Religious and ethnic groups
Three religious groups in this region
Christianity, Judaism, Islam
The 2 countries in conflict over the homeland of Judaism
Israel and Palestine
Country 1
Egypt
Physical characteristic 10
Mediterranean Sea
Country 5
Turkey
The three ethnic groups in this region
Arabs, Kurds, and Persians
the name of the organization where countries work together to set prices and production of oil
OPEC
Country 10
Saudi Arabia
Physical characteristic 9
Sahara desert
Country 6
Algeria
make up the majority of the people living across the Middle East. They believe that they are descendants of Abraham through his son Ishmael, the people speak Arabic, and practice Islam.
Arabs
Which is NOT a common name for this region:
Crossroads of the World
Peninsula of Peninsulas
MENA
Southwest Asia and North Africa
Peninsula of Peninsulas
Country 7
Iran
Physical characteristic 5
Arabian Sea
Physical characteristic 7
Atlas Mountains
an ethnic group without their own country, they are spread across Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria. They speak Kurdish and most practice Sunni Islam
Kurds
The city that is considered the most holy place in Islam where they make their pilgrimage (the Hajj)
Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Country 4
Syria
Physical characteristic 8
Fertile crescent (Euphrates and Tigris rivers)
Physical Characteristic 4
Persian Gulf
these people are descended from a great Indo-European empire. Today they live in Iran, speak Farsi and mostly practice Shi’a Islam.
Persians
What is the most important resource in this region? (AKA: the resource that makes them the most money)
Oil
Country 2
Tunisia
Physical characteristic 1
Country 9
Israel/Palestine