G7 SS Chapter 10 Review

The ___________ links the Mediterranean Sea with the Atlantic Ocean.

• Strait of Hormuz

• Strait of Gibraltar

• Suez Canal

• Panama Canal

_____________ are important energy resources found in Southwest Asia

• Ethanol and phosphates

• Timber and Coal

• Phosphorus and agate

• Petroleum and natural gas

The world's largest desert, the Sahara, is found in _____________.

• Central Asia

• North Africa

• Southeast Asia

• Southwest Asia

What is an example of a negative effect of the Aswan Dam?

• loss of the flow of silt

• increase in air pollution

• decrease in water supplies

• redirection of the Nile

Which of the following does NOT describe the deserts of Central Asia?

• rain shadow areas

• cold winters

• hot summers

• tropical winds

Oil is common in this region because the land is made up of _____________, or layers of materials hardened by the intense weight of more materials piled above.

• wadi

• sedimentary rock

• silt

• steppes

The Aral Sea has been drying up over the past several years because

• the areas has had an extended drought

• irrigation projects took too much water from the rivers that feed the sea

• people in cities use too much water

• earthquakes damaged the sea floor allowing the water to leak out

______________ has decreased the number of sturgeon in the Caspian Sea

• Poaching

• Rationing

• Selling Oil

• Building canals

In this region of little rain, dry riverbeds called ___________ fill with water when it rains.

• wadis

• ergs

• silt

• steppes

One of the most likely reasons for conflict in this region is competition over ______________.

• water

• religion

• trade routes

• farming techniques