Eastern Europe Crossword
Across
- 3. How many countries are in Central Asia?
- 7. Who was named president by the Ba’ath in Iraq?
- 10. Which US state is Iraq the size of?
- 15. What climate does most of this region have?
- 18. Where is the largest sand desert in the world?
- 20. Iran, Iraq, and the Arabian Peninsula are sometimes called the what?
- 21. What are homes commonly used by nomads called?
- 22. What sea borders Iran to the north?
- 23. What are people who move from place to place commonly in Central Asia called?
- 24. What is the average age in Iran?
Down
- 1. What is water deep underground not replaced by rainfall called?
- 2. Which glacier is in a highland region in Central Asia, mainly in Tajikistan?
- 4. What country does the Hindu Kush mountain range pass through?
- 5. What is a name for being surrounded by land with no access to the ocean?
- 6. What would the variety of water be considered in this region?
- 8. What gulf do the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers come together to form?
- 9. Where in Asia does Central Asia fall?
- 11. What are people from Iran called?
- 12. What is the place known as the Land of the Rivers?
- 13. Which country did Iraq invade in 1990?
- 14. Which country only has a desert climate?
- 16. What country are the Elburz mountains located in?
- 17. What are people from ancient southern Mesopotamia called?
- 19. What are dry steambeads that water comes from?
- 24. What kind of government does Iran run?
- 25. What river is the city of Ur located on?