Question

places, regions, and landscapes

1. look at map c, fertile crescent and mesopotamia. write t next to each of the following statements if it is true or f if the statement is false.

a. mesopotamia means \good farmland.\
b. mesopotamia included all of the land between the tigris river and the sinai desert.
c. the fertile crescent included mesopotamia.
d. the fertile crescent included present - day egypt.
e. the fertile crescent was bordered by the mediterranean sea and the persian gulf.
f. the dry desert made farming in the fertile crescent difficult.
g. mesopotamia included parts of the present - day countries of syria, iraq, and turkey.
h. the fertile crescent was located between deserts and mountains.

Explanation:

a. Mesopotamia means "between the rivers" (Tigris and Euphrates), not "good farmland", so it's false.
b. Mesopotamia is the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, not between the Tigris and Sinai Desert, so it's false.
c. The Fertile Crescent includes Mesopotamia, so it's true.
d. The Fertile Crescent does not include present - day Egypt, so it's false.
e. The Fertile Crescent is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf, so it's true.
f. The Fertile Crescent had fertile soil due to river flooding, not made farming difficult by dry desert (though deserts are around it), so it's false.
g. Mesopotamia includes parts of present - day Syria, Iraq, and Turkey, so it's true.
h. The Fertile Crescent is located between deserts and mountains, so it's true.

Answer:

a. F
b. F
c. T
d. F
e. T
f. F
g. T
h. T