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MiddleEast nhatten
Geography of Southwest Asia
| What river empties into into the Dead Sea? | Jordan River |
| The largest country in Southwest Asia. | Iran |
| These rivers both begin in Turkey and end in Kuwait. | Euphrates and Tigris River |
| The largest country in the Arabian Peninsula. | Saudi Arabia |
| Where is Iraq located? | West of Iran and north of Saudi Arabia |
| Where is the Black Sea located? | North of Turkey |
| Who are Bedouins? | Nomads of the Middle East. |
| What are the major environmental issues that effect water in the Middle East? | Dry land, Drought, Population Growth, Agriculture, and Pollution |
| What is desalination? | The act of removing salt from seawater. |
| Why is water called Liquid Gold in the Middle East? | Water is scarce in the Middle East. |
| What is the most important resource in the Middle East? | Oil |
| Where is the Dead Sea located? | Along the borders of both Israel and Jordan |
| Where is the Rub-al-Khali desert located? | In Southern Saudi Arabia. |
| Where is the Arabian Sea located? | Directly south of Pakistan and East of Saudi Arabia. |
| What canal cuts through Egypt to connect the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea? | The Suez Canal. |
| What country is south of Afghanistan? | Pakistan |
| What is the purpose of hydroelectric power? | To produce electricity using water. |
| Where is the Persian Gulf located? | Directly south of Iran. |
| Where is the Shaat al arab located? | at the end of the Tigris and Euphrates rivwe |