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Across
  1. 3. what is the most valuable resource in Southwest Asia
  2. 6. a landlocked salt lake.
  3. 8. the second most important river
  4. 10. one of the most important rivers
  5. 11. the most distinctive land form in SW Asia
  6. 12. the removal of salt from ocean water
  7. 13. areas that have warm to hot summers with enough rainfall to support grass and some low-growing shrubs
  8. 15. what provides a major portion of income for nations with a petroleum reserves
  9. 16. riverbeds that remain dry except during the rainy season
  10. 17. what mountains help isolate Iran from southwest Asia
  11. 18. when winds evaporate the moisture in the soil, chemical salt remains
Down
  1. 1. deserts effectively_____travel and limit almost all human-environment interaction
  2. 2. tumbles down from the mountains of Lebon
  3. 4. the most famous desert in this region
  4. 5. an area of desert where vegetation is found
  5. 7. Southwest Asia is extremely
  6. 9. a hilly plateau over looking the Jordan river and the sea of Galilee.
  7. 11. located between the black sea and the Mediterranean sea.
  8. 12. _____irrigation is the practice of using small pipes that slowly drip water just above the ground
  9. 14. lands in the _____shadow of a mountain range are usually arid or semiarid.