Countries
This Country became a country in 1948.
What is Israel
This type of water has been trapped in underground aquifers for many years.
What is fossil water
What is the predominant climate in Southwest Asia?
Desert
The holiest city in Islam.
What is Mecca?
The Zagros Mountains are predominantly in what country?
Iran
This is the largest country on the Arabian Peninsula.
What is Saudi Arabia.
Southwest Asia has roughly how much of the world's oil reserves? (in percentage)
50%
The Rub al-Khali desert is roughly the same size as which U.S. state?
Texas
The founder of Islam.
Who is Muhammad?
The Suez Canal connect which 2 bodies of water?
Red Sea and Mediterranean
This country makes up the Anatolian Peninsula.
What is Turkey.
The process of removing salt from sea water to make it drinkable.
What is desalination?
_________ is a dry riverbed except during the rainy seasons.
Wadis
The 2 main sects of Islam.
Shia and Sunni
What country controlled Palestine after WWI?
Great Britain
This country, on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, is currently in civil war, and has been for many years.
What is Yemen
The organization that sets prices and production of oil.
What is OPEC?
What two rivers are in the "Fertile Crescent"?
Tigris and Euphrates
What is the name of the mosque in Jerusalem that is the holiest place there for Muslims.
Dome of the Rock
Leader of Iraq during both its conflicts with the U.S.
Saddam Hussein
This country has the highest population of Shia Muslims of any Southwest Asian country.
What is Iran.
This country was invaded by Iraq in the early 90's for its oil fields.
What is Kuwait?
This river flows from the Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea.
Jordan River
What is the name of the pilgrimage that Muslims must take at least once in their life. (if they can)
Hajj
Fundamentalist Islamic group that is in control of Afghanistan.
The Taliban