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Southwest Asia
Lesson 60: (Cont.)
Natural Resources and Economy
of Southwest Asia (Middle East)
ACTIVITY 1:
Use the information contained in the reading on the previous page to answer the following questions.
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1.What is the largest natural resource inSouthwest Asia?
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2.Which countrymines several metal ores?
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3.Hollow tunnels that allow freshwater to flow
underground for miles are called?
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4.Which country has the best developed road and
railroad network?
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5. At least one-half of the people inSouthwest Asia earn
their living through?
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6.Which country has the largest shipping fleet in this region?
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7. Peoplewho travel from place to placewith their herds of
animals are known as?
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8.What is caviar?
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9. Jordan does not produce hydroelectricity.Why?
10.What is the FertileCrescent?
11. Southwest Asia does not receive asmany tourists as it once did.Why?
ACTIVITY 2:
Using the information in the
BLM
called
Chart of Major Economic Activities in Southwest Asia
,
attach economic picture symbols to a blankmap of Southwest Asia
(BLM)
.Paste one symbol of each
major product or resource on your map.Most products require 1 or 2 picture symbols. However, you
will needmultiple copies (11 of them) of oil production.
