Question

fertile crescent rainfall
black sea
caspian sea
mediterranean sea
tigris river
euphrates river
zagros mountains
persian gulf
red sea
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annual rainfall (in millimeters)
0 100 200 400 600 1,000
what does the map show about climate? choose three answers.

• most rain falls north of the fertile crescent.
• the tigris and euphrates river areas receive no rainfall.
• the land below the fertile crescent is dry.
• the coast of the red sea receives 600 mm rainfall annually.
• the fertile crescent receives some rain.

Explanation:

1. Analyze "Most rain falls north of the Fertile Crescent": The northern area (near Black Sea, Zagros Mountains) has darker purple (higher rainfall), so this is correct.
2. Analyze "The Tigris and Euphrates River areas receive no rainfall": The map shows these areas have some light purple (rainfall), so this is incorrect.
3. Analyze "The land below the Fertile Crescent is dry": The area below (near Red Sea, Persian Gulf) has light colors (low rainfall), so this is correct.
4. Analyze "The coast of the Red Sea receives 600 mm rainfall annually": The Red Sea coast has light colors (likely <100 or 100 - 200 mm), not 600 mm, so this is incorrect.
5. Analyze "The Fertile Crescent receives some rain": The Fertile Crescent has light - medium purple, so it gets some rain, this is correct.

Answer:

• Most rain falls north of the Fertile Crescent.
• The land below the Fertile Crescent is dry.
• The Fertile Crescent receives some rain.