Welcome to this region!

Today, much of the world's oil comes from the region of North Africa, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia. Many American companies do business in the region. As a result, political, social, and economic changes have a major impact on the daily lives of people.
Latitude and altitude come to okay in this regions climate. The region is arid in large areas, that is dry for trees. Animals and plants adapt to this regions Mediterranean climate. Now, there are more than 400 million people in this region. The moist slopes of the Atlas Mountains and water sources have have supported dense population.