Chapter #4: Physical Geog of the Middle East

Growing method that conserves water to suit dry environments

• Hydro Farming
• Dry Farming
• Farming
• Wind Farming

Process of removing salts from saltwater to make it usable

• Water Screening
• Water Cleaning
• UnSalting
• Desalination

This is the longest river in the world

• Mississippi River
• Nile River
• Yellow River
• Tigris River

Twin rivers that define the area of Mesopotamia

• Tigris + Euphrates River
• Mississippi + Yellow River
• Nile + Euphrates River
• Nile + Tigris River

Connects Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea

• Strait of Nile
• Strait of Italy
• Strait of Gibraltar
• Strait of Africa

Man-Made water route that connects the Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea.

• American Canal
• Mexican Canal
• Panama Canal
• Suez Canal

This range begins in northwest Iran, 14,465 feet in elevation, cuts across 3 countries

• Zagros Mountains
• African Mountains
• Hindu Kush Mountains
• Desert Mountains

Elevation of 25,095 feet (Snow)

• Zagros Mountains
• Desert Mountains
• Pamir Mountains
• African Mountains

This is the biggest hot desert in the world

• Mississippi Desert
• Sahara Desert
• African Desert
• Rocky Desert

The ridges help retain rain near the desert zone

• Atlas Mountains
• Sahara Mountains
• African Mountains
• Low-Land Mountains