Irrigation in Iran Was Different Than Other Areas Because of the Large

question 23

Multiple Choice

Irrigation in Iran was different than other areas because of the large desert plain. How did they compensate for this?

• A)Digging long canals to the few interior lakes allowed for transportation of water to crops.
• B)Vertical shafts provided access to underground irrigation.
• C)Construction of the earliest known water wheels moved irrigation across long distances.
• D)They had no agriculture but relied solely on mineral resources.
• E)They built dams and reservoirs to capture the mid-summer monsoonal rains.

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Transform Boundaries

Plate boundaries where tectonic plates slide horizontally past each other, often leading to earthquakes.

Mid-Ocean Ridge

A series of mountains beneath the ocean, generated by the shifting of tectonic plates, where fresh oceanic crust is formed.

Shear Zone

A generally tabular zone of rock that is more highly sheared and deformed than rocks outside the zone.

Fold and Thrust Belts

Regions in the Earth's crust where the layers of rock have been folded and thrusted over one another due to compressional forces, often found in mountainous areas.