Geography
Fertile Cresent
region is often referred to as “the cradle of civilization”. It includes the river valleys of the Nile and of the Tigris and Euphrates. The land there was fertile, or good for growing crops, and building civilizations.
Dietary Restrictions
Pork all the time & alcohol in public
Dominate economic resource
Petroleum
Most Religious and Historical Site in Middle East
Mecca
Rub' al Khali
"Empty quarter" is the world's largest contiguous sand desert, stretching across Saudi Arabia, Oman, the UAE, and Yemen.
Dominate Ethnic group
Arab
scarce resource in middle east
water
What economic resource is threatened by constant turmoil
Tourism
Zagros Mountains
Iran and Iraq and impact rainfall patterns.
Hijab
Female Head dress that sometimes covers the eyes
Major economic resource in Turkey
Textiles
Richest Family in the Middle East
Saudi's
Taurus Mountains
in Turkey are a significant water source for the Tigris and Euphrates.
Law of the Qur'an
Sharia Law
Major agricultural resource from Afghanistan 80% of global supply
opium
Site of Religious and Ethnic Turmoil and between who?
Isreal (Israelis and Palestinians)
Dead Sea
A hypersaline lake, it is Earth's lowest land elevation at 430 meters below sea level.
Dominate architectural shape
Dome
most popular Fruit in middle east
Dates
Long robe worn by Man
Thawb