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Use with Southwest Asia & North Africa Geography & History,
Section 1.1, in your textbook.
G EO G R A P H Y
1.1 Physical Geography
Reading and Note-Taking Create a Chart
As you read about Southwest Asia and North Africa’s physical geography in Section 1.1, create a chart
to help you remember the features of these regions.
Features
Southwest Asia
North Africa
Landforms
Arabian Peninsula
Atlas Mts
Ahaggar Mts
Sinai Peninsula
Sahara Desert
Zagros Mountains
Taurus Mountains
Bodies of Water
Black Sea
Dead Sea
Persian Gulf
Caspian Sea
Tigris River
Euphrates River
Arabian Sea
Gulf of Aden
Gulf of Oman
Strait of Hormuz
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
Nile River
Suez Canal
Atlantic Ocean
Climate
Arid desert
Arid desert
Semi Arid in mountains
Semi Arid in mountains
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