<p>NAME: ______PERIOD: ______</p><p>WHAT MAKES A REGION? NORTH AFRICA, SOUTHWEST ASIA, CENTRAL ASIA Pgs. 406-421</p><p>In reading pages 406-421, answer the following questions:</p><p>PART I: UNIT INTRODUCTION What geographical features of this region have affected where people settled?</p><p>PART II: PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY Where are most of the mountains located in this region?</p><p>Major Waterways?</p><p>Deserts?</p><p>Plains?</p><p>Plateaus?</p><p>Steppes?</p><p>What are grasslands such as plains or steppes most suitable for?</p><p>Are mountainous regions best suited for farming or for mineral resources?</p><p>PART III: PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY Using Map pg. 412 What are the highest & lowest places in the region, their elevations, and the countries in which they are located or bordered?</p><p>What are the dominant physical features in the following areas: North Africa – </p><p>Southwest Asia – </p><p>Central Asia – </p><p>PART IV: CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY This region is birthplace to how many of the 5 major world religions? What are they?</p><p>Look at picture 3, How does the architecture of the hotel indicate Dubai’s wealth?</p><p>How does the hotel indicate that Dubai may be moving away from oil? PART V: A DIFFICULT LAND Using Pg. 413, How would you describe the elevation of the region? What impact would the terrain have on people’s ways of life?</p><p>How would the landforms and the deserts of the region affect settlement patterns?</p><p>What are the Strait of Gibraltar, the Suez Canal, and the Strait of Hormuz important?</p><p>PART VI: POLITICAL/PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY Using map on pg. 412 and pg. 414, how might the physical geography of Syria, Lebanon, and Israel affect relations among these three countries?</p><p>PART VII: BONDS & BARRIERS (pg. 415) Which of the major language families is the most widely spoken in the region?</p><p>Questions pg. 415 How does the size of countries compare (overall in the region)? What effect might those difference have on the relations between countries?</p><p>What is the dominant religion in the region?</p><p>What do language families suggest about linkages and differences among the people of the region?</p><p>PART VIII: A CHALLENGING CLIMATE (pg. 416) What climates cover most of the region? Why will those climates create challenges for people?</p><p>Which countries have a severe water problem? How can you tell?</p><p>Where do you think the water being used comes from? Why do you think so?</p><p>Water Availability Where in the region is the most water available?</p><p>Where is the greatest use of water in the region?</p><p>PART IX: COUNTRY PROFILES What country has the highest population density? Is this because the population is high or because the area is small?</p><p>What country in the region has the lowest population density? Is this because the population is small or because the area is large?</p><p>Look at % Urban column, are more countries below or above 50%? What are general problems associated with living in cities? Which three countries in the region have the largest GDP per capita?</p><p>Does this mean these countries have the greatest revenue?</p><p>What might be true for a county to have a large GDP per capita?</p><p>What group of countries has the highest literacy rates? What common factor do you think is responsible for this?</p><p>Do you notice any trends between level of urbanization and average life expectancy?</p><p>What do you conclude is the reason for higher life expectancy in more urbanized areas?</p><p>What language is most widely spoken in the region? What common factor do you think is responsible for this?</p><p>Looking at pgs. 418-421, determine (educated guess) to answer the following questions:</p><p>Which country do you think has the longest coastline?</p><p>Which country’s border is mostly coastline?</p><p>Which countries are entirely landlocked?</p><p>Which countries have coasts but no access to open seas or oceans?</p><p>Which 3 countries have the most telephone land lines? Which 3 countries have the most cell phone users?</p><p>Looking at the two previous questions, is the proportion of telephone lines to cell phones the same for each of these countries?</p><p>How does Internet use in these countries compare to cell phone use? PART X: SHORT-ANSWER QUESTION In summary (complete sentence and paragraph form), what makes North Africa, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia A Region? OR Do you think it is inaccurate to classify them as a region?</p>