Question

name: william salceda
southwest asia and north africa vocab quiz
write the letter of the correct match next to each problem.
1.
desert
a. world’s largest desert in north africa
sahara
b. political organization of over 20 nations in the
2.
desert
middle east
3.
sahel
c. rivers in middle east that form fertile crescent

d. the aswan dam is an embankment dam situated
across the nile river it controls flooding of the nile
4.
nile river
river
5.
alluvial soil
e. longest river in the world that floods in egypt
6.
oasis
f. soil deposited by rivers

g. area of the world that receives less than 10 inches
7.
wadis
of precipitation a year
8.
suez canal
h. a dry river bed

i. water way that connects the red sea and
9.
pastorialism
mediterranean sea

j. the branch of agriculture concerned with the
10.
aswan dam
raising of livestock
league of
k. outdoor markets
11.
arab states

l. area of semi - arid land in north africa south of the
12.
bazaars
sahara

m. area of fertile land in the desert where there is
13.
kurdistan
water
tigris and
n. area that includes parts of iran, iraq, turkey,
14.
euphrates
syria, and the former soviet union who want their
rivers
own country

Explanation:

Each term is matched to its correct geographic, cultural, or environmental definition related to Southwest Asia and North Africa.

Answer:

1. g. Area of the world that receives less than 10 inches of precipitation a year
2. a. World’s largest desert in North Africa
3. l. Area of semi-arid land in North Africa south of the Sahara
4. e. Longest river in the world that floods in Egypt
5. f. Soil deposited by rivers
6. m. Area of fertile land in the desert where there is water
7. h. A dry river bed
8. i. Water way that connects the Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea
9. j. The branch of agriculture concerned with the raising of livestock
10. d. The Aswan Dam is an embankment dam situated across the Nile River it controls flooding of the Nile River
11. b. Political organization of over 20 nations in the Middle East
12. k. Outdoor Markets
13. n. Area that includes parts of Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Syria, and the former Soviet Union who want their own country
14. c. Rivers in Middle East that form Fertile Crescent