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CHAPTER 21

CHAPTER 21. SW ASIA. IDENTIFY THE TWO MAJOR PENINSULAS IN SW ASIA. Arabian Anatolian. BOUNDARY BETWEEN ISRAEL AND JORDAN. Jordan River separates the two countries. U.S. DEPENDENCEY ON SW ASIA. OIL RESERVES. VITAL RESOURCE IN SW ASIA. water. ON ARABIAN PENINSULA.

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CHAPTER 21

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  1. CHAPTER 21 SW ASIA

  2. IDENTIFY THE TWO MAJOR PENINSULAS IN SW ASIA • Arabian • Anatolian

  3. BOUNDARY BETWEEN ISRAEL AND JORDAN • Jordan River separates the two countries

  4. U.S. DEPENDENCEY ON SW ASIA • OIL RESERVES

  5. VITAL RESOURCE IN SW ASIA • water

  6. ON ARABIAN PENINSULA • Wadi – river bed that remains dry except during the rainy season

  7. GOLAN HEIGHTS • Hilly plateau overlooking the Jordan River and the Sea of Galilee • Site of the 1967 war between Syria and Israel as they fought over

  8. FERTILE CRESCENT • Tigris River – flows thru Iraq – site of the ancient civilizations of the Sumerians, Assyrians, Babylonians, and the Chaldeans • Euphrates River

  9. JORDAN RIVER • Flows from the mountains of Lebanon • Provides water for the people

  10. DEAD SEA • Located near Israel and Jordan • Salt lake • Only bacteria can live in the water • Lowest place on the earth (1,349 ft) below sea level

  11. ANNUAL PRECIPITATION IN SW ASIA 18 inches FYI – annual precipitation in SD is 24-30 inches

  12. SIMILAR CLIMATE TO TURKEY • California

  13. Rub al-Khali • Desert on the Arabian Peninsula

  14. OASIS • Area in the desert where vegetation is found because of water being available

  15. SALT FLAT • An area where moisture has evaporated leaving behind only chemical salt • California salt flats

  16. Crude oil is petroleum coming from the ground Refined oil is crude oil that is refined to become gas DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CRUDE OIL AND REFINED OIL

  17. Drip irrigation is the practice of using small pipes that slowly drip water just above the ground Desalinization is the removal of salt from the ocean water MODERN WATER TECHNOLOGY

  18. REFINERY • Place where crude oil is converted into useful products

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