SS7G7a Southwest Asia: Where People Live & Trade

rivers

plateaus

mountains

deserts

Euphrates

Tigris

Rub' al Khali

Syrian

Jordan

Large oil reserves are located there.

There is too much pollution.

There is not enough food or water.

The Bedouin people rule the deserts.

People who live in the mountains of Southwest Asia

Nomadic peoples who lived and moved around deserts

Nomadic peoples who lived and moved around rivers

People who live in the country Bedo

Civil wars drove them from the desert

Country borders were redrawn

Desert life was too difficult

Looking for jobs, especially after the discovery of oil

Working in factories

Trading livestock and hand-made goods

Drilling for oil

Service industry jobs in urban areas

Tigris

Rub' al Khali

Jordan

Euphrates

Syrian

near rivers

in deserts

Access to water for drinking

Access to water for farming

Access to trade routes

All of the above

The rivers are used to protect local communities from foreign goods.

The rivers are used to prevent access from Europe to Asia.

The rivers are used to ship goods.

The rivers are used to provide needed water.