This religion has the most followers in the world:
a) Islam
b) Christianity
c) Judaism
d) Buddhism
b) Christianity
100
What is the largest country in Southwest Asia?
Saudi Arabia
100
We can remove salt from water in a process known as:
a) Bedouins
b) Desalinization
c) Moshav
d) Migrate
b) Desalinization --> Process of removing salt from seawater
100
This is the saltiest body of water on earth:
Dead Sea
100
What is Absolute Location? Give an Example
Exact location --> Address, Coordinates
200
What is the oldest of the three major religions?
a) Islam
b) Christianity
c) Judaism
c) Judaism
200
The Syrian Desert covers the eastern region of which country?
Syria
200
Adolf Hitler orchestrated the _______________, killing more than 6 million Jews.
Holocaust --> Mass killing of Jews in WWII
200
What would normally take place on an alluvial plane?
a) Fishing
b) Herding
c) Farming
d) Mining
c) Farming
200
What was the name of the person we used to learn the 5 Themes of Geography?
Mr. Lip
300
Christianity, Judaism, and Islam worship only one god, making them ___________________. Compared to Buddhism which is Polytheistic.
Monotheistic
300
Locate Iraq on a map
Teacher will bring up interactive map on the projection screen
300
Nomadic people who follow a traditional way of life are called:
a) Bedouins
b) Moshav
c) Kibbutz
d) Terrorists
300
Give 2 reasons for why it is difficult to fight a terrorist group:
1) Not afraid to die.
2) Blend in with the crowd
3) Don't care about Civilians
4) No Rules for fighting
Mr. Sgrignoli reserves the right to accept other answers that may not be listed...don't complain
300
What are the 5 Themes of Geography?
Movement, Region, Location, Interaction, Place
400
What is the youngest of the three major religions?
a) Islam
b) Christianity
c) Judaism
a) Islam
400
What country bridges the continents of Asia and Europe (connecting them)?
a) Turkey
b) Saudi Arabia
C) United Arab Emirates
d) Israel
a) Turkey
400
"In my village, we share everything and don't really have things to keep for ourselves". This statement is an example of a _________________.
Kibbutz
400
What are the 8 elements of culture?
Daily Life, Social Groups, History, Government, Language, Religion, Economy, Arts,
500
Christians worship God, Muslims call their God ___________, and Jews call their God ______________.
Allah, Yahweh
500
Using the interactive map on the projection screen, locate all 11 countries in Southwest Asia region from our map
Do it in front of class
500
"In my village, we share things but I still own private property". This statement is an example of a _____________.
Moshav
500
What was the name of Israel before it became Israel?
Palestine
500
What is the goal of the week for this week? (no looking at the board)