Southwest Asia Geography

What Continent is Southwest Asia on?

• Africa
• Australia
• Asia
• North America

What does "Mesopotamia" mean?

• Land between the rivers
• No Water
• Large Ocean
• Icy Tundra

What does "Arid" Mean?

• Very dry with extremely high daytime temperatures
• Very rainy and humid
• Large glacier area with snow and ice
• Rain Forest

What does "Barren" mean?

• dry with extremely high temperatures
• Very rainy and humid
• not much vegetation can be produced
• Barely any people

What is a Peninsula?

• an island
• a piece of land with water on 3 sides
• a very mountainous area
• shiny pennies

What is an example of a landform with an "Arid" Climate?

• Rain Forest
• Tundra
• Desert
• Outer Space

The Fertile Crescent is a great location for Agriculture.<br />

• true
• false
• Did we learn this?
• Cap

Name a Peninsula in Southwest Asia

• Florida Peninsula
• Baja California
• Arabian Peninsula
• Regular Pencils

Between what 2 bodies of water will you find the Fertile Crescent?

• The Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf
• The Nile and the Gilo River
• The Pacific and the Atlantic Ocean
• The Arctic and the Southern Ocean

What 2 rivers are very important in Mesopotamia?

• the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Mexico
• The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
• The Mississippi and Colorado River
• The Amazon and the Congo Rivers