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.
Fossil fuels tend to be more abundant in Southwest Asia and North Africa.
The Red Sea separates North Africa from Southwest Asia
Yes. Islam accounts for over 80% of the population in Southwest Asia and North Africa.
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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.
North Africa and SouthWest Asia has served as the crossroad for the people
Water is the most scarce resource in north Africa and southwest Asia.
Fossil fuels tend to be more abundant in Southwest Asia and North Africa.
Militancy has seriously hurt tourism in north Africa and southwest Asia.
The Red Sea separates North Africa from Southwest Asia
Arid or semi-arid; dry, mostly desert.
Egypt straddles both the continents of Africa and Asia and, specifically, the regions of North Africa and Southwest Asia.
The main transport routes in North Africa and in Southwest and Central Asia are primarily roads and waterways.
Yes. Islam accounts for over 80% of the population in Southwest Asia and North Africa.
The Arabic language is the dominate language of North Africa and Southwest Asia.