Geography
Which of the geographical regions has sandy beaches and fertile farmland for the people in this area?
What is the Mediterranean Coastal Plain?
Over 75% of Israeli citizens belong to which religious group?
What is Judaism?
After the Six-Day War, what two countries did Israel take from the Arabs that they later gave back for a peace agreement?
What are the Gaza Strip and West Bank?
What type of economy does Israel have?
What is a Mixed-Market Economy?
What type of government does Israel have?
What is a Parliamentary Democracy?
Which of the geographical regions makes up 60% of Israel and has a low population density?
What is the Negev Desert?
What ethnic group makes up a small portion of the Israeli population AND why do these people live here?
What are the Arabs? (they lived there before Israel was created)
What European country took over the Palestinian land after WWI, and what was the mistake they made?
What is Great Britain?
What type of jobs are the most important in Israel?
What is service?
Who makes up the executive branch in Israel?
Who is the Prime Minister?
Which of the geographical regions is located near the Jordan River and has fertile farmland?
What is the Jordan Rift Valley?
What are the two official languages of Israel?
What are Hebrew and Arabic?
The Jews were scattered across the world after the Roman Empire took over. What was this scattering of Jews called?
What is Diaspora?
Daily Double!
What is the currency of Israel called?
What is Shekel?
How do members of the Knesset/Legislative branch get chosen in Israel?
What is they are elected by citizens?
Which of the geographical regions is made of small mountain ranges and fertile farmland in it’s valleys?
What is the Central Hills?
DAILY DOUBLE!
What empire conquered the Jewish people, making Christianity illegal, then legal again?
What is the Roman Empire?
After what war was Israel created as a Jewish homeland AND what country did Israel replace?
What are
WWII (200 Points)
Palestine (200 Points)
What type of business is Israel’s economy based on, due to their lack of natural resources?
What is the law called that gives immediate citizenship to Israel to anyone born a Jew or anyone that has converted to Judaism?
What is the Law of Return?
Which geographical region has over half of the Israeli population living in it?
What is the Mediterranean Coastal Plain
Israel was created after WWII for what group of people to have a homeland?
What are the Jews?
All three major religions of Israel have one major historical figure in common, who is it?
Who is Abraham?
What is Israel’s literacy rate, and why is it important for Israel?
What is 98% (250 points) and they need to be educated to work in technology? (250 points)
What makes up the legislative branch in Israel?
What is the Knesset?