Geography
Economy
Government
History
Religious/Ethnic Groups
100
How has the building of dams created problems for countries sharing rivers in SWA?
Dams limit the water available to countries further downstream.
100
What is economic specialization?
Producing those goods a country can make most efficiently so they can trade them for goods made by others that cannot be produced locally.
100
What are the 3 types of government based on central and local systems and explain each of them.
Unitary-power in central government Confederation- power in local governments Federal- power is shared between local and central governments
100
What led to the end of the Ottoman Empire at the close of WW1?
The Ottomans were on the losing side of the war along with Germany and Italy.
100
What are the 3 main religious groups in SWA?
Judaism, Christianity, Islam
200
What are the 2 most valuable resources in SWA?
Oil and Natural Gas
200
The economies of Israel, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Iran could be best described as...
mixed
200
What are the 3 different types of government based on rulers and explain each.
Autocracy- ruler has absolute power Oligarchy- govt led by a few group of powerful leaders Democracy- people have a greater role in making decisions
200
What is Zionism?
The belief that Jews deserved to return to their homeland in Zion where they had lived in Biblical times
200
What are the 3 main ethnic groups in SWA?
Arabs, Kurds, Persians
300
Why does the organization of OPEC play a powerful role in the world economy today?
OPEC controls the oil supply and price in the world market.
300
Israel specializes in....
technology(agricultural)
300
The leader of a parliamentary system is...
Prime minister
300
What was the outcome of the 1948 War between the new state of Israel and the Arabs living in and around Palestine.
Israel won the war and the new State of Israel was even larger than originally planned.
300
Which ethnic group is most numerous in SWA?
Arabs
400
How has the discovery of oil in some SWA countries affected the economic development of this area?
Those countries with oil reserves are much richer than those countries that have not found in oil in their territory.
400
What are the different types of economy and explain them.
Traditional- economic decisions are based on customs and habits from the past. Command- economic decisions are made by the government Market- economic decisions are made by individuals who decide what to produce and what to buy Mixed- economic decisions have aspects of all three economy types
400
What is a theocracy?
A govt that sees God as the supreme ruler.
400
Who are the "TALIBAN"?
a group of radical Muslims
400
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
500
Which physical feature do Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Kuwait share?
Euphrates River
500
Define TARIFF, QUOTA, EMBARGO, CAPITAL GOODS, HUMAN CAPITAL
TARIFF- tax placed on imports QUOTA- limit on goods allowed into country EMBARGO- a halt to trade with a particular country CAPITAL GOODS- goods needed to make goods(factory, machine) HUMAN CAPITAL- skills and education workers have
500
What is the role of the president regarding the laws passed by the legislature?
The president must enforce those laws
500
What were the names of the 3 different wars and give some detail in explaining.
Afghanistan War- U.S. tried to locate Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda which were both responsible for 911. U.S. was successful and ovethrew the Taliban govt. Iraq Invasion- U.S. thought Iraq had WMDs and was helping al Qaeda. Hussein was executed, no WMDs were found, and the govt collapsed. Persian Gulf Conflict- US and UN were worried because Iraq was threatening their oil supply in Kuwait so they went to war and US won, along with its coalition.
500
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.
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