Geography
This river, along with and East of the Euphrates, flows through Iraq.
Tigris River
What is the process that supplies water to crops when there is not enough rainfall?
irrigation
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If a country does not have ____ soil, they will need to _____ food from other countries.
Fertile; Import (buy)
A group of people who share ancestry, culture, language, or history is called what?
Ethnic Group
What belief do Judaism, Christianity, and Islam share about God?
Monotheism (belief in 1 god) and/or Abraham is their common ancestor.
This man-made water system connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea.
Suez Canal
This environmental problem occurs when harmful substances contaminate rivers, lakes, or other water sources (usually from factories or bad sewage practices).
Water Pollution
This type of physical environment/ terrain covers much of Southwest Asia and receives very little rainfall.
Desert
True or False: Everyone in an ethnic group must practice the same religion.
False
Which religion considers Muhammad to be its final prophet?
Islam
This narrow waterway connects the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea.
(Hint: there is currently a war over it right now)
Strait of Hormuz
What process removes salt from seawater so it can be used as freshwater?
desalination
What physical resource is most important in determining where people can farm and establish large settlements in Southwest Asia?
Water
Which ethnic group is most widespread across Southwest Asia and are mostly Sunni muslims?
Arabs
Which religion follows the teachings of Jesus and identifies him as the Son of God and Messiah?
Christianity
On a map of Southwest Asia, which country is located directly south of Iraq and along the Persian Gulf?
Kuwait
Polluted water used on crops can contaminate this resource needed to grow food.
Fertile Soil
In Southwest Asia, areas near major rivers generally have what type of population density and the large desert regions of Southwest Asia generally have what type of population density?
_____ and ______ density.
High; Low
Which major ethnic group is primarily associated with Iran?
Persians
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After the death of Muhammad, Muslims disagreed over who should ________ the Muslim community. This disagreement eventually led to the division between _______ and ________ Muslims.
Lead; Sunni and Shia
This territory is located west of the Jordan River.
West Bank (and some of Israel)
What type of infrastructure moves water from one location to another for uses such as trade and/or farming?
Canal
What term describes a situation in which there is not enough available freshwater to meet the needs of a population?
Water Scarcity
Which ethnic group does not have its own independent country and lives across several countries (Turkey, Iraq, Iran, and Syria)?
Kurds
Which religion is uses the Torah as their holy book and is often also considered an ethnicity due to them being "a chosen people".
Judaism