Political and Physical Features of Southwest Asia

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Across
  1. 4. an archipelago in the Middle East off the eastern coast of Saudi Arabia
  2. 6. a group or chain of many islands
  3. 7. basin a fertile area of the long Nile River; extends north from East Africa through Egypt; where many of Egypt’s agricultural and population centers are located
  4. 13. a wind that frequently blows from the same direction over an area
  5. 14. Sea a sea that lies between Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, connected to the Mediterranean Sea by the Suez Canal
  6. 15. the third-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, lying off Turkey and Syria
  7. 16. River a river in the Middle East that starts in Syria and flows south
  8. 17. Mountains a mountain system of Iran, in the Middle East
  9. 18. a semicircle of fertile land in the Middle East
  10. 20. Canal a human-made waterway that connects the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea
  11. 22. Ararat one of the highest mountains in the Middle East, located in Turkey
  12. 23. River the world’s longest river, flowing north in Africa from Sudan to Egypt and emptying into the Mediterranean Sea
  13. 25. Peninsula the largest peninsula of the Middle East, jutting out into the Arabian Sea
  14. 26. a country of the Middle East on a peninsula bounded by the Aegean and Mediterranean Seas
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  1. 1. River a river in the Middle East that flows from Turkey to Iraq and then joins with the Tigris River
  2. 2. Peninsula a small peninsula of the Middle East that juts out from the much larger Arabian Peninsula
  3. 3. of Iran a plateau at the center of Iran, in the Middle East
  4. 5. Sea an arm of the Indian Ocean lying between Arabia and India
  5. 8. the capital of Egypt, in northeast Africa
  6. 9. a group of countries west of South Asia that share elements of history, politics, and culture; the specific nations included change over time
  7. 10. Plateau a plateau in the Middle East that forms most of western Turkey
  8. 11. Gulf an arm of the Arabian Sea that lies between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran
  9. 12. system the combined river basin of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers where many agricultural and population centers are located
  10. 19. Mountains a mountain range of Iran, in the Middle East
  11. 21. Damavand the highest mountain in the Middle East, located in Iran
  12. 24. a ban on trade in a particular product
  13. 26. River a river in the Middle East that flows from Turkey to Iraq and then joins the Euphrates River