Describe Ramadan.
A religious holiday whereby Muslim pilgrims gather to perform rituals and undergo fasting.
2. What is another name for Southwest Asia & North Africa?
The Middle East.
3. Why is the Suez Canal considered a transportation corridor?
It increases international trade.
4. How does water scarcity impact the Middle East?
The lack of water source makes it difficult to live and to grow crops.
10. What is monotheistic?
The belief in one God.
13. Which country has the highest standard of living based on the table below?
Saudi Arabia
6. How is the Suez Canal similar to the Panama Canal?
Both are major transportation corridors that help shorten shipping routes and increase trade.
5. What is the main natural resource discovered in the Middle East?
Oil
18. Which monotheistic religion is the oldest?
Judaism
8. What is the meaning of the political cartoon below?
It implies that the U.S heavily depends on the Middle East oil.
12. What are some of the positive effects of the ASWAN dam?
It helps control flooding, increases crop production, and helps produce electricity.
7. How did the discovery of oil affect the economies of the Middle East?
Countries like Saudi Arabia became wealthy.
16. Explain Christianity.
It follows the teaching of Jesus and his disciples/ students.
What do these maps demonstrate (show)?
Conflict over territory between the Palestinians and Israelis.
15. What was the main cause of the Arab Spring uprising?
People in the region were oppressed and abused.
14. What were the main reasons for the creation of OPEC?
A group of rich oil producing countries get together to set oil production amounts and prices.
17. Explain Islam.
The followers read the Quran and they believe that Muhammad is the greatest prophet.
11 Which of the 3 major religions do the followers celebrate Yom Kippur?
Judaism
9. Explain global interdependence.
When countries depend on one another for products and resources.