Unit 2 SW Asia Review

Religion/Culture

100

A religious group is made up of people that share the same _____________ beliefs?

a. holiday

b. religious

c. custom

b. Religious

200

What is the primary religion practiced in SW Asia?

Islam

300

Does Christianity have MORE or LESS followers in SW Asia TODAY compared to when it originated in the 1st century?

LESS

400

All three religious groups are _________

which means they believe in only ONE GOD.

Monotheistic

500

Sunni and Shia Muslims both follow the basic rules of Islam called the _____________________.

Five Pillars of Islam

Location

100

Saudi Arabia's population density is low because the climate is:

hot and dry arid desert

200

The Arabian Peninsula is located between the

Persian Gulf & Red Sea

300

Wealthy nations, like Saudi Arabia and Israel, solve the problem of no freshwater by building ___________.

Desalination plants

400

The body of water located south of Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Oman is called ___________________.

A. Atlantic Ocean

B. Persian Gulf

C. Arabian Sea

Arabian Sea

500

Which ethnic group has had the greatest difficulty establishing a national homeland (their own country)?

a. Arab

b. Kurdish

c. Persian

Kurdish

Rivers/Waterway

100

The Suez Canal connects the Mediterranean Sea with __________________ to provide an easy water route for trade.

a. Persian Gulf

b. Indian Ocean

c. Red Sea

Red Sea

200

The 3 rivers we studied (starting from west to east)

HINT:  J, E, T

Jordan, Euprahates, Tigris 

300

The __________ is important because it allows ships to travel between Europe and SW Asia for trading.

Suez Canal

400

Dams built in Turkey have caused problems because less _____________ comes down river to people living downstream. 

Water

500

True or False

Because Turkey and parts of Iraq have fresh water and mild temperatures they can sustain commercial agriculture?

True

Pollution

100

Describe a difference between an ethnic group and a religious group.

a shared belief in a god or gods with specific shared literature & a shared set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe

200

Which industry do the countries of SW Asia depend on for their wealth but also contributes to water pollution?

Oil

300

Name a source that SW Asian countries use to get their water for drinking and agriculture

Any of the following:  desalination, rivers, or recycled waste water

400

Which industry is directly affected by the population growth and the increase in water pollution?

Agriculture

500

The best place for farmers to grow food is along:

a. along freshwaters/rivers like the Euphrates River

b. along the Arabian Sea

c. in the desert

a. along freshwaters/rivers like the Euphrates River 

Misc

100

Name the countries not located in SW Asia:

Iraq, Lybia, Syria, Greece, Saudi Arabia

Lybia & Greece

200

This ethnic group makes up most of the population of Iran?

Persian

300

The ______________ is landlocked territory bordered by Jordan and Israel?

A. Gaza Strip

B. West Bank

C. Suez Canal

B. West Bank

400

Which ethnic group has the largest population in the entire Middle East?

Arab

500

• Capital of Ankara
• Once center of Byzantine and Ottoman empires
• Located on European and Asian continents

What country is being described?

Turkey