Southwest Asia and North Africa: Geography, HEI, and Culture

What is a dry riverbed, which fills up with water after a rain called?

• oasis

• wadi

• reservoir

• lake

What is a year-round water supply, which can be created in desert or dry areas called?

• aquifer

• reservoir

• oasis

• wadi

A fertile region of land with a spring-fed water source located in the desert is called...

• mirage

• oasis

• lake

• reservoir

What is the process through which salt is removed from water?

• saltification

• desalination

• desertification

• deforestation

Where would a farmer in North Africa be likely to live?

• Nile Valley

• Near the Tigris River

• Near the Euphrates River

• In the Sahara

Burning ______ is the largest contributor to air pollution in the Middle East.

• tar

• tires

• garbage

• gasoline

What is a layer of rock with water moving through it deep underground?

• aquifer

• well

• reservoir

• dam

Which of the following is a way that Bedouin have adapted to their desert environment?

• Growing drought-resistant crops

• raising thoroughbred horses

• moving to towns and cities along the coast

• herding animals and moving to where resources are

The Middle East depends upon which industry for their wealth?

• Petroleum

• Fishing

• Copper

• Agriculture

What made the soil of the Fertile Crescent so fertile?

• gold

• water

• air

• silt