Word Geography Chapter 21 Vocab Words

a hilly plateau over looking jordan river and the sea of Galilee .

riverbedsthat reman dry except during the rainy seasons

One of the mostimportant rivers of the southwest Asia ; it supported several ancient rivervalley civilizations , and flows through psrts of Turkey , Syria , and Iraq .

a river of southwest Asia which supported several ancient civilizations and flows through parts of Turkey , Syria , and Iraq and empties into the Persian Gufl .

Provides one of the most percious resources in the entire region .

a land locked salt lake .

Empty Quarter vast desert approximately the siz or Texas on the Arabian Peninsula .

area in the desert where vegetation is found because water is visable

land made of chemical salts that remain after winds evaporate the moisture in the soil .