Southwest Asia Geo Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
How many countries makes up Southwest Asia? | 15 |
The major landscape of Southwest Asia is made of what 2 types of landforms? | Mountains and Plateaus |
This mountain range runs through Southwest Asia | Hindu Kush |
One of the most famous trade routes, which also is followed by invading armies, is known as the ___________ Pass. | Khyber |
This natural disaster is common in Southwest Asia, due to shifting tectonic plates. | earthquakes |
The Arabian Peninsula consists of at least __________, Yemen, and Oman, along with other nations. | Saudi Arabia |
These seas can be found in Southwest Asia: | Mediterranean Sea , Red Sea, Black Sea, Arabian Sea, Dead Sea |
This Gulf is tremendously important in world affairs within the Middle East: | Persian Gulf |
This body of water is the world's lowest body of water, and it's shore is at the lowest land elevation: | Dead Sea |
The two longest and most important rivers in Southwest Asia are the _________________ and ____________________. | Tigris and Euphrates |
The word Mesopotamia is Greek, meaning: | Land between two rivers. |
This desert covers nearly half of the Arabian Peninsula | The Arabian Desert |
The primary climate of the Arabian Peninsula and most of Southwest Asia can be described as _______________. | arid |
Two of the worlds most important natural resources are abundantly found in Southwest Asia. They are _____________ and _________________. | oil and natural gas |
The liquid form of petroleum is known as __________________. | crude oil |
Crude oil is refined to make many energy sources, including ____________. | gasoline |
More than half of the oil in the world is held by 5 Persian Gulf countries in Southwest Asia. They are ________________. | Saudi Arabia; Iran; Iraq; Kuwait; and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) |
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