Geography
Culture
Oil
Water
Gulf War
100
True or False: The United States is in the Middle East.
FALSE
100
What type of religion believes in ONE main god?
Monotheism
100
What is another term used for "crude oil"?
Petroleum
100
What is the term for having less water than what you need?
Water scarcity
100
Which Middle Eastern country was invaded by Iraq in 1990?
Kuwait
200
Which region in the world has Iraq, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and western Turkey?
Middle East
200
Which is the most popular religion in the Middle East?
Islam
200
Why is petroleum considered "nonrenewable"?
When we run out of petroleum, it will take millions of years to make more.
200
What are two causes of physical water scarcity?
Natural disasters (ex: droughts) and climate
200
What "operation" involved a massive bombing campaign that lasted nearly a month?
Operation Desert Storm
300
What is the climate for most of the Middle East?
Dry (and hot)
300
True or false: People who follow the same religion may have different beliefs.
True
300
What does it mean to have an abundance of oil?
Having enough oil to meet your own needs and sell to other countries
300
What are two examples of economic water scarcity?
Overpopulation, war, pollution, water mismanagement, poor infrastructure
300
Which country did the U.S. send troops to protect as part of Operation Desert Shield?
Saudi Arabia
400
True or false: The Middle East has no rivers or mountains- it is flat and completely dry.
FALSE - it has a lot of mountains (especially in Iran) and several important rivers (like the Tigris and Euphrates in Iraq, and the Nile in Egypt)
400
What is the term for a country's finished goods and services?
GDP (Gross Domestic Product)
400
What are two ways that oil can affect the environment?
Air pollution (burning fuel) and water pollution (oil spills)
400
What can be both a cause AND effect of water scarcity?
War
400
Who was the leader/dictator of Iraq during the Gulf War?
Saddam Hussein
500
Which geographical feature covers most of the Arabian Peninsula?
Desert
500
What is the main export for most Middle Eastern countries?
Oil
500
Why is there so much conflict over oil in the Middle East?
There's a lot of oil in the Middle East, and the whole world needs it.
500
True or false: 50% of the world's freshwater can be found in rivers and lakes.
FALSE- they have less than 1% of the world's freshwater
500
What operation was a ground attack that lasted just 4 days and ultimately ended the Gulf War?
Operation Desert Sabre