Landforms
Oil
Holy Lands
Vocabulary
Government
100
The largest sand desert in the world and is found in Saudi Arabia?
What is Rub' al Khali?
100
Persian Gulf countries have traditionally relied on oil but are now doing what?
What is creating more industries for when oil runs out?
100
This is the Holy City for Arab Muslims to travel in the 5 Pillars of Faith.
What is Makkah?
100
Surrounded by land on all sides.
What is landlocked?
100
Government of Iraq.
What is transitional government, building a democratic republic?
200
This country grew between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
What is Iraq?
200
The main resource for Saudi Arabia.
What is Oil?
200
The country where Makkah is located.
What is Saudi Arabia?
200
A political and religious leader in Islam.
What is a caliph?
200
Government that is based on religion, has limited voting by the citizens.
What is an Islamic Republic?
300
The mountains in Afghanistan that are rugged and almost impassible.
What are Hindu Kush?
300
OPEC stands for _______.
What is the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries?
300
The name of another holy city for Muslims.
What is Madinah?
300
The Persian kings who ruled over Iran.
What is a Shah?
300
The type of government in Iran.
What is Islamic Republic?
400
The passage cut in the mountains of Afghanistan.
What is Khyber Pass?
400
This person set fire to Kuwait's Oil fields in a war.
Who is Sadaam Hussein?
400
What is the city that has been a Muslim empire?
What is Baghdad?
400
Dry stream beds that flood during rains.
What is a wadi?
400
The type of government in Israel.
What is a democratic republic with a parliament.
500
Oman is strategically located on what waterway that allows oil tankers to pass?
What is Strait of Hormuz?
500
What is the only country in the Persian Gulf States with no oil reserves?
What is Yemen?
500
What was the reason for the Ottoman Turks spread and building such a large empire?
What is the spread of an Islamic Empire?
500
Rich soil left after rivers flood.
What is an alluvial plain?
500
The type of government in Saudi Arabia.
What is a monarchy?
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