Climate and Vegetation in Southwest Asia CHAPTER 21, SECTION 2 Climate and Vegetation in Southwest Asia

Variety in Arid Lands Look at the map on page 492. Why is the interior of the Anatolian Plateau semiarid and the coastline Mediterranean? RAINFALL IS GREATER NEAR THE SEA AND LESS AWAY FROM THE SEA What is the dominant climate region of this area? DESERT

SANDY DESERTS THE RUB AL-KHALI IS THE WORLD’S LARGEST SAND DESERT. IT IS CALLED “THE PLACE WHERE NO ONE COMES OUT.” DUNES ARE AS HIGH AS 800 FEET AND THE TEMPERATURE CAN REACH 150 DEGREES.

OTHER DESERTS ARE THE NEGEV DESERT IN ISRAEL AND THE SYRIAN DESERT IN SYRIA

WATER IN THE DESERT THERE IS WATER UNDER THE SAND IN THE DESERT. WHERE IT EMERGES IS AN OASIS.

SALT FLAT DESERTS THE DASHTE KAVIR AND THE DASHTE LUT ARE TWO SALT FLAT DESERTS. THEY ARE VERY HOT, WITH QUICKSAND AND SALT MARSHES

SEMI ARID LANDS LOOK AT THE MAP ON PAGE 492. WHERE ARE THE SEMI-ARID LANDS FOUND? THESE ARE GRASSLANDS AND AREAS WHERE HERDING IS DONE. WHAT KINDS OF PRODUCTS COME FROM THESE SEMI-ARID LANDS? MOHAIR FROM GOATS, COTTON, WHEAT

WHY WOULD THIS REGION OF TURKEY COASTLANDS Not all areas are dry or semi-arid. Coastal regions are fertile with year-round crops. WHY WOULD THIS REGION OF TURKEY BE DENSELY POPULATED?