Mapping Lab: Southwest & Central Asia (TCI Geography Alive)

Southwest Asia lies at the crossroads of Africa, Europe, and Asia. All three continents meet here at the _____________________________.

• Red Sea

• Black Sea

• Mediterranean Sea

• Caspian Sea

This region includes one of the highest mountain ranges in the world. What is the mountain range?

• Hindu Kush

• Zangros Mountains

• Taurus Mountains

• Caucasus Mountains

A ____________________ is an arm of the sea that is partly surrounded by land.

• peninsula

• gulf

• plateau

• inland

What are large bodies of salt water with little or no connection to the ocean?

• inland seas

• gulfs

• peninsulas

• plateaus

The ___________________________ is the largest inland body of water in the world.

• Red Sea

• Mediterranean Sea

• Caspian Sea

• Black Sea

Southwest Asia is home to the world's largest peninsula. What is this peninsula?

• Tigris Plateau

• Kazakh Upland

• Anatolia Peninsula

• Arabian Peninsula

This region includes one of the most fertile river valleys of the ancient world. What is this river valley?

• Tigris-Euphrates River Valley

• Syr Darya River Valley

• Amu Darya River Valley

• Yahk River Valley

What is the lowest place on Earth? Almost nothing lives here because the waters are so salty.

• Red Sea

• Black Sea

• Caspian Sea

• Dead Sea

What climate zones are most common in Southwest and Central Asia?

• Semiarid and arid

• tropical wet and tropical wet and dry

• humid subtropical and humid continental

• moderate and arid

What type of vegetation is most common in this region?

• Desert scrub

• temperate grassland

• mixed forest

• chapparal