There are four permanent rivers in the Middle East: the Nile, the Euphrates, the Tigris, and the Jordan. There are many more rivers, but these are seasonal rivers, which means that they dry out in the summers.
The Nile River and the Tigris/Euphrates Rivers
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.
The Nile River and the Tigris/Euphrates Rivers
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
the nile and tigris
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.
The Red Sea separates North Africa from Southwest Asia
Militancy has seriously hurt tourism in north Africa and southwest Asia.
Egypt straddles both the continents of Africa and Asia and, specifically, the regions of North Africa and Southwest Asia.
The dominant factor is where the rivers are located.
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.