NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Nearly two thirds of the land in Southwest Asia is desert, and many parts of the region receive little rain. In the Arabian Peninsula, the Rub’ al-Khali (“Empty Quarter”), which is almost as big as Texas, is the largest all-sand desert in the world.

Detailed explanation-2: -In many areas of Southwest Asia, irrigation has transformed the deserts into productive farmland. In other parts of the region, a Mediterranean climate prevails, making the land green and lush for at least part of each year. The land in Southwest Asia is broken up by ranges of mountains and plateaus.

Detailed explanation-3: -To the east, the Arabian Desert dominates the landscape of the Arabian Peninsula. In the southern portion is the Rub’al-Khali, the largest contiguous sand desert in the world.

Detailed explanation-4: -Arabian Peninsula A distinctive landform in southwest Asia and the largest peninsula in the world, it is separated from Africa by the Red Sea and from Asia by the Persian Gulf.

Detailed explanation-5: -A large part of the Arabian Desert lies within the modern kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Yemen, on the coast of the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, borders the desert to the southwest.