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North Africa and Southwest Asia Fresh Water: A Scarce Resource •The scarcity of ______ _________ in North Africa and Southwest Asia had led most of the people to settle along the fertile ___________ valleys and coastal areas. •In central and southern Algeria, only the occasional __________ is capable of supporting life. Many of Algeria’s population lives on these few oases where underground springs provide water for date and citrus fruit crops as well as some grass and shrubs for grazing this inhospitable region Peninsulas and Seas •The largest peninsula is the _______________ Peninsula in Southwest Asia. The Arabian Peninsula- Oil Supplies the world with 1/4th to 1/3rd of all of the _____ that is produced. The Sinai Peninsula •The smaller of the _______________ in Southwest Asia, connects Africa and Asia The Dead Sea •______ water lake, located at the mouth of the Jordan River •Its shores lie about 1,300 feet below sea level. •___________ point on the earth’s surface. •9 times saltier than the __________ Coasts, Mountains and Plateaus •Mountain Ranges: Southwest Asia •_______ Mountain •_______ Mountains Arabian Peninsula The Central Plateau •very little annual ___________, located in Saudi Arabia The Pontic Mountains-Turkey Located on the ________ Sea Coast, south of Black Sea The Taurus Mountains- Turkey lie along the ________________ Sea on Turkey’s southern coast. Zagros Mountains- Turkey and Iran Form the western border of _______. It is an area of frequent seismic activity. Hindu Kush Mountains- Afghanistan The _________ Pass is a famous route into India through the rugged Hindu Kush Mountains Mountains in North Africa The ________ Mountains are found in Morocco and Algeria The Atlas Mountains of Morocco and Algeria Rivers of North Africa and Southwest Asia The Nile River- Egypt -___________ river in the world (4,145 miles long) -floods annually creating a very fertile strip of land along its banks and in its flood plain. -______ of Egypt’s population lives along the Nile When the Egyptians constructed the _________ High Dam, they also built the largest human-made lake in the world-Lake ___________. Lake Nasser is 300 miles long! Rivers of Southwest Asia The Tigris and Euphrates -These rivers were the site of the worlds 1st ________________. -Frequent ______________ provided a very rich, fertile region between these two rivers. -Source: mountains of Anatolia -Flow to the __________ Gulf