What is the name of the strait at the What is the name of the strait at the southern end of the Persian Gulf? southern end of the Persian Gulf?
Strait of Hormuz
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers meet in The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers meet in which county?which county?
Iraq
The Suez Canal links what two The Suez Canal links what two bodies of water?bodies of water?
Mediterranean Sea & Red Sea
What is the What is the name of this name of this body of body of water?water?
Arabian SeaArabian Sea
Which bodies of water are Which bodies of water are connected by the Strait of Hormuzconnected by the Strait of Hormuz
The Arabian Sea and the Persian Gulf
What makes it possible to get to the What makes it possible to get to the Mediterranean Sea from the Arabian Sea Mediterranean Sea from the Arabian Sea
without having to sail around the without having to sail around the continent of Africa?continent of Africa?
The Suez Canal
In which country are the Gaza Strip In which country are the Gaza Strip and the West Bank located?and the West Bank located?
Israel
What is the What is the name of this name of this body of body of water?water?
Suez CanalSuez Canal
What river runs through Syria, What river runs through Syria, Israel, and Jordan?Israel, and Jordan?
Jordan River
What river forms a boundary between Israel What river forms a boundary between Israel and Jordan?and Jordan?
Jordan River
What is the What is the name of this name of this body of body of water?water?
Red SeaRed Sea
What is the What is the name of this name of this landform?landform?
Sinai Sinai
PeninsulaPeninsula
Which Middle Eastern Country is Which Middle Eastern Country is located in both Europe and located in both Europe and
Asia?Asia?
Turkey
What is the term for the removal of salt What is the term for the removal of salt from water? from water?
Desalination
What is the What is the name of this name of this body of body of water?water?
Persian GulfPersian Gulf
What is the name of the body of water with What is the name of the body of water with the highest salt volume in the world? the highest salt volume in the world?
Dead Sea
What is the What is the name of this name of this body of body of water?water?
Strait of Strait of HormuzHormuz
What two countries share a border at the What two countries share a border at the Sinai Peninsula?Sinai Peninsula?
Egypt and Israel
What 3 continents meet in the Middle East? What 3 continents meet in the Middle East?
Africa, Asia, Europe
This is the official language of This is the official language of the Jewish people?the Jewish people?
Hebrew
What basic belief made Christianity different from
Judaism?
Christians believed Jesus was the Messiah, or savior of
man
What ethnic group’s What ethnic group’s predominant language is Arabic, predominant language is Arabic,
and the majority follows the and the majority follows the teachings of Islam.teachings of Islam.
Arabs
Which religion do most people Which religion do most people in Southwest Asia practicein Southwest Asia practice
Islam
What modern day country is the home to What modern day country is the home to those who call themselves the Persians?those who call themselves the Persians?
Iran
What ethnic group is found in What ethnic group is found in Iraq, Turkey, and Syria?Iraq, Turkey, and Syria?
Kurds
Abraham, the father of ancient Israel, believed in only
one God. This concept is known as
Monotheism
What did Muhammad believe the angel Gabriel was asking
him to do?
Tell the word of God to the people
What issue led to the split between the Sunni and Shia
in Islam?
They disagreed over who should lead the Muslim community after
the death of Muhammad
In what country can people vote In what country can people vote for local leaders and the countries for local leaders and the countries president, but the true leader of president, but the true leader of
the country chosen by the the country chosen by the countries religious leaders?countries religious leaders?
Iran
What is the main belief that distinguished the Jewish faith from the others in the ancient
world?
The worship of a single god rather than many gods
What is the relationship between Judaism,
Christianity, and Islam?
All three believe in the same God – they just have different
interpretations of God
A country ruled by a person that A country ruled by a person that has complete and unlimited has complete and unlimited
powerpower
Autocracy
What is the legislative branch What is the legislative branch of government is of government is
responsible for ???responsible for ???
making and carrying out the laws
How is the leader of a Parlimentary How is the leader of a Parlimentary Democracy chosen?Democracy chosen?
The Prime Minister is chosen by representatives in the legislator
How is the leader of a How is the leader of a Presidential Democracy chosen?Presidential Democracy chosen?
The president is chosen in a vote by the people.
What type of government citizens choose representatives to make and enforce the laws
Representative Democracy or Republic
Education, training, and healthcare Education, training, and healthcare all contribute to?all contribute to?
Human Capital
Why are dams a good idea for Why are dams a good idea for solving water problems in the solving water problems in the
countries they are located in but countries they are located in but not for other countries?not for other countries?
Dams limit the amount of water going down stream to
other countries.
What type of government gives the king or What type of government gives the king or queen complete control?queen complete control?
Absolute Monarchy
What type of government gives the king or What type of government gives the king or queen very little control, they are more of queen very little control, they are more of
a figure head?a figure head?
Constitutional Monarchy
Who benefits from trade restrictions placed Who benefits from trade restrictions placed on imported goods?on imported goods?
Local companies that produce the same products as the
imports-LIMITS competition
What are the three main What are the three main Economic Questions?Economic Questions?
1. What to produce/how much.2. How to produce it.3. For whom to produce it for.
Give examples of a natural trade Give examples of a natural trade barrierbarrier
Oceans, Deserts, Mountains, Oceans, Deserts, Mountains, Rivers, etc.Rivers, etc.
In general, countries with high In general, countries with high literacy rates …literacy rates …
Have strong economies. Have strong economies. Higher standard of Higher standard of living.living.
What natural resource is the What natural resource is the source of many conflicts in the source of many conflicts in the
region.region.
Water
Why do countries have exchange Why do countries have exchange rates?rates?
In order to trade with In order to trade with one anotherone another
The 1973 Oil crisis was the The 1973 Oil crisis was the outcome of what type of outcome of what type of
political trade barrier between political trade barrier between OPEC and the US??OPEC and the US??
An EMBARGOAn EMBARGO
How do literacy rates in How do literacy rates in Southwest Asia differ for men Southwest Asia differ for men
and women?and women?
Women have lower rates Women have lower rates than men in most countriesthan men in most countries
A person who takes risks by A person who takes risks by starting a new business is called starting a new business is called
a/ana/an
EntrepreneurEntrepreneur
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