Anatolian & Iranian Plateaus

Anatolian & Iranian Plateaus

Plateaus & Mountains

Multiple Choice

What formed both the Anatolian & Iranian Plateaus?

• seismic activity

• desertification

• flooding

• melting glaciers

Seismic Activity

Multiple Choice

What is the term for a dry area on the side of a mountain range?

• rain shadow

• escarpment

• qanat

• desert

Rain Shadow Diagram

Multiple Choice

What causes a rain shadow on the Anatolian and Iranian plateaus?

• fertile oases

• high mountains

• seasonal monsoons

• seismic activity

High Mountains

Dry land with little precipitation

Trade and Settlement

Multiple Choice

How would you describe the climate on the Iranian and Anatolian Plateaus?

• dry

• humid

• tropical

• polar

Multiple Choice

How would you describe the population density on the Anatolian & Iranian Plateaus?

• High

• Medium

• Low

Travelers and Traders

Multiple Choice

fertile place in a dry region where water is found

• oasis

• irrigation canal

• rain forest

• qanat

Oasis

Oasis on Iranian Plateau

Multiple Choice

Historically, traders crossed the Anatolian Peninsula to trade between which regions?

• Europe and East Asia

• East Asia and Africa

• Europe and Africa

• Northern and Southern Africa

Between East Asia and Europe

Multiple Choice

Who were some early settlers of the Anatolian Plateau?

• farmers

• nomadic herders

• traders

Multiple Choice

an underground tunnel used to carry mountain water to dry plains.

• qanat

• fault

• oasis

• irrigation ditch

Qanat

Qanat

Diagram of a Qanat

Retrieval Practice

Multiple Choice

What formed both the Anatolian & Iranian Plateaus?

• seismic activity

• desertification

• flooding

• melting glaciers

Multiple Choice

What is the term for a dry area on the side of a mountain range?

• rain shadow

• escarpment

• qanat

• desert

Multiple Choice

What causes a rain shadow on the Anatolian and Iranian plateaus?

• fertile oases

• high mountains

• seasonal monsoons

• seismic activity

Multiple Choice

fertile place in a dry region where water is found

• oasis

• irrigation canal

• rain forest

• qanat

Multiple Choice

Historically, traders crossed the Anatolian Peninsula to trade between which regions?

• Europe and East Asia

• East Asia and Africa

• Europe and Africa

• Northern and Southern Africa

Multiple Choice

Who were some early settlers of the Anatolian Plateau?

• farmers

• nomadic herders

• traders

Multiple Choice

an underground tunnel used to carry mountain water to dry plains.

• qanat

• fault

• oasis

• irrigation ditch