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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| lake Kinneret | another name for the sea of galilee |
| 3 countries in SW Asia that have the most abundant supplies of oil | Kuwait ,Iraq, Saudi Arabia |
| Negev desert | Israel |
| dead sea | lowest place on the crust of the earth |
| natural boundary between Jordan and Israel | Jordan river |
| where most of population of SW Asia live | live in the area with a Mediterranean climate |
| country where oil was first discovered in SW Asia | Iran |
| desalinization | removal of salt from ocean water |
| refinery | convert crud oil into useful products |
| 2 types of deserts in SW Asia | sandy and salty |
| most abundant resource of SW Asia | oil |
| 2 important landforms of SW Asia | Arabian Peninsula and Anatolian peninsula |
| another name for Rub-al-Khali | empty quarter |
| the state with a similar climate to turkey | California |
| Golan heights | hilly plateau overlooking Jordan R. and sea of galilee |
| fertile crescent | several river valley civ. developed there |
| the 2 most important waterways of SW Asia | Tigris and Euphrates |
| most precious resource/what provides most of this resource | water, the Jordan river |
| oasis | find vegetation in desert |
| what helps reduce the danger of above ground oil spills | buried pipelines |
| an important animal found in turkey {used in export industry} | mohair goats |
| 2 countries that have taken advantage of the agricultural benefits of the Tigris and Euphrates | turkey and Iraq |