Final - N. Africa + SW Asia Flashcards
1
Q
Mountain ranges?
A
Taurus (Turkey)
Atlas (Morocco, Algeria)
Zargos (Iran)
Elburz (Iran)
2
Q
What are the main exports?
A
Petroleum! Saudi Arabia has 25% of the world’s oil.
3
Q
Climates?
A
Arid to Semi-Arid. Northern Africa and Arabian Peninsula have subtropical highs.
4
Q
What are the peninsulas?
A
Anatolian, Sinai, and Arabian.
5
Q
What are the main rivers?
A
Tigris and Euphrates (Iraq, Turkey, Syria)
Nile: Egypt
6
Q
What are the resources?
A
Petroleum, mainly.
7
Q
What do mountains have the ability to create?
A
Orographic precipitation
8
Q
Why were rivers so important?
A
Rivers allowed transportation, resources, and easier access to food.
9
Q
What’s important about the Suez Canal?
A
Connects the Mediterranean and Red Seas. Man made by the British during WWI.
10
Q
Israel was created in what year?
A
1948
