Middle East

Question 1

Which parts are the middle east

Answer 1

Western Asia, parts of northern Africa and southerneaten Europe

Question 2

The three types of climates of the middle east

Answer 2

Mediterranean
Semi-arid
Arid

Question 3

Mediterranean

Answer 3

hot dry summers and cool, wet, winters

Question 4

Semi-arid

Answer 4

Extremely hot summers and warm to cool winters

Question 5

Arid

Answer 5

Hot and dry - high temperatures

Question 6

Where is the mediterranean climate located

Answer 6

Turkey, lebanon, west of Syria and south east pf Iran because the subtropical ridge extends toward the south pole during the summer and migrates towards the equator during the winter

Question 7

Where is semi-arid climate located?

Answer 7

In central turkey, most pf iran and syria because the moistures wind from the seas, bring sandstorms, however in summer the sun is strong and the rainfall evaporates

Question 8

Where is the arid climate located?

Answer 8

In egypt, jordan, syria and Iraq because the strong sun causes warm air to rise. It created highpressure and no clouds, therefore no precipitation

Question 9

Climate in the desert

Answer 9

During the day, it may reach 40 degrees, at night 0 degrees or less

Question 10

Landscape in the desert

Answer 10

Vert dry, therefore lack of vegerptation. Revieves low amount of precipitation

Question 11

Vegetation of deserts

Answer 11

Cacti, grasses etc

Question 12

Animals of deserts

Answer 12

Mostly small, eg: jack rabbits, kangaroos, rats

Question 13

Adaptation of scorpion to deserts

Answer 13

Exoskeletons: hard body casing and venenous stingers give them great protection
Nocturnal: therefore awake at noght, to avoid hot temperatures
Low food and water needs: allow them to survive in the harshest environments

Question 14

How can people surive in a desert environment?

Answer 14

Be well prepared, have resources like scarfs, glasses and hats to protect from sand. Purification tablets to be able to purify water, food, water, a lighter to be able to cook things and keep them warm at night.

Question 15

How do camels adapt to the desert?

Answer 15

Large, flat feet to spred their weight on the sand
Thick fur on top of the body for shade and thin fur elsewhere to allow easy heat loss
They lick their extrimities to stay fresh

Question 16

How do cacti survive in the desert

Answer 16

Leaves are reduced to spines to reduce water loss through transpiration
Wide and deep roots absorb rainwater on the surafce and reach the underground deep water
It doesnt give up water through evaporation as easily as other plants because it has no leaves

Question 17

What is population distribution?

Answer 17

The way in which people ate spread across a given area

Question 18

What is population density?

Answer 18

The concentration of individuals whithin a species in a specific geographic location

Question 19

What does it mean when a place is sparsely populated?

Answer 19

An area that contains a few people

Question 20

What does it mean when a place is densely populated?

Answer 20

Any location with either one or more multifamily housing units or eight ir more single-families located within a quarter section

Question 21

Why is oil so important in the middle east?

Answer 21

Because the Middle East has the world’s largest deposits of oil (55 percent of the world’s reserves) in an easily extracted form, Middle Eastern oil continues to be necessary to the United States. It supplies energy to power industry, heat homes and provide fuel for vehicles and aeroplanes to carry goods and people all over the world

Question 22

Which are the largest oil producers are in the Middle east?

Answer 22

Saudi Arabia, UAE and Iraq. Most of the crude oil goes to China and East, but Europe is also a key buyer.