SS7G7a Southwest Asia: Where People Live & Trade

SS7G7a Southwest Asia: Where People Live & Trade

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Open Ended

What are a few examples of how WHERE you live affects HOW you live?

Multiple Choice

What landform covers more than half of Southwest Asia?

• rivers

• plateaus

• mountains

• deserts

Multiple Select

Which of these are names of major deserts in Southwest Asia? (Choose 2)

• Euphrates

• Tigris

• Rub' al Khali

• Syrian

• Jordan

Multiple Choice

Why do so few people live in Southwest Asia's deserts?

• Large oil reserves are located there.

• There is too much pollution.

• There is not enough food or water.

• The Bedouin people rule the deserts.

Multiple Choice

Who are the Bedouins?

• People who live in the mountains of Southwest Asia

• Nomadic peoples who lived and moved around deserts

• Nomadic peoples who lived and moved around rivers

• People who live in the country Bedo

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Why have many nomadic peoples left the deserts and moved to urban areas over the last 50 years?

• Civil wars drove them from the desert

• Country borders were redrawn

• Desert life was too difficult

• Looking for jobs, especially after the discovery of oil

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How have people living in the deserts of Southwest Asia usually made their living?

• Working in factories

• Trading livestock and hand-made goods

• Drilling for oil

• Service industry jobs in urban areas

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Which of these are names of major rivers in Southwest Asia? (Choose 3)

• Tigris

• Rub' al Khali

• Jordan

• Euphrates

• Syrian

Multiple Choice

Lower populations in Southwest Asia are generally found in which area?

• near rivers

• in deserts

Multiple Choice

What are some reasons why the areas around rivers are so heavily populated:

• Access to water for drinking

• Access to water for farming

• Access to trade routes

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

How do rivers impact trade in Southwest Asia?

• The rivers are used to protect local communities from foreign goods.

• The rivers are used to prevent access from Europe to Asia.

• The rivers are used to ship goods.

• The rivers are used to provide needed water.