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wgfinal21
World Geography Final (Ch. 21)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Jordan River | provides one of the most precious resources in the entire region - water was a natural boundary between israel and jordan |
| Anatolian Peninsula | is occupied by the county of Turkey and it marks the beginning of the Asian continent |
| Lake Kinneret | Sea of Galilee |
| Dead Sea | a landlocked salt lake between israel and jordan the lowest place on the exposed crust of the earth |
| Wadis | are riverbeds that remain dry except during the rainy seasons |
| Fertile Crescent | ancient river valley civilization in a larger area where several river valley civilizations were supported |
| Arabian Peninsula | most distinctive landform of Southwest Asia |