This region is usually called MENA which is an acronym for "the Middle East and North Africa".
Water is the most scarce resource in north Africa and southwest Asia.
Militancy has seriously hurt tourism in north Africa and southwest Asia.
The Red Sea separates North Africa from Southwest Asia
Fossil fuels tend to be more abundant in Southwest Asia and North Africa.
Yes. Islam accounts for over 80% of the population in Southwest Asia and North Africa.
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North Africa and SouthWest Asia has served as the crossroad for the people
Why would North Africa and Southwest Asia be considered a cultural region? Because of the mild climate and important rivers, North Africa/Southwest Asia saw rise to two cultural hearths. A cultural hearth is a place that comes up with a way of living (culture) that the places around it adopt.
Water is the most scarce resource in north Africa and southwest Asia.
Militancy has seriously hurt tourism in north Africa and southwest Asia.
The Red Sea separates North Africa from Southwest Asia
Fossil fuels tend to be more abundant in Southwest Asia and North Africa.
Egypt straddles both the continents of Africa and Asia and, specifically, the regions of North Africa and Southwest Asia.
Arid or semi-arid; dry, mostly desert.
The Arabic language is the dominate language of North Africa and Southwest Asia.
Yes. Islam accounts for over 80% of the population in Southwest Asia and North Africa.
It runs through North Africa (Sudan and Egypt), but it does not run through Southwest Asia at all.