Unit 6

Question 1

In the Sahara, a place where underground water surfaces is a(n) :

Answer 1

oasis

Question 2

Runoff from infrequent rainstorms creates : ___________ or dry streambeds

Answer 2

wadi

Question 3

_______________ or the raising and grazing of livestock, is a way of life on the steppe

Answer 3

pastoralism

Question 4

Morocco produces __________, which is used in fertilizers

Answer 4

phosphate

Question 5

Much of the region is covered by sandy deserts, or ____

Answer 5

kums

Question 6

Barley is an example of a _________ grain

Answer 6

cereal

Question 7

___________________ is rich soil deposited by running water

Answer 7

Alluvial soil

Question 8

What physical features separate Europe and Asia and connect the Aegean and Black Seas?

Answer 8

The Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus strait

Question 9

About how much of North Africa, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia experience desert climate?

Answer 9

Almost 50%

Question 10

Bedouins

Answer 10

Desert nomads

Question 11

Ziggurats

Answer 11

Large mud brick temples

Question 12

Underground layers of porous rock, gravel, or sand that contain water are called

Answer 12

aquifers