WORLD GEOGRAPHY UNIT 8 VOCAB. NORTH AFRICA & THE MIDDLE EAST

SOME GEOGRAPHY OF THE REGION In the Sahara, a place where underground water surfaces is an _____.Oasis Runoff from infrequent rainstorms creates _____, or dry streambeds.Wadi *_____ is rich soil deposited by running water. Alluvial soil About 50 percent of North Africa, Southwest Asia experience _____ climate.Desert *The natural vegetation of steppe areas are: _____, _____, and _____.short grasses, shrubs and trees

MORE GEOGRAPHY OF THE REGION *The part of the region that tropical vegetation flourishes is along the _____.Nile River *Underground canal:qanat *The physical features that allowed areas in Mesopotamia and the Nile Valley to become culture hearths are: _____, _____, and _____.rivers, good growing soil, close to other waterways *The areas of Israel that the Palestinians want as an independent state of their own is the _____ and _____.West Bank and Gaza Strip areas *Underground layers of porous rock, gravel, or sand that contain water are called _____.Aquifers

SOME PLACES OF THE REGION The physical features that separate the Arabian Peninsula from the African continent are: _____ and _____.the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden The physical features that separate Europe and Asia and connect the Aegean and Black Seas are: _____, _____, and _____. the Dardanelles Strait, the Sea of Marmara, and the Bosporus strait

SOME NATIONS OF THE REGION Most freight is carried by road in _____ because roads are the only way to communicate.Armenia The "great man-made river" project is freshwater pipeline in _____.Libya The Garagum desert covers most of _____. Turkmenistan The Qizilqum desert covers about half of _____.Uzbekistan

SOME ECONOMICS OF THE REGION Morocco produces _____, which is used in fertilizers. Phosphate *Barley is an example of a _____ grain.Cereal _____ is the value of goods and services produced in a country in a year.Gross domestic product (GDP) _____ is the process that removes salt from seawater. Desalination _____ are products derived from petroleum or natural gas. Petrochemicals Land that is suitable for farming is _____.Arable Petroleum is one of the main economic goods, or _____, exported by the region.Commodities Natural gas helped advance the region's industrial growth by _____, _____, and _____.powering steel, textile, and electricity production in various countries

SOME RELIGION OF THE REGION Belief in one God:monotheism Large, mud-like temple shaped like a pyramid: ziggurat The basic idea shared by Judaism, Christianity and Islam is _____.Monotheism Religion and language influenced the region's cultures by _____ and _____.separating people and bring them together The _____ is the pilgrimage to Makkah made by many Muslims.Hajj

SOME CULTURE OF THE REGION _____ or the raising and grazing of livestock, is a way of life on the steppe.Pastoralism *Center where cultures developed and from which ideas and traditions spread outward:culture hearth *Form of picture writing:hieroglyphics *Writing system developed by the Sumerians:cuneiform Traditional public marketplace:bazaar Desert nomad:Bedouin The groups of people that live in the region are: _____, _____, _____, _____, _____, _____, _____, and _____. Arabs, Israelis, Turks, Iranians, Afghanis, Caucasian peoples, Turkic peoples, and Kurds Tradition blends with modern ways in everyday life by keeping them from _____ to _____.generation to generation

SOME GOVT. ASPECTS OF THE REGION Government restrictions on buying or selling certain goods are called _____. Embargoes Some countries in North Africa, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia discourage tourism to limit unwanted _____.foreign influences The _____ affected the environment of the region by polluting the water with oil killing fish and other marine life.Persian Gulf War