Capitals
What is the capital of Jordan?
Amman
What is Zionism?
Movement of gathering the Jews to form a Jewish land in the Promised land
What are two important lines of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere?
Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle
In 1948 what country became a nation?
Israel
What line of longitude is used to measure east and west?
Prime Meridian
What is the capital of Saudi Arabia?
Riyadh
Who was Islam founded by?
Muhammed
Who are the two largest oil producers in the Middle East?
Saudi Arabia and Iran
Which country is known for its cedars in the ancient times?
Lebanon
The world's largest lake is___
Caspian Sea
Ankara is the capital of which country?
Turkey
What are plateaus?
Areas of high-level land
What is the highest mountain in the world?
Mt Everest
What is the largest peninsula in the world?
Arabian Peninsula
What is the holy book of Islam called?
The Qu'ran
What is the capital of Iraq?
Bagdad
What is the most important natural recource in the Middle East today?
OIL
What line seperates the Northern and Southern hemispheres?
Equator
What is the highest point in Turkey and is also the place that Noah's Ark is believed to have landed?
Mt. Ararat
Highest mountian System is____
Himalayes
Damascus is the capital of what country?
Syria
David Ben was the first prime minister of which country?
Israel
Which country in the M.E. was called Persia?
Iran
Two words that describe the climate in the M.E.?
Hot and dry
What is the dominant language in the Middle East?
Arabic