Unit 2: Geography of Southwest Asia Vocabulary

the narrow strip of land between Israel, Egypt, and the Mediterranean Sea

It is home to millions of Palestinian Refugees who fled there during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. 

There are frequent conflicts between its Arab inhabitants and Israeli Jews

• Gaza Strip

• Persian Gulf

• West Bank

• Suez Canal

Located on the west bank of the River Jordan

It is the larger and more populous Palestinian territory. 

The unresolved issue of a Palestinian Homeland has led to conflict between Palestinian Arabs and Israeli Jews.  

• Gaza Strip

• West Bank

• Persian Gulf

• Strait of Hormuz

The body of water is sometimes called the Arabian Gulf.

The body of water is an extension of the Indian Ocean located between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula.

It is connected to the Gulf of Oman in the east by the Strait of Hormuz

• Gaza Strip

• West Bank

• Persian Gulf

• Strait of Hormuz

Narrow shallow body of water that connects the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea. 

It is an important trade route connecting the rich oil fields of the gulf to the Arabian Sea and beyond.  

• Gaza Strip

• West Bank

• Persian Gulf

• Strait of Hormuz

Connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea. 

It is an important trade route.

• Strait of Hormuz

• Persian Gulf

• Suez Canal

• Arabian Sea

watering crops so they will continue

to grow when there is insufficient rainfall

• irrigation

• population density

• pollution

• unequal distribution

The introduction of harmful materials into the environment

• irrigation

• pollution

• population density

• unequal distribution

The uneven distribution or resources such as fresh water, arable land.

• irrigation

• pollution

• population density

• unequal distribution

Oil (made from deal organic material)

• population density

• petroleum

• unequal distribution

• population distribution

The concentration of individuals within a species in a specific geographic locale.

A measurement of the number of people per square mile or per square kilometer.

• population density

• population distribution

• irrigation

• pollution