Southwest Asia Review

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How many counties are in Southwest Asia?

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15

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Why is most of the water in the area useless?

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It is salt water

Front

In what body of water can a person float and not worry about fish bothering you?

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Dead Sea

Front

What two rivers are around Mesopotamia?

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Euphrates and Tigris

Front

What natural resource is causing so much trouble between the countries?

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Water

Front

What is most the climate like in Southwest Asia?

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Hot and Dry

Front

What is an oasis?

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An area in a desert where underground water allows plants to grow.

Front

What natural resource does Southwest Asia have more of than the entire rest of the world?

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Oil

Front

Why was Mesopotamia such a good spot to settle?

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It had two rivers to give water and silt to the land.

Front

What was one thing that was created in Sumer that we use now? (Options: Calendar, Wheel, Writing, All of the Above)

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All of the Above