Geography
Drillin for Oil'
Muhammad Aw Geez
Wrong Side of History
Key Terms
100
What desert is this:
Sahara Desert
100
This is the abbreviation for the Organization of Petroleum Export Countries, in which most Middle East countries export oil through
OPEC
100
These are the two major sects of Islam
Sunni and Shia
100
Legal Segregation, specifically within South America.
Apartheid
100
This is the form of Poverty where one cannot meet their basic needs: Food, water, and shelter
Absolute/Extreme Poverty
200
The Suez canal connects the Mediterranean Sea to what sea that borders Egypt?
The Red Sea.
200
Besides Oil/Natural Gas, this is the largest industry in the economy of Qatar.
Tourism
200
What is this head covering called?
Hijab
200
This was the ethnic group that was nearly wiped out in the Rwandan Genocide
Tutsis
200
The process by which colonies gained independent from their European owners.
Decolonization
300
What country is this:
Nigeria
300
This is the Global Chokepoint where 25% of the world's oil moves through, blockaded as a result of the U.S. - Iran War
The Strait of Hormuz
300
This country has the highest number of Muslims in the World.
Indonesia
300
This is the name of the ship that got stuck in the Suez Canal, halting 4% of global trade.
The Evergiven
300
The measurement of the rise in prices, year of year.
Inflation
400
What countries are fully pictured here:
Israel and Palestine
400
This country is the largest Exporter of Oil in the world.
Saudi Arabia (U.S. in the largest producer)
400
This is the term for the pilgramage of Muslims every year.
Hajj
400
In the Iranian Revolution 1979, the Ayatollah replaced this former lead of Iran.
Reza Shah Pahlavi
400
The process by which desert biomes grows in size, negatively affecting those in previously non-desert areas.
Desertification
500
What country is this?
Rwanda
500
Prime Minister Mosaddegh was the leader of this country. He was forcibly removed by U.S. and UK forces when he tried to Nationalize the Oil Industry
Iran
500
Also known as the House of God, this black cube is what Muslims circle on their pilgramage.
Kaaba
500
In 1997, the United States designated this organization as a terrorist organizations, who has been a major thorn in Israel's side in the last few years.
Hamas
500
This is the measurement of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, andforced labor, have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.
Human Rights Index