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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Golan heights | a hilly plateau overlooking the Jordan river and the sea of galilee; a strategic location that has been the site of conflict in southwest Asia for decades |
| Arabian peninsula | the most distinctive landform in SW Asia which is separated from the continent of Africa by the red sea on the southwest and from the rest of Asia |
| Anatolian peninsula | is occupied by the country of turkey |
| straits of Hormuz | farther south is a narrow passageway leading from the Arabian sea to the Persian gulf |
| wadis | a riverbed that remains dry except during the rainy seasons |
| Tigris river | one of the most important rivers of southwest Asia; it supported several ancient river valley civilizations, and flows through parts of turkey, Syria and Iraq |
| Euphrates river | a river of southwest Asia, which supported several ancient civilizations and flows through parts of turkey, Syria and Iraq and empties into the Persian Gulf |
| fertile crescent | supported several ancient river valley civilizations in a larger area |
| Jordan river | a river that serves as a natural boundary between Israel and Jordan, flowing from the mountains of Lebanon with no outlet to the mediterranean sea |
| Dead Sea | a landlocked salt lake between Israel and Jordan that is so salty that almost nothing can live in its waters; it is 1,349 feet below sea level, making it the lowest place on the exposed crust of the earth |
| Rub-al-Khali | also known as the empty quarter; one of the largest sandy deserts in the world , covering about 250,000 square miles;located on the Arabian peninsula |
| oasis | a place where water from an aquifer has reached the surface; it supports vegetation and wildlife |
| neger desert | produces crops through extensive irrigation |
| salt flat | flat land made of chemical salts that remain after winds evaporate the moisture in the soil |
| lake Kinneret | water comes from mountain areas {sea of galilee} |
| quanat | a system of underground brick-lined tunnels and wells that collect runoff water from the mountains |
| Noria | or waterwheel run by the flow of water or by animal power -is used to lift water from the river to the fields |
| Desalinization | the removal of salt from ocean water |
| Fossil water | water pumped from underground aquifers |
| Crude oil | petroleum that has not been processed |
| Refinery | a place where crude oil is converted into useful products |
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