Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Persian Gulf
Iran
"This and That"
100
the capital of Saudi Arabia
What is Riyadh?
100
the capital of Iraq
What is Baghdad?
100
a high concentration of this resource in the Middle East is located in or near the Persian Gulf
What is oil?
100
the capital of Iran
What is Tehran?
100
followers of Islam
Who are Muslim?
200
the Rub' al-Khali
What is the Empty Quarter?
200
the two important rivers that flow through Iraq
What are the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
200
the country made up of seven tiny kingdoms
What is the UAE or United Arab Emirates?
200
country that the Iranian government has proclaimed it will destroy
What is Israel?
200
primary language of most of the countries in the Middle East
What is Arabic?
300
type of government where a king, queen or a prince rules
What is a monarchy?
300
the land between two rivers - the cradle of early civilization
What is Mesopotamia?
300
country invaded by Iraq in the first Gulf War
What is Kuwait?
300
the production and use of this is the main reason the United States and Israel are concerned with Iran
What is the production of nuclear weapons?
300
water that is not being replaced by rainfall
What is fossil water?
400
the holiest city in Islam
What is Mecca?
400
group of people that occupied early Mesopotamia
Who are the Sumerians?
400
placing a limit on trade with another country
What is placing or enforcing an embargo?
400
holy book of Islam
What is the Koran?
400
a wet, fertile area in a desert where underground water bubbles to the surface
What is an oasis?
500
the second holiest city in Islam
What is Medina?
500
dry stream beds in this region are know by this name
What are wadis?
500
OPEC
What is the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries?
500
type of government ruled by religious leaders
What is a theocracy?
500
country where the foreign workers outnumber the citizens
What is the UAE or United Arab Emirates?
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