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Chapter 5 - Coggle Diagram
Chapter 5
The largest sand sea in the world, the Rub' al-Khali, is known as the empty quarter
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Khyber pass It links the cities of Kabul, Afghanistan, and Peshawar, Pakistan.
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Arabian peninsula stretches a long Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman and other countries
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Although rain is scarce in this region, rainfall can quickly transform the desert landscapes. Torrents of water race through wadis (WAH-deez), or streambeds that are dry.
At the margins of Southwest Asia’s dry zones lie areas that are considered semiarid (seh-mee-AIR-id), or somewhat dry. These areas are found in the highlands and mountain ranges of the region.
Turkey. Winds blowing off the seas bring mild temperatures and moderate amounts of rainfall during the winter months. The summer months are warm and dry.
continental climates in which temperatures vary greatly between summer and winter. The mountains of the Hindu Kush range in far eastern Afghanistan fall within a highland climate zone, and glaciers are found among the soaring peaks.