Answer:
(1) What amount of land in the Middle East is desert?
→ There are about 99% of land covered with desert in the Middle East.
(2) Explain why major cities can be found in the Arabian Desert regardless of conditions.
→ The peninsula plays a critical geopolitical role in the Arab world due to its vast reserves of oil and natural gas. The most populous cities on the Arabian Peninsula are Riyadh, Dubai, Jeddah, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Kuwait City, Sana and Mecca.
(3) Give two reasons why people have moved away from the deserts.
→ Their nomadic lifestyle means they do not settle in one area for long. Instead, they move on frequently to prevent exhausting an area of its resources. They have herds of animals which are adapted to living in desert conditions, such as camels.
(4) Where do most people live in the Middle East?
→ Mostly the people of Middle East live in Turkey, Egypt and Iran.
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