Physical Geography #1
What is the world's largest desert in Africa?
Sahara Desert
What is the main industry of the region?
Oil drilling
What is a person who travels from place to place, often following a food source
Nomad
What 3 major monotheistic religions originated in the region
Judaism, Christianity, Islam
What is the region's most scarce, precious resource?
Water
What is the temperate grassland between the Sahara and the tropical rainforest?
Sahel
What is the name of the important dam in Egypt?
Name one of the 3 countries with the highest population
Iran, Turkey, and Egypt
What is the important religious site to Jews that used to be part of the Temple?
The Western Wall
What is is called when the rivers overflow once a year?
Seasonal flooding
Name one of the 3 main mountain ranges
Atlas, Taurus, Zagros
Name 1 positive and 1 negative effect of the Oil Industry
Positive- jobs, revenue, international power
Negative- reliance on 1 industry, pollution, unequal wealth distribution
Name one of the 3 largest countries (by land size)
Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Libya
What 2 religions have been associated with the Hagia Sophia?
Islam and Christianity (Greek Orthodox)
Name 3 of the major bodies of water
Persian Gulf, Arabian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, Arabian Sea, Red Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, Bosporus Strait, Dardanelles Strait, Nile, Tigris, Euphrates, Jordan River.
What is the organization of countries that produce much of the world's oil?
OPEC
Much of the population is under the age of ____
15
What region has had ongoing conflicts due to control of the holy places there?
Palestine and Israel
What is a gully or usually dry river bed cut by running water after a downpour
Wadi
What does OPEC stand for?
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Name one of the 4 countries with the highest GDP
Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Israel
What city do Muslims pray towards 5 times a day?
Mecca, Saudi Arabia