Ch 17 Geography Test
The Sahel experienced a major drought that lasted from the late ____ until the early _____.
1960s; 1980s
Deserts cover about ____% of North Africa, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia.
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What is another name for the Persian Gulf?
Arabian Gulf
What major landform is the Rub al-Khali located on?
Arabian Peninsula
The drying up of the ____ ____ resulted from Soviet diversion of its water for irrigation.
Aral Sea
The northern slopes of the ____ Mountains, Africa's longest mountain range, have fertile soil.
Atlas
Which two rivers connect the Black Sea with the Mediterranean Sea?
Bosporus and Dardanelles
The landlocked _______ ______ is the largest inland body of water on Earth.
Caspian Sea
A wet, cold highlands climate is found in the __________ Mountains
Caucasus
The magnificent ________ Mountains rise between the Caspian and Black Seas.
Caucasus
Most of Egypt's people love on only 3% of its land, along the Nile _______.
Delta
A Mediterranean climate occurs along the Tigris-___________ valley
Euphrates
__________ streams in this arid area appear and disappear suddenly, depending on rainfall.
Intermittent
Where are the zagros mountains?
Iran
_____ is on one side of the Strait of Hormuz and ______ and the ______ are in the other side.
Iran; Oman; UAE
Where are the tigris and Euphrates rivers?
Iraq
_______ is an important city because it is located on the Bosporus and controls this important trade route.
Istanbul
The Jordan River is on the border of _______ and ________.
Jordan; Israel
In this region most agriculture occurs on fertile costal plains along the ___________ ______.
Mediterranean Sea
The ancient civilization of ___________ thrived in the fertile valley between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
Mesopotamia
The _____ River in Egypt is the longest river in the world.
Nile
The Strait of Hormuz is important because most of the oil in the world must be transported from the ________ _____ to world markets.
Persian Gulf
The Arabian Peninsula is separated from Africa by the ____ ______ and the Gulf of Aden.
Red Sea
the southern quarter of the Arabian Peninsula is covered in __________
Rub'al Khali
North Africa is dominated by the ________, the largest desert in the world.
Sahara
What covers North Africa?
Sahara
A transition zone between the Sahara to the north and the wetter areas to the south.
Sahel
The ______ is a fragile area and is prone to desertification
Sahel
The climate region called ___________ extends from the northern Sahara to Kazakhstan.
Steppe
What connects the Persian Gulf with the Arabian Sea?
Strait of Hormuz
What connects the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea?
Suez Canal
Where are the Taurus mountains?
Turkey
Land suitable for farming or growing crops
arable land
What are the three major mountain ranges?
atlas, taurus, zagros
Sahel comes from the Arabic word "______"
border
Desert vegetation includes ________ and drought-resistant shrubs.
cacti
Morocco's Mediterranean climate allows it to grow and export olives, grapes, and ______ _______.
citrus fruits
Northern parts of the Sahara and Arabian desert are generally _______ than in southern parts.
colder
Climate changes have expanded the area covered by _________.
desert
The most common climates in this area are _____ and __________.
desert; semi-arid
A process by which productive land turns into desert following the destruction of vegetation.
desertification
The expansion of arid conditions into non-arid areas
desertification
Some countries are _________ their economies by developng industries other than oil.
diversifying
A long period of extreme dryness and water shortages
drought
Three major tectonic plates come together in this region, making it prone to ____________.
earthquakes
In parts of this region, water ___________ far exceeds rainfall.
evaporation rates
Humans with herd of ______, ________, and _______, cause desertification because of overgrazing.
goats; sheep; camels
Desertification is caused by ________ and ________ __________
humans; natural conditions
Where are the Atlas mountains?
morocco
An _____ is an area in the desert where vegetation can grow because water is near the surface or on the surface.
oasis
Small farms and villages may occur at a desert _______, where there is water
oasis
Raising more livestock in an area causes the land to become ________.
overgrazed
What three things destroyed the Sahel's farmlands and grasslands?
overgrazing, overfarming, and continuous drought
Bedouins live by __________, or grazing their flocks on grasslands
pastoralism
Relatively little of the Sahara is sand; much of it is a rocky gravel called "desert _______"
pavement
One of the most important natural resources in this region is __________, a major export.
petroleum
Costal areas near mountain ranges receive abundant ___________ carried by warm winds off the sea.
rainfall
Morocco's Mediterranean areas attract __________, who vacation there in winter.
tourists
A _____ is a dry riverbed in a desert that fills up when it rains
wadi
