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world geography
chapter 21
| 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 crust of Earth |
| Natural boundary between Jordan and Israel | Jordan River |
| Where most of population of SW Asia live | They live in the area with a Med. climate |
| Country where oil was first discovered in SW Asia | Iran |
| Desalinization | removal of salt from ocean water |
| Refinery | converts crude oil into useful products |
| 2 types of desert in SW Asia | sandy and salty |
| Most abundant resource of SW Asia | oil |
| 2 important land forms of SW Asia | Arabian 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 River and Sea of Galilee |
| Fertile Crescent | several river valley civilizations developed there |
| The 2 most important waterways of SW Asia | Tigris and Euphrates |
| Most Precious resource/ what provides most of this resource? | water/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 for export industry) | Mohair goats |
| 2 countries that have been taken advantage of the agricultural benefits of the Tigris and Euphrates | Turkey and Iraq |