Natural/places
Culture
Enviroment
The Region Today
Other
100
An area of surface water.
What is an oasis?
100
The Fertile Crescent
Where did the worlds first civilizations develop?
100
Tectonic Forces
What forces shaped the physical features in the region?
100
Mecca
What is Islam's holiest city?
100
Tehran, Baghdad, Iraq, Afghanistan
What are the largest regions in the area?
200
North and East European Peninsula
Where is Mesopotamia
200
Sunni, Immams
What are the two branches of Islam?
200
Hot and dry
What climates dominate the region.
200
Nomadic herders
Who are bedouins?
200
Islam forbids eating pork
Why aren't pigs raised in the region?
300
Shrubs and grasses
What kinds of plants cover the wide dry plains?
300
Summerians
Who built the worlds first known cities?
300
Oil and water
What are the most important natural resources in the region?
300
Organization of petroleum exporting countries
What is OPEC
300
A Muslim prophet
Who was Muhammad?
400
Human hunting
What has made life difficult for large animals in the region?
400
The Kurds
Who are a non Arab ethnic group?
400
Winter
When does it rain in the region?
400
Subsistance agriculture
What kind of agriculture do most farmers practice in the region?
400
A group of terrorists
Who are the Taliban?
500
Highlands are much cooler than lowlands.
How does the elevation in the region influence temperatures?
500
Migration, trade, and the spread of Islam.
What caused diffusion of Arabic words?
500
The soil is too salty
Why can't plants grow in some places.
500
Conservative Monarchy
What is the political system in Saudi Arabia?
500
Ancient
Are many of the cities ancient or modern?
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