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Mrs. Jordan

Geography

Unit 7 SOUTHWEST ASIA – Chapters 21-23 Objectives

Chapter 21 - PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF SOUTHWEST ASIA: HARSH AND ARID LANDS 21.1: LANDFORMS AND RESOURCES - Use pages 869-875 of your textbook, or online sources to define/explain the significance or importance of the terms, and answer the questions below.

1. Arabian Peninsula

2. Anatolian Peninsula

3. Suez Canal

4. Why are the Straits of Hormuz strategically important?

5. wadis

6. How have people on the Arabian Peninsula adapted to their conditions?

7. Why has Afghanistan remained geographically isolated for much of its history?

8. the Fertile Crescent

9. Jordan River

10. Dead Sea

11. What areas of the Middle East are home to major oil fields?

a. What fraction of the world’s oil reserves are found in Southwest Asia?

12. Identify THREE other important resources of Southwest Asia.

Review 21.1: On page 876 of your book you will find the Section Assessment. Complete each of the five questions:

1. Tap the circle next to the letter of the answer you think is correct.

2. The circle next to the answer and the “check answer” box will turn blue.

3. Tap on the “check answer” box

a. the circle will turn green if you answer the question correctly and you can hit the “clear answer” box at the bottom and hit the arrow key at the bottom of the box to proceed to the next question.

b. the circle will turn red if you answer the question incorrectly and you can hit the “try again” box at the bottom to answer the question again until you get the correct answer. Then hit the arrow key at the bottom of the box to proceed to the next question

4. Record the correct answers to the review questions in the space provided here.

21.1 Review Question answers:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

21.2: CLIMATE AND VEGETATION - Use pages 878-882 of your textbook, or online sources to define/explain the significance or importance of the terms, and answer the questions below.

1. Rub al-Khali

2. oasis

3. How is the Negev different from many other deserts?

4. salt flat

a. Where in Southwest Asia can salt flat deserts be found?

5. What sorts of commodities can be produced in areas with a semiarid climate?

21.2 Review Question answers:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

21.3: HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION - Use pages 888-894 of your textbook, or online sources to define/explain the significance or importance of the terms, and answer the questions below.

1. Why is water the most critical resource in Southwest Asia?

2. What are the pros and cons of Turkey’s plans for dam and power plant construction on the

upper Euphrates?

3. What are the pros and cons of Israel’s National Water Carrier Project?

4. drip irrigation

5. What are the pros and cons of desalinization?

6. fossil water

a. What are some current challenges regarding its usage?

7. When and where in Southwest Asia was oil first discovered?

8. al-Ghawar

9. crude oil

10. refinery

11. Use the diagram titled “Processing Petroleum” on page 892 of your textbook to answer the

questions below. Tap on the grey tabs, read the information that appears, and write down

the information in the space provided.

a. Tap on the “Oil Field” tab.

1. What purpose do drilling rigs serve?

b. Tap on the “Storage” tab.

1. What happens to the oil at the storage facility?

c. Tap on the “Pumping Station” tab.

1. Identify the two locations to which crude oil could be moved from the pumping

station.

2. How much oil do some pipelines carry?

d. Tap on the “Transportation” tab.

1. Identify three methods for transporting oil.

2. Which of the methods above transports the highest volume of oil?

12. Where and when did the largest oil spill on record occur?

Chapter 22 - HUMAN GEOGRAPHY OF SOUTHWEST ASIA: RELIGION, POLITICS, AND OIL 22.1: THE ARABIAN PENINSULA COMPARING CULTURES - Use pages 903-909 of your textbook, or online sources to define/explain the significance or importance of the terms, and answer the questions below.

1. Mecca

2. hajj

3. Islam

4. Muhammad

5. Identify the 5 pillars of Islam

a.

b.

c.

d.

e.

6. mosque

7. Muslims

8. theocracy

9. Shari’ah

10. Abdul al-Aziz Ibn Saud

11. Which Southwestern Asian nations are members of OPEC?

12. What percentage of Southwest Asia’s population was/will be rural in/by

a. 1960

b. 1990

c. 2015

13. Why are so many foreign workers currently employed in countries across the Middle East?

14. How do the lives of Muslim women compare to women living in the United States?

15. mosque

16. Ramadan

22.1 Review Question answers:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

22.2: THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN- Use pages 915-922 of your textbook, or online sources to define/explain the significance or importance of the terms, and answer the questions below.

1. What 3 world religions were founded in Southwest Asia?

a. What city is holy to all three?

2. Dome of the Rock

3. Ottoman Empire

4. What happened to the Eastern Mediterranean after World War I?

5. Zionism

6. What events led to the creation of Israel?

7. When did the nation of Israel come into being?

a. How did neighboring countries react?

8. PLO

9. Hamas

10. Hezbollah

11. West Bank

12. Gaza

13. Druze

14. Maronite

22.2 Review Question answers:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

22.3: THE NORTHEAST- Use pages 915-922 of your textbook, or online sources to define/explain the significance or importance of the terms, and answer the questions below.

1. Mesopotamia

2. Shi’ite

3. Sunni

4. Kurds

5. Identify two examples where oil has caused conflict in the region.

a.

b.

6. Taliban

7. September 11, 2001

8. Operation Enduring Freedom

9. WMD

10. Operation Iraqi Freedom

11. Explain the challenges each of the following countries face/have faced in developing their

economies.

a. Iran

b. Iraq

c. Afghanistan

12. Why does the Taliban target women and girls who are seeking an education?

22.3 Review Question answers:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

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