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Why do people live near the Persian Gulf? Options: For the fresh water, For the jobs in the oil and shipping industry, For the mild climate, For the low population density

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For the jobs in the oil and shipping industry

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Why do people live near rivers?

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For the fresh water.

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Many people in Southwest Asia practice __________ farming, growing small amounts of crops, to take care of their local needs. Because the climate is so dry, agriculture nearly always depends on irrigation.

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Subsistence

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Why do people live near coastlines? Access to fresh water, Source of irrigation, Access to waterways for trade, Lower population density

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Access to waterways for trade

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How has the discovery of oil in some Southwest Asian countries affected the economic development of this area?

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Those countries with oil reserves are much richer than those countries that have not found oil in their territory.

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People living in the deserts in Southwest Asia have usually made their living by

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Nomadic herding

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What natural resource is there a lot of in the Middle East?

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Oil

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What natural resource is there not enough of in the Middle East?

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Water

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Where are most crops grown in the Middle East?

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Near freshwater sources

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Small groups of nomadic people in Arabia.

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