GEOGRAPHY
One of the world's earliest civilizations emerged in the fertile lands of...
The most important natural resources of Southwest Asia are ______ and __________.
oil and natural gas
Which three major religions originated in Southwest Asia?
Christianity, Judaism, Islam
The Sumerians in Mesopotamia developed a writing system called _________.
cuneiform
True or False?
Oil-rich countries in Southwest Asia have experienced population decreases.
False
The region's two largest and most important rivers are the...
Tigris and Euphrates
Turkey and Iran have large deposits of what natural resource?
coal
In the middle 1200s, Southwest Asia became part of what empire?
The Mongol Empire
True or False?
Many people in Southwest Asia identify with their ethnic group more than with their country.
True
Dramatic population growth has increased the demand for what scarce resource in Southwest Asia?
water
What type of landscape dominates most of Southwest Asia?
desert
Southwest Asia's history and settlement patterns have been shaped by the scarce resource of...
What empire influenced much of western Southwest Asia by the mid-1300s and lasted until the early 1900s?
The Ottoman Empire
In Southwest Asia, _____________ are the largest ethnic group.
Arabs
True or False?
Ethnic, religious, and political differences have unified the region of Southwest Asia.
False
Which of the following countries is NOT located in Southwest Asia?
Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt, Iraq, Israel
Egypt
The world's largest-known deposits of _________ are in Southwest Asia.
petroleum
After World War I, Britain and ______________ gained control over the region's territories under a mandate system.
France
The dominant religion in Southwest Asia is what?
Islam
Exports of what resource have brought wealth, modernization and problems to some countries around the Persian Gulf?
petroleum
What mountain range forms a natural barrier to trade and travel in Southwest Asia?
The Hindu Kush mountains.
What body of water contains the highest deposits of petroleum in Southwest Asia?
The Persian Gulf
After World War II, the United Nations divided ____________________ into two states.
Palestine
The region of Southwest Asia is _________ as large in area as the United States.
three-fourths
What is the name of the protest that brought changes in government to Southwest Asia?
Arab Spring