Cultural Diversity
Most people in Southwest Asia practice one of these three religions.
What are Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?
People have settled in this region for thousands of years, and continue to do so, because of its fertile soil and plentiful fresh water.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
In a democratic government, this group should have the most power.
Who are the people?
Israel gained control of these two regions, both of which continue to be a source of conflict, after the Arab-Isreali War of 1967 (Six Day War).
What are Gaza and the West Bank?
What is Arab?
While not every nation of Southwest Asia has easy access to this resource, it remains the single most important resource for the region.
What is oil?
Although it has its problems, this is the most democratic nation in Southwest Asia.
What is Israel?
This is one barrier to peace in Israel.
What are historical differences, war, settlements, violent protests, terrorism?
While Islam is a diverse religion, all Muslims can agree on this.
What are The Five Pillars and teaching based on the Qur'an?
Oil-rich nations tend to have economic systems that lean in this direction.
What is command?
Saudi Arabia has this type of government.
What is an absolute monarchy?
Iraq slipped into a struggle between a weak democracy and various insurgent and terrorist groups after the United States removed this man from power.
Who was Saddam Hussein?
These Southwest Asian nations are the only ones without an arab majority.
What are Turkey, Israel, Cyprus, and Iran?
When a country focuses on the production of one good or resource, it is known as this.
What is specialization?
Iran has this type of government.
What is a theocracy?
Civil wars and weak governments were major factors in this group's ability to take large portions of Syria and Iraq and declare a new caliphate in the 2010s.
What is ISIS/IS/ISIL?
This industry tends to draw foreign workers, who bring with them new ideas and technologies.
What is the oil industry?
This is how new technologies have affected where people live in Southwest Asia.
What is people are able to settle in areas they were previously unable to settle in.
Due to civil wars, these countries are considered failed states.
What are Syria and Yemen?
It is widely believed that the worst humanitarian crisis in the world exists in this country.
What is Yemen?