Physical Geography of North Africa, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia Flashcards
A wadi is:
- a stream bed that remains until a heavy rain
- a kind of grain
- an oasis
- a small island
a stream bed that remains dry until a heavy rain.
Another term for “kum” is a(n)
- oasis
- marketplace in a large city
- earthquake
- desert
desert
Phosphate is
- a kind of fossil fuel found in desert regions
- a by-product of natural gas
- a chemical used in fertilizers
- mixed with sulfur for export
a chemical used in fertilizers.
If you are in a desert where underground water surfaces, you are at
- a kum
- an oasis
- the bamada
- an erg
an oasis.
In the deserts, runoff from infrequent rainstorms creates
- wadis
- fertile valleys
- ergs and regs
- an oasis
fertile valleys.
Pastoralism is
- a form of religion practiced in Northern Africa
- the study of a region’s past history
- the raising and grazing of livestock
- a form of religion practiced in Southwest Asia
the raising and grazing of livestock.
Food grains such as wheat, oats, and barley are called
- regs
- bedouins
- produce
- cereals
cereals.
A way of life for people on the steppe, such as the bedouins, is
- bamada
- tourism
- pastoralism
- grape growing and harvesting
bamada.
A territory that is culturally or ethnically different from surrounding cultures is a(n)
- exclave
- enclave
- culture hearth
- sheikhdom
sheikhdom.
A(n) _______ is a pilgrimage to Makkah made by mode Muslims at least once.
- Shari’ah
- emir
- Ibhadi
- hajj
hajj
To take wild plants and animals and make them useful to people is to _____ them.
- cuneiform
- qanat
- domesticate
- nationalize
domesticate.
_____ is a form of picture writing invented by the Egyptions.
- Heiroglyphics
- Cuneiform
- Monotheism
- Culture hearth
Hieroglyphics
The Persians constructed a system of _____, or underground canals, for irrigation.
- culture hearths
- qanats
- hieroglyphics
- cuneiforms
qanats
The belief in one God is called
- Judaism
- nationalism
- monotheism
- Islam
monotheism.
A _____ is a religious messenger.
- Makkah
- mosque
- prophet
- temple
prophet
