VOCAB
WHERE'S THE H2O?
BOUNDARIES
MORE VOCAB
CONFLICT
100
FUEL FROM THE REMAINS OF LIVING THINGS
What is FOSSIL FUEL
100
DESPITE THE HIGH COST, THIS IS WHY DESALINATION COMMON IN ARABIA AND IRAQ
What is IT IS A MAJOR OIL PRODUCING AREA PRODUCING HIGH INCOMES
100
THIS MAN HELPED GREAT BRITAIN WORK WITH ARAB TRIBES TO FIGHT AGAINST THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE.
Who is T.E. Lawrence
100
THE BELIEF THAT THE HOLY BOOKS (IN ANY RELIGION) SHOULD BE TAKEN LITERALLY
What is FUNDAMENTALISM
100
NAME 3 THINGS THAT COULD CAUSE CONFLICT IN ARABIA AND IRAQ
What ARE LAND, OIL, WATER, DIFFERENT ETHNIC GROUPS LIVING TOGETHER, RELIGION
200
A WORLDWIDE MOVEMENT STARTING IN 1890s TO ESTABLISH A JEWISH HOMELAND IN PALESTINE
What is ZIONISM
200
A DRY AREA FORMED BEHIND A MOUNTAIN (HIGHLAND). THE MOUNTAIN AREA CAPTURES MOST OF THE RAIN AND SNOW IS CALLED THIS
What is A RAIN SHADOW
200
THIS COUNTRY RULED OVER MOST OF THE ARAB PENINSULA AND IRAQ AFTER WWI
What is GREAT BRITAIN
200
THE CHRISTIAN BELIEF THAT THREE SEPARATE BEINGS ARE ONE : THE FATHER, THE SON, AND THE HOLY SPIRIT
What is THE TRINITY
200
WHAT ETHNIC GROUP DID HUSSEIN TRY TO DESTROY IN IRAQ?
What is THE KURDS
300
A HOLY STRUGGLE BY A MUSLIM FOR A MORAL, SPIRITUAL OR POLITICAL GOAL
What is JIHAD
300
THIS PROCESS CREATES DRINKABLE WATER FROM SEAWATER.
What is DESALINATION
300
THIS LED TO MANY CONFLICTS/FIGHTING OVER LAND BETWEEN DIFFERENT TRIBES IN ARAB COUNTRIES
What is NEW BOUNDARIES
300
UNDERGROUND LAYERS OF ROCK WHERE WATER COLLECTS
What is AN AQUIFER
300
WHY IS RELYING ONLY ON OIL AS THE MAIN ECONOMIC RESOURCE NOT A GOOD IDEA?
What is BECAUSE WHEN THE GAS AND OIL RUN OUT, IT WILL TAKE MILLIONS OF YEARS FOR MORE TO BE PRODUCED.
400
THE USE OF VIOLENCE AGAINST INNOCENT CIVILIANS TO CREATE FEAR FOR POLITICAL REASONS
What is TERRORISM
400
THESE ARE THE ONLY MAJOR RIVERS IN THE REGIONS OF ARABIA AND IRAQ
What is THE EUPRATES AND TIGRES RIVERS
400
KING FAISAL WAS CHOSEN BY THESE PEOPLE TO RULE OVER THE NEW IRAQ AFTER THE DEFEAT OF THE OTTOMANS
What is THE BRITISH
400
WHEN THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE LIVE IN CITIES
What is URBANIZED
400
MONEY FROM THE SALE OF OIL AND GAS TO OTHER COUNTRIES MAINLY PROVIDES THIS FOR THE PEOPLE OF ARABIA AND IRAQ?
What is PROVIDES FOOD AND WATER
500
DISCRIMINATION AGAINST JEWS
What is ANTI-SEMITISM
500
THIS COUNTRY GETS MORE RAIN THAN OTHER PARTS OF THE ARABIAN PENINSULA.
What is YEMEN
500
THIS PERSON DISLIKED ISLAM AND FAVORED SUNNI OVER SHIA, HELPED MAKE MAPS DRAWING BORDERS OF NEW IRAQ AFTER THE DEFEAT OF THE OTTOMANS.
Who is GERTRUDE BELL
500
A MESSENGER OF GOD
What is A PROPHET
500
THIS IS A REASON WHY MANY WOMEN IN THE ARABIC REGION DO NOT WORK
What is THEIR RELIGION OR THEIR LACK OF DRIVING PRIVILEDGES
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