The geographical area around the eastern Mediterranean, especially Israel and the Arab countries from Turkey and northeastern Africa eastwards to Iran.
Middle East
100
Huge waves created by undersea earthquakes or volcanoes that can cause massive destruction.
Tsunami
Asia has had several terrible tsunamis hit coastal areas in recent years.
100
Weapons, such as nuclear bombs or poison gases, that can kill large numbers of people; US believed that Saddam Hussein had WMDs
Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
100
Involves farming and ranching.
Agriculture
Many people in Asian countries rely on agriculture to survive.
100
A religion whose followers, called Christians, follow the teachings of Jesus Christ.
Christianity
200
Another word for the crude oil that is pumped out of the ground.
Petroleum
Huge deposits of petroleum are located in the Middle East.
200
A stone wall that is between 1,500 and 2,000 miles long located across northern China; built in ancient times to defend the Chinese border from attacks by the Mongols.
Great Wall of China
200
He was the Arab leader to the terrorist group known as al-Qaeda;believed to have planned the attacks of 9/11; killed by a USA Navy SEAL team on May 1, 2011
Osama Bin Laden
200
What the land looks like, such as mountains, hills, deserts, and plateaus.
Physical Geography
200
A religion whose followers, called Jews, believe in the God of Abraham
Judaism
300
When a group of people feel the need to do something violent, like kill many people at once, because they feel that is the only solution to their problem.
Terrorism
300
A man-made canal that connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea; makes the trip from Europe to Asia much shorter.
Suez Canal
300
Also called the Persian Gulf War; United Nations troops led by the USA went into Kuwait to push out Iraqi forces who, under orders from Saddam Hussein, had invaded Kuwait in 1990
Desert Storm
300
A type of government and economy where the government owns and controls all major business.
Communism
China and North Korea have communist governments.
300
A religion whose followers, called Muslims, follow the teachings of Muhammad, the founder of Islam.
Islam
400
The language of the Arab people; also can refer to anything having to do with the Arabs such as their culture or food
Arabic
400
A massive dam built along the Yangtze River in China to control flooding and create hydroelectricity; thousands of towns, cities and villages were destroyed and now lie under the water.
Three Gorges Dam
400
He was the dictator of Iraq from 1979 until his capture by US troops in 2003; found guilty of crimes against humanity by an Iraqi court and hanged
Saddam Hussein
400
The process of improving your industry by building more factoies and upgrading those you already have (with automation, for example.
Industrialism
400
The main religion of most Indians; one of the world’s oldest religions; Hindus worship many gods, all believed to be a different form of Brahma
Hindu
500
The name given to all efforts, especially by the US military, to end the violence and terrorist attacks around the world by eliminating al-Qaeda and other militant organizations
War on Terror
500
An ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean (about 4,000 miles long); people traveling the difficult route were introduced to many different cultures.
Silk Road
500
A radical Muslim militant organization whose main goal is to get rid of the Western presence in Arab countries; have carried out many terrorist attacks against Americans all over the world including the attacks on 9/11
Al-Qaeda
500
The total value of all goods and services produced in a country in one year; the more industry a country has the better GDP
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
500
A religion based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, known as The Buddha or "the enlightened or awakened one."