Unit 6: North Africa, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia
What year did the "stans" become independent from Russia?
1991
rich soil made up of sand and mud deposited by running water
Alluvial soil
underground water bearing layers of porous rock, sand, or gravel
Aquifer
What large body of land is bordered on the northeast by the Persian Gulf, on the southeast by the Indian Ocean, and on the west by the Red Sea?
Arabian Peninsula
What is the official language of Egypt?
Arabic
suitable for growing crops
Arable
What body of water lies east of the Caspian Sea?
Aral Sea
a traditional marketplace ranging from a single street of stalls to an entire city district
Bazaar
member of the nomadic desert peoples of North Africa and Southwest Asia
Bedouin
Which inland body of water borders both Iran and Turkmenistan?
Caspian Sea
any grain, such as barley, oats, or wheat, grown for food
Cereal
goods produced for sale
Commodity
a center where cultures developed and from which ideas and traditions spread outward
Culture hearth
Sumerian writing system using wedge shaped symbols pressed into clay tablets
Cuneiform
alluvial deposit at a river's mouth that looks like the Greek letter delta
Delta
the removal of salt from seawater to make it usable for drinking and farming
Desalination
to adapt plants and animals from the wild to make them useful to people
Domesticate
a ban on trade
Embargo
differences among groups of people based on their origins, languages, customs, or beliefs
Ethnic Diversity
What river is located southwest of the Tigris River and flows southeast to the Persian Gulf?
Euphrates River
the value of goods and services created within a country in a year
Gross Domestic Product
in Islam, the yearly pilgrimage to Makkah
Hajj
Egyptian writing system using pictures and symbols to represent words or sounds
Hieroglyphics
What mountain range lies along the eastern edge of Afghanistan?
Hindu Kush
What ocean lies east of Africa?
Indian Ocean
the basic urban necessities like streets and utilities
Infrastructure
List five countries from Southwest Asia.
Iran Iraq Lebanon Saudi Arabia Yemen
Central Asia includes which countries?
Kazakhstan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan
term for deserts in Central Asia
Kums
What lake sits on the eastern side of Kazakhstan?
Lake Balkhash
What is the large body of water that separates North Africa from Europe?
Mediterranean Sea
belief in one God
Monotheism
in Islam, a house of public worship
Mosque
belief in the right of each people to be an independent nation
Nationalism
to place a company or industry under government control
Nationalize
What is Egypt most important physical feature?
Nile River
What is the longest river in Africa?
Nile River
small area in a desert where water and vegetation are found
Oasis
the raising of livestock
Pastoralism
What body of water lies between the Arabian Peninsula and modern Iran?
Persian Gulf
chemical product derived from petroleum or natural gas
Petrochemical
According to the video, what natural resource makes many Southwest countries wealthy? Use one word to name the resource.
Petroleum
natural mineral containing chemical compounds often used in fertilizer
Phosphates
person believed to be a messenger from God
Prophet
underground canal used in water systems
Qanat
What is the sea south of the Sinai Peninsula that is linked to the Indian Ocean?
Red Sea
What is North Africa divided by from the rest of the continent of Africa?
Sahara Desert
What triangular area, bordered by water on three sides connects the continents of Africa and Asia? (In between Israel and Egypt)
Sinai Peninsula
What chains of mountains are located in the southern part of modern Turkey?
Taurus Mountains
What river flows southeast across modern Iraq, near the city of Baghdad?
Tigris River
in the desert, a stream bed that is dry except during a heavy rain
Wadi
What mountain range is located east of the Tigris River, in the southwestern part of Iran?
Zagros Mountains
large step like temple of mud brick built in ancient Mesopotamia
Ziggurat
