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Central & Southwest Asia
Physical Geography
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Geography
8th Grade
04/05/2011

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Aegean Sea
Definition
sea between Greece and Turkey
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Amu Darya
Definition
river in Central Asia that drains from the Pamirs into the Aral Sea
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Anatolia
Definition
large peninsula occupied by Turkey in southewestern Asia
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An Nafud
Definition
desert region of northern Saudi Arabia
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Arabian Peninsula
Definition
region of southwestern Asia occupied mostly by Saudi Arabia
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Arabian Sea
Definition
sea lying between India and the Arabian Peninsula
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Syr Darya
Definition
river draining the Pamirs in Central Asia
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Aral Sea
Definition
Inland sea between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
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Bab al-Mandab
Definition
narrow strait that connects the Red Sea and Indian Ocean
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Black Sea
Definition
sea surrounded by Turkey, eastern Europe, and Georgia
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Bosporus
Definition
northernmost of two narrow straits that separate the Asian and European parts of Turkey
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Caspian Sea
Definition
large inland salt lake between Europe and Asia
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Caucasus Mountains
Definition
mountain range between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea
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Caucasus Region
Definition
broad isthmus of mountains and valleys that seperate the Black and Caspian Seas
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Dardanelles
Definition
the southernmost of two narrow straits that separate the Asian and European parts of Turkey
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Dead Sea
Definition
Earth's saltiest body of water located on the boundary between Israel and Jordan
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Elburz Mountains
Definition
mountain rabge in northern Iran
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Euphrates River
Definition
western most of two major rivers in Turkey, Syria and Iraq in southwestern Asia
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Fertile Cresent
Definition
wide arc of productive land that runs from the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea, through the plains along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, to the Persian Gulf.
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Galilee
Definition
hilly region of northern Israel
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Golan Heights
Definition
hilly region in southwestern Syria occupied by Israel
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Great Salt Desert (Dasht-e kavir)
Definition
desert region in central Iran
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Gulf of Aqaba
Definition
inlet in the northeastern part of the Red Sea between the Sinai Peninsula and the Arabian Peninsula
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Gulf of Oman
Definition
gulf of the Arabian Sea, separated from the Persian Gulf by the Strait of Hormuz
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Gulf of Suez
Definition
northwest arm of the Red Sea; joined to the Mediterranean Sea by the Suez Canal
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Hejaz
Definition
is a region in the west of Saudi Arabia
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Al Hajar
Definition
mountains in northeastern Oman and the United Arab Emirates
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Asir
Definition
plateau region of southwest Saudi Arabia
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Great Sand Desert (Dasht-e-lut)
Definition
large desert in southeastern Iran
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Mount Elburz
Definition
highest peak in the Caucasus Range
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Negev Desert
Definition
desert region in southern Israel
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Pamirs
Definition
mountain area mainly in Tajikistan in Central Asia
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Persian Gulf
Definition
body of water between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula
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Plateau of Iran
Definition
high landform region of central Iran
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Red Sea
Definition
inland sea between the Arabian Peninsula and northeastern Africa
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Rub' al-Khali

(Empty Quarter)

Definition
uninhabitated desert area in southeastern Saudi Arabia
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Sea of Galilee
Definition
lake in northern Israel fed in part by the Jordan River
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Strait of Hormuz
Definition
strait between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman
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Syrian Desert
Definition
desert region covering parts of Syria, Jordan, Iraq and northern Saudi Arabia
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Taurus Mountains
Definition
mountain range in southern Turkey
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Tigris River
Definition
easternmost of two major rivers flowing from Turkey through Iraq toward the Persian Gulf
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Zagros Mountains
Definition
mountain range of southwestern Iran
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Karakum Desert
Definition
  a desert in Central Asia that occupies about 70 percent of the area of Turkmenistan
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Kyzyl Kum
Definition
desert region located between the Syr Darya and Amu Darya Rivers.
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