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