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- The crescent-shaped foothills of the Zagros and Taurus mountains.
The Fertile Crescent
Curved foothills
1. Its shape
Like a young moon
Example:
Zagros and Taurus foothills
2. Its reach
Sea to gulf
Example:
Mediterranean to Persian Gulf
3. Its soil
Very good crops
Example:
High farming potential
- They stretch from the Mediterranean in the west to the Persian Gulf in the east .
- They are called the 'fertile crescent' because this land could grow very good crops .
Crescent is the curved shape of a young moon. Foothills are the low hills at the base of a mountain range.
