Question

open - ended questions: answer the following questions in complete sentences.

1. explain why the climate in central asia is mostly arid or semiarid.
2. name two ways plants survive in the arid climates of southwest and central asia.
3. describe one important difference between the physical geography of north africa and southwest asia.

labeling activity: map features
instructions: match each letter on the map to a physical feature using the word bank below. write the correct feature next to each letter.
a. __________ h. __________
b. __________ i. __________
c. __________ j. __________
d. __________ k. __________
e. __________ l. __________
f. __________ m. __________
word bank (for map):
anatolia plateau, arabian peninsula, arabian sea, aral sea, atlas mountains, caspian sea, dead sea, hindu kush mountains, mediterranean sea, nile river, persian gulf, sahara, tigris - euphrates river valley

Explanation:

1. Central Asia's arid climate is due to its inland location far from major moisture - bearing oceanic air masses.
2. Plants in arid climates may have deep root systems to access water deep underground and succulent leaves or stems to store water.
3. North Africa has large deserts like the Sahara, while Southwest Asia has significant mountain ranges like the Hindu Kush and also important river systems like the Tigris - Euphrates. Without the map, the labeling activity cannot be completed.

Answer:

1. Central Asia is far from oceans, limiting moisture influx, resulting in an arid climate.
2. Deep root systems; succulent leaves/stems.
3. North Africa has vast deserts, Southwest Asia has notable mountain ranges and river systems.

(Note: The labeling activity (A - M) cannot be answered without the actual map.)