Question

Look at the maps. Then answer the questions that follow.

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Look at the southern part of Southwest Asia on the maps. The southern interior is called the Rub' al-Khali, or "Empty Quarter" because it is

A.
a largely uninhabited forested area.

B.
an uninhabited area where rivers meet.

C.
a hot, arid, largely uninhabited desert.

D.
a mountainous, sparsely inhabited area.

Answer 1

C. a hot, arid, largely uninhabited desert.

The Rub' al-Khali (Empty Quarter) is one of the largest sand deserts in the world on the Arabian Peninsula, extremely dry and sparsely populated.