Landscapes
What peninsula is taken up mostly by Saudi Arabia
What country is created in 1948
Israel
What general area gets less than 18 inches of precipitation a year
Southeast Asia
Facing Mecca five times a day; mosque—place of worship
Prayer
Jerusalem
a holy city to all three major monotheistic religions
What mountains separate Turkey with the rest of Southeast Asia?
Hindu Kush Mountains
What countries got lands after WWI
Britain, France
Arabian Peninsula desert, known as the Empty Quarter
Rub al-Khali
Muslim governments were theocratic; what is theocratic?
religious leaders were in control
In Middle Ages, they fought Crusades to regain lands from Muslims
Christians
What rift valley was created by Arabian plate movement
Red Sea
Zionism, 19th-century movement for a Jewish homeland in Palestine
British Control Palestine
desert area where underground spring water supports vegetation
oasis
required of all Muslims; create common culture
The Five Pillars
shrine where it’s believed Muhammad rose to heaven
Dome of the Rock
Name one mountain at north side cut off part of region
Zagros, Elburz, Taurus
Ottoman Empire ruled region from 1520 to 1922, but weakened
The Legacy of Colonialism
What is between Lebanon, Israel, Syria, and Fertile Crescent
Syrian Desert
Changes in Urban life
Rapid development as technology undermines traditional lifestyles
Visit Mount of Olives, Church of Holy Sepulchre
Christians
plateau near Jordan River, Sea of Galilee, site of conflict due to strategic location
Golan Heights
Palestine is ruled by British with Arab, Jewish local governments
Transjordan is ruled by Arab government and British
Half of the world’s oil reserves are in:
Southwest Asia
Take a guess at what percent of farmers would be there ein 2015?
25% urban in 1960; 58% by 1990s; estimated 70% by 2015
located on Temple Mount by Western Wall
Dome and Al-Aqsa mosque