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North Africa, Southwest and Central Asia Flashcards

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What links the Mediterranean Sea to the Black Sea and separate Europe from Asia?

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Bosporus Straits, Dardanelles Straights, and Sea of Marmora.

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What separates Africa from Europe?

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The Strait of Gibraltar

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What is a narrow gap between mountains in the Hindu Kush and used as a trade route linking Southwest Asia and other parts of Asia?

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The Kyber Pass

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What is the longest river in the world and carries silt which makes the land fertile for growing crops?

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The Nile River

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What is common because land is made up of sedimentary rock which is created when layers of material are hardened by intense weight of more materials piled above?

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Oil

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Which two countries have rich deposits of phosphates?

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Morocco and Kazakhstan

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In the Caspian Sea, what has decreased number of sturgeon?

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Poaching

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What is nearly covered by deserts?

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Arabian Peninsula

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What kind of climate does North Africa have?

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Mediterranean

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What country now draws from aquifers?

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Libya

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What is Turkey building on the Tigris- Euphrates?

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Dams

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What is an approach to managing water?

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Desalinization

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What is silt?

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Small particles of rich soil

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What is an area of fertile soil left by river floods?

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Alluvial plain

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What is created when layers of material are hardened by the intense weight of more materials piled above?

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Sedimentary rock

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What are mineral salts used to make fertilizer?

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Phosphates

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What is poaching?

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Illegal fishing or hunting

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What are facilities that turn petroleum into gasoline and other products also pollute the air?

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Refineries

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What is a dry riverbed that fill with water when it rains?

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Wadi

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What are large areas of soft sand?

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Ergs

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What is land that is fertile as a result of water from a spring or well?

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Oases

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Who moves across steppe areas to find food and water for their herds?

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Nomads

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What are underground rock layers through which water flows?

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Aquifers

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What is the process that treats seawater to remove salts and minerals to make it drinkable?

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Desalinization

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What is a fellahin?

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A peasant farmer

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What is government under the rule of one all- powerful leader?

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Dictatorship

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What are older sections with narrow streets and bazaars?

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Casbahs

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