The cards Question Which regions of the world does the Middle East span parts of? Tap to flip Answer Western Asia, north Africa and south-eastern Europe. Question What makes up a physical landscape? Tap to flip Answer Natural features created by Earth, such as mountains, rivers, deserts, coastlines and climate. Question What makes up a human landscape? Tap to flip Answer Features people have built or changed, such as cities, roads and farmland. Question How can a river flow through an area with very low rainfall? Tap to flip Answer Its source may be in a high-rainfall mountain area before it flows through arid land to the sea. Question What is a plateau? Tap to flip Answer An area of high, flat land. Question How much rain does a desert receive per year? Tap to flip Answer Less than 25 centimetres. Question How were the Zagros and Taurus Mountains formed? Tap to flip Answer By tectonic movement. Question What is the largest sand desert in the Middle East? Tap to flip Answer The Rub' al Khali. Question What is a biome? Tap to flip Answer A large region with similar climates, vegetation and animals adapted to living there. Question Give one biome found in the Middle East. Tap to flip Answer Desert, temperate or Mediterranean. Question How much precipitation does an arid place receive a year? Tap to flip Answer Less than 250 mm. Question Which part of the Middle East is cooler and wetter? Tap to flip Answer The north. Question What is climate? Tap to flip Answer The average of weather conditions in a place over a long period, usually 30 years or more. Question Which two rivers are key for farming in the Middle East? Tap to flip Answer The Tigris and the Euphrates. Question What is water scarcity? Tap to flip Answer When there are not enough freshwater resources to meet the needs of an area. Question What is desalination? Tap to flip Answer The process of removing salt from seawater. Question Give one drawback of desalination. Tap to flip Answer It is expensive. Question What is a dam? Tap to flip Answer A barrier built to hold back water. Question Which natural resources drive many Middle Eastern economies? Tap to flip Answer Oil and gas. Question What does it mean for a country to diversify its economy? Tap to flip Answer To add variety, e.g. moving beyond relying on oil. Question What are exports? Tap to flip Answer Goods or services a country sells to other countries. Question Where do most people in the Middle East live? Tap to flip Answer Near rivers or coasts. Question What is natural increase? Tap to flip Answer When birth rates are higher than death rates. Question What is population density? Tap to flip Answer The number of people living in a defined area. Question What is voluntary migration? Tap to flip Answer When people choose to move, often for work or lifestyle. Question What is an economic migrant? Tap to flip Answer A person who moves to another place for job opportunities. Question Which part of the Middle East is a major destination for international migrants? Tap to flip Answer The Gulf States. Question What is a global city? Tap to flip Answer An urban area with strong international connections and advantages over other places. Question What funded Dubai's early growth? Tap to flip Answer Oil wealth. Question What now drives Dubai's economy? Tap to flip Answer Tourism, trade and finance. Question What is infrastructure? Tap to flip Answer The basic systems in a country, such as transport and power supply. Question What is an oasis? Tap to flip Answer A spot of fertile land in a desert, where water is found. Question What does nomadic mean? Tap to flip Answer Moving from place to place for resources or survival. Question What do camels store in their humps? Tap to flip Answer Fat, for energy, not water. Question How are fennec foxes adapted to the desert? Tap to flip Answer They have large ears to release heat. Question How are acacia trees adapted to the desert? Tap to flip Answer They have small leaves to reduce water loss. Question How do oryx get moisture? Tap to flip Answer From plants. Question What is desertification? Tap to flip Answer The process by which fertile land becomes desert. Question Give one strategy used to respond to desertification in the Arabian Desert. Tap to flip Answer e.g. desalination for farming, tree planting or vertical farming. Question How are rising temperatures changing the Middle East? Tap to flip Answer Making the region hotter and drier. Where this deck sits in the curriculum Curriculum National Curriculum for England Stage Key stage 3 (Years 7–9) Course KS3 Geography Unit The Middle East: How have natural resources shaped the Middle East? England's National Curriculum sets what is taught; the units and their order are Oak National Academy's. Flash Feed is not affiliated with Oak or any exam board.
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