Geography
What are the two rivers that flow into the persian gulf
The tigris and Euphrates flows into the persian Gulf
Most of Southwest Asia is covered in what
Desert
What is the main ethnic group throughout SW Asia
Arabs
What are the main religions in SW Asia?
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
Which government is presidential democracy
turkey
Begins in the mountains of Isreal and flows south to the Dead sea
Jordan River
What do most of the population live next to
Rivers
What was the reason for the split of Sunni and Shi'a Muslims?
They had different beliefs in how the new leader should be chosen. How the Sunni wanted the leader to be the strongest out of all of them. While, the Shia wanted them to be hereditary
Who is the father of all three religions
Abraham
What three countries are having trouble sharing water because of dams
Turkey, Syria, and Iran
Between the Arabian peninsula and India. Northern Part of the Indian Ocean
Arabian sea
Why do people live next to polluted rivers
Because they have low water resources so they have to use the polluted water
What is an ethnic group?
It's a group of people that your born into.
What is the Holy Book for Islam
Qu'ran
Which country out of the three we learned which has is the most market
Isreal
Connects the Red Sea and the mediterranian sea
Suez canal
What was created for rivers that caused conflict between Turkey, Syria, and Iraq
Dams
What is the language of persians
Farsi
Where do jewish people worship at
Synagogue
Which country is parliementary democracy
Isreal
Located On the border of Isreal and Jordan
West Bank
what does Isreal use to get water
They use Aquifiers to get water out the ground
Where do most Persians live
Iran
How many followers are there for christianity
2.1 billion
Which country is absolute monarchy
Saudi Arabia