4th Quater (LAST)

3. It is pumped from the ground.
4. Muslims face toward the ______ to pray.
7. These islands stretch north to south for almost 500 miles off the Indian coast near the equator.
10. are highly unpredictable.
12. They brought a different culture and language to Sri Lanka.
13. the shift and/or spread of the desert into the Sahel.
14. Two new countries in South Asia were created after 1947 due to _____.
17. They are a group of people who considers themselves a stateless nation.
18. _______ plants are very expensive and cannot provide adequate quality of water to meet all the needs of people in Southwest Asia.
19. AIDS has become a ____ and is having a devastating effect on the continent.
20. The largest ____ is in Bangladesh.

1. The Great _____ marks the edge of the continent's plateau in Southern Africa.
2. The value of the _____ varies from day to day based on worldwide supply and demand.
5. In 1948, the white minority government of South African instituted it.
6. It is a territory fought over by two South Asian's countries.
8. Pipelines transport it either to _____ or to ports for processing.
9. As a result of _____ the Indo-Gangetic Plain is one of the most fertile farming regions in the world.
11. It is often referred to as the Indian _____ because India dominates the region.
15. The _______ supports vegetation and wildlife and is a critical resource for people living in the desert.
16. Widespread poverty and ____ have left millions in South Asia without hope of their lives improving.