North Africa, Southwest and Central Asia Flashcards
(27 cards)
What links the Mediterranean Sea to the Black Sea and separate Europe from Asia?
Bosporus Straits, Dardanelles Straights, and Sea of Marmora.
What separates Africa from Europe?
The Strait of Gibraltar
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?
The Kyber Pass
What is the longest river in the world and carries silt which makes the land fertile for growing crops?
The Nile River
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?
Oil
Which two countries have rich deposits of phosphates?
Morocco and Kazakhstan
In the Caspian Sea, what has decreased number of sturgeon?
Poaching
What is nearly covered by deserts?
Arabian Peninsula
What kind of climate does North Africa have?
Mediterranean
What country now draws from aquifers?
Libya
What is Turkey building on the Tigris- Euphrates?
Dams
What is an approach to managing water?
Desalinization
What is silt?
Small particles of rich soil
What is an area of fertile soil left by river floods?
Alluvial plain
What is created when layers of material are hardened by the intense weight of more materials piled above?
Sedimentary rock
What are mineral salts used to make fertilizer?
Phosphates
What is poaching?
Illegal fishing or hunting
What are facilities that turn petroleum into gasoline and other products also pollute the air?
Refineries
What is a dry riverbed that fill with water when it rains?
Wadi
What are large areas of soft sand?
Ergs
What is land that is fertile as a result of water from a spring or well?
Oases
Who moves across steppe areas to find food and water for their herds?
Nomads
What are underground rock layers through which water flows?
Aquifers
What is the process that treats seawater to remove salts and minerals to make it drinkable?
Desalinization
