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100
waterway that forms a border between Jordan to the east and Israel and the West Bank to the west
What is the Jordan River?
100
type of system in which all power is held by one central authority and distributed one way
What is a unitary system?
100
a tax on imported goods
What is a tariff?
100
large empire that broke up after World War I
What is the Ottoman Empire?
100
natural resources are not evenly distributed among countries; this is an example of uneven distribution in Southwest Asia
What is and abundance of oil, but a scarcity of water?
200
largest country in Southwest Asia
What is Saudi Arabia?
200
system of government that relies on active citizen participation and where voters choose their own leaders through elections
What is a democratic government?
200
a restriction on the amount of a good that can be imported
What is a quota?
200
this nation was created when the United Nations divided the land of Palestine between Arabs and Jews
What is Israel?
200
encourages trade among countries because no one country produces everything it need
What is specialization?
300
country north of Syria, west of Iran, and borders the Mediterranean Sea
What is Turkey?
300
government by a small group of people that gets its power from military force, social power, wealth, religion, or a combination
What is an oligarchic government?
300
trade barrier that forbids trade with another country
What is an embargo?
300
three major religions that have their origins in the Middle East
What is Christianity, Islam, and Judaism?
300
person who has an idea for a good or service and takes the risks to produce it
What is an entrepreneur?
400
small country that has a river on its eastern border and disputed territories
What is Israel?
400
government controlled by religious leaders and all government matters are viewed through the eyes of its primary religion
What is a theocracy?
400
when a company educates and trains its people
What is investing in human capital?
400
groups that were created from disputes over who would succeed Muhammad as head of the faith
What are Shia and Sunni?
400
basic way citizens of a democratic nation can influence the government
What is voting?
500
eastern-most country in Southwest Asia
What is Afghanistan?
500
system of government in which one person possesses unlimited power and the citizen has limited, if any, roles in government
What is an autocratic government?
500
when a country invests in transportation systems and power plants
What is investing in infrastructure?
500
as a result of the Holocaust in Europe during World War II, there was increased international importance placed on this
What is creating a homeland for Jews?
500
reason why the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers have been a source of conflict for many years
What is provide most of the water supply for Turkey, Syria, and Iraq?