red sea to the mediterranean sea | Cuez canel |
| What 25-mile territory has been a source of dispute between Israel & its neighbors for many years? | Gaza strip |
| What is the name of the two rivers that flow through Turkey & Iraq? | Tigras & Euphrates river |
| The strait of Hormuz connects which bodies of water? | Arabian Sea & Persian Golf |
| Why is the Suez canal so important to international shipping? | It makes it posible to get from the mediterranean to the red sea without sailing around Africa |
| Becasue mountians block winds coming from the oceans, much of the interior of southwest asia has what kinds of environement? | Desert |