The Middle East : Ceagan Truett

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Across
  1. 2. relatively flat
  2. 5. The dominant religion in the Middle East is Islam.
  3. 6. crops that can be grown
  4. 7. water drawn from reservoirs or rivers
  5. 13. developed irrigation
  6. 15. The dominant language in the Middle East is Arabic.
  7. 16. few freshwater sources mean it is necessary to import water, pay more for existing water, and use desalination plants (only for wealthy countries
  8. 17. the watering of farmland
  9. 18. from rivers leave behind fertile soil; fertile soil has nutrients to help plants grow
  10. 19. allow farming in region’s salty, sandy soil
  11. 20. landlocked salt lake between Israel and Jordan
Down
  1. 1. (the ability to sustain, or maintain, our current level of natural resources so that we may rely on them in the future
  2. 3. climate
  3. 4. can float with no effort
  4. 8. where people live
  5. 9. allow trade of goods, and people
  6. 10. salted body of water
  7. 11. Compared to the rest of the Middle East, Turkey is located in much higher latitudes and its terrain and climate are much different.
  8. 12. Vegetation in this region is mostly desert, desert scrub, or grassland, with some forest areas in the north.
  9. 13. The U.S. is located within latitude lines farther away from the equator than much of the Middle East.
  10. 14. is the lowest spot on dry land, and sinks 1300-1410 feet below sea level