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The flooding of the Tigris and the Euphrates caused silt that washed from the mountains they flowed from, onto the land making it fertile and that is why Mesopotamia is called the fertile crescent.

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What made the flooding of the Fertile Crescent?

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What caused the fertility of the Fertile Crescent?

The flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, yearly.


What is a disadvantage of living in the fertile crescent?

flooding was a problem because there was 2 rivers. very limited natural resources


Why is the area known as the Fertile Crescent?

It comprises river valleys where flooding brings down soil each year, refreshes the fertility of the soil, and provides abundant water for crops. The fertile area swings around in a crescent shape.


Describe the beneficial effects that flooding can have on a flood plain?

In some cases, it deposits fertile topsoil.


How did people most likely arrive in northern European?

They came from the Fertile Crescent


How is the annual flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers related to the surplus of crops in the Fertile Crescent?

The annual flooding brought silt to refresh the land and provided a water supply to support crops and the populace.


Why was the Fertile Crescent known as the Fertile Crescent?

It was know for farming because Fertile means farmland


Which has a higher elevation the Fertile Crescent or the amazon basin?

fertile crescent


How is Mesopotamia related to the fertile crescent?

Mesopotamia is located in the fertile crescent


What was vitally needed to cultivate the Fertile Crescent region?

The rivers in the fertile crescent and the proliferation of edible grains made the fertile crescent fertile.


What continent is Fertile Crescent in?

The Fertile Crescent is in southwest Asia.