World Geography 4th Quarter

8th grade World Geography class at Dominican. This is the fourth quarter notes.

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Cards In This Set

Front Back
Arabian Peninsula west, east, south
Red sea (west)
Persian Gulf (east)
Gulf of Aden & Arabian Sea (south)
_____,______, & _______ are north & northeast of the peninsula.
Iran, Iraq, & Afghanistan
____________ shaped the region(______, ______, & _____ plates meet here); mountains; spreading of the _________; ________ are common.
Tectonic forces
African, Eurasian, & Arabian
Red Sea
earthquakes
_________ is the land b/w the rivers (______ & _______) & is very fertile. These rivers are considered ____________ (begin in humid regions & flow across dry areas).
Mesopotamia
Tigris & Euphrates
exotic rivers
Mountains: ______ - in the west: ______ - Zagros, Elburz, & Kopet-Dag Mnts, along w/ high plateaus; ________ - Hindu Kush
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Afghanistan
AP: Very ____ - _______ mostly come in the winter.
Hot
rains
The _______ interior is an uninhabited desert called ______________.
Southern
Ruo al-Khali
The lies between the and the and the and the in the south.
Arabian Peninsula; Red Sea(West); Persian gulf(East); Gulf of Aden: Arabian Sea
, and are north and northeast of the peninsula.
Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan
Which tectonic plates does the peninsula lay on?
African, Eurasian, and Arabian
Mesopotamia is the land between what rivers?
Tigris and Euphrates
Mountains: Saudi Arabia- Iran- Afghanistan-
Mountains in the west Zagros, Elburz, and Kopet-Dag Mountains, high plateaus Hindu Kush
Key natural resources=
Oil and water
and are critical to Iraq.
Tigris and Euphrates
Farmers in Iran rely on or .
Rain or irrigation