Geography
Water Conflicts
Ethnicity and Religion
Sunni vs Shia
Vocabulary
100
The two main rivers in Southwest Asia-- Both flow through Iraq.
What is the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
100
One of the main sources of conflict in Southwest Asia
Water scarcity
100
Which are the three main religious groups of Southwest Asia?
Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
100
What is the most prominent sect of Islam in the world?
What is Sunni?
100
Having more than you need (think water)
Surplus or abundance
200
Which number on the map indicates the location of the Red Sea?
2
200
Why do dams create conflict?
They limit water downstream?
200
What characteristic do Judaism, Christianity, and Islam share?
They are monotheistic
200
Most Arabs practice which sect of Islam?
Sunni Islam
200
Any material in nature that people use and value, a gift of nature.
What is a natural resource?
300
What country on the map is represented by the star?
Turkey
300
Name at least two of the four reasons people settle near water.
Provides food, transportation, water, and fertile soil.
300
Which is the largest ethnic group in Southwest Asia?
Arabs
300
Who do Shia Muslims believe should lead Islam?
Someone related to Muhammed should lead.
300
A process to remove salt from seawater.
What is desalination?
400
What country on the map is represented by the star?
Iraq
400
What do countries like Israel do to make nearby water drinkable?
Take the salt out (Desalination plants)
400
The most common language spoken in Iran is...
Farsi
400
Who do Sunni Muslims believe should lead Islam?
Someone who is very knowledgeable about Islam
400
A group of people who share a common culture, traditions, foods and language.
What is an ethnic group?
500
Which physical feature is marked by the red arrow?
Tigris
500
This nation has no water source and must rely on neighboring countries for supply.
Saudi Arabia
500
Which is considered a characteristic of ethnic groups?
1. Ali reads the Quran every day
2. Yusuf prays facing the Mecca three times a day
3. Hamza speaks Arabic
4. Fatima follows the guidance of the Torah
Hamza speaks Arabic
500
Which government in Southwest Asia is controlled by Shia Muslims?
Iran
500
What is monotheism?
The belief in the existence of only one God