Why is farming difficult in much of Southwest Asia? A. The region is too mountainous for farming. B. Farmers have abandoned agriculture to focus on oil production. C. Much of the region is covered by desert and lacks fresh water. D. Countries import their food and do not need to farm.

The correct answer is C. Much of the region is covered by desert and lacks fresh water.

Southwest Asia face great difficult in farming mostly because of climate and soil conditions.

The Southwest Asia is extremely arid and will receive less than 18 inches of precipitation a year, while countries as Brazil in the region of Amazon rainforest will receive 80 to 120 inches of annual precipitation.

The Southwest land is also covered with sand dunes or salt flats. These regions are very dry and make irrigation very hard. Because of this characteristics rivers will not flow the entire year, requiring then the use of other methods for irrigation in farming.