NASWA Geography
The Middle East
Abrahamic Religions
Conflict in SW Asia
The Arab Spring
100

This is the type of landform that most people live near in the Middle East

Rivers and other bodies of water

100
This is a nonrenewable resource in the Middle East that is very valuable

Oil

100

Who is the father of the religions of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam (all of these can trace their ancestry back to this person)

Abraham

100
ISIS stands for

Islamic State of Iraq and Sryia

100

This country had a regime change as a result of the Arab Spring movement

Egypt, Yemen

200

This is the major mountain range in North Africa

The Atlas Mountains

200

Name 2 of the main languages that are spoken in the Middle East

Arabic, Turkish, Persian, Hebrew

200
Mecca and Medina are two cities that are important to this Abrahamic religion

Islam

200

This group of people are considered a stateless nation and live in many countries in the Middle East

The Kurds

200

This is the country where the Arab Spring began

Tunisia

300

This is an area made fertile by a source of freshwater in an otherwise dry and arid region

Oasis

300

This country in the Middle East is majority Jewish

Israel

300

This is the oldest Abrahamic religion

Judaism

300

This is a person who is forced to leave the borders of their country due to conflict or natural disaster

refugee

300

Why did the Arab Spring spread across the Middle East so fast?

Social Media

400

This is the type of climate that makes up the majority of the Middle East

Dry, arid

400

This branch of Islam has more followers

Sunni Islams

400

This Abrahamic religion does NOT have its hearth in Israel

Islam

400
God promised the land to Abraham in the covenant, which is why THIS group of people believ the land of Israel belongs to them

The Jews

400
This is the year that the Arab Spring began

2010/2011

500

This city is considered a transcontinental city in NASWA

Istanbul (in Turkey, connects Europe and Asia)

500

People from this country in the Middle East would NOT be considered Arabs

Israel

500

This city is considered holy by all three Abrahamic religions

Jerusalem
500

Name the country with the highest amount of Shia Islams

Iran

500

Rebels and revolutionaries wanted THIS type of government when they were trying to overthrow their leaders

democracy