A hilly plateau overlooking the Jordan River and the sea of Galilee; a strategic location that has been the site of conflict in Southwest Asia for decades.
What is Golan Heights
100
the practice of using small pipes that slowly drip water just above ground to conserve water to use for crops
What is drip irrigation
100
the removal of salt from ocean water
What is desalinization
100
a monotheistic religion based on the teachings of the prophet Muhammad, and the biggest cultural and religious influence in North Africa
What is Islam
100
one of the two main branches of Islam including most Iranians and some populations of Iraq and Afghanistan
What is Shi'ite
200
A riverbed that remains dry except during the rainy seasons
What is Wadi
200
Flat land made of chemical salts that remain after winds evaporate the moisture in the soil
What is a salt flat
200
water pumped from underground aquifers
What is fossil water
200
The founder and a prophet of Islam who lived part of his life in the City of Mecca.
Who is Muhammad
200
one of the two main branches in Islam, comprising about 83 percent of all Muslims, including those in Turkey, Iraq.
What is Sunni
300
One of the most important rivers of Southwest Asia; it supported several ancient river valley civilizations, and flows through parts of Turkey, Syria, and Iraq
What is Tigris River
300
a place where water from an aquifer has reached the surface; it supports vegetation and wildlife.
What is an oasis
300
Petroleum that has not been processed
What is crude oil
300
an Islamic place of worship where Muslims pray facing toward the holy city of Mecca
What is a Mosque
300
a movement that began in the 19th century to create and support a Jewish homeland in Palestine
What is Zionism
400
A river of Southwest Asia, which supported several ancient civilizations and flows through parts of Turkey, Syria, and Iraq and empties into the Persian Gulf
What is the Euphrates River
400
also known as the empty quarter; one of the largest sandy deserts in the world, covering about 250,000 square miles; located on the Arabian Peninsula
What is Rub al-khali
400
a place where crude oil is converted into useful products
What is a refinery
400
a form of government in which religious leaders control the government relying on religious law and consultation with religious scholars
What is Theocratic/Theocracy
400
a shrine in Jerusalem, located on the Temple Mount, which houses the spot where Muslims believe Muhammad rose into heaven and where Jews believe Abraham prepared to sacrifice his son Isaac to God
What is Dome of the Rock
500
A river that serves as a natural boundary between Israel and Jordan, flowing from the mountains of Lebanon wth no outlet to the Mediterranean Sea
What is the Jordan River
500
A landlocked salt lake between Israel and Jordan that is so salty that almost nothing can live in the waters. It is 1,349 feet below sea level, making it the lowest place on the exposed crust of the earth
What is the Dead Sea
500
the holiest city of Islam, located in Saudi Arabia, where people make pilgrimages to fulfill Islamic religious duty
What is Mecca
500
the organization of petroleum exporting countries, a group established in 1960 by some oil producing nations to coordinate policies on selling petroleum products
What is OPEC
500
for Jews, the holiest site in Jerusalem; the only remaining portion of the second Temple, built in 538 B.C. and destroyed in A.D. 70 by the Romans