Jerusalem and Israel
Name the three major world religions that Jerusalem is home to.
Christian, Jewish, and Islam
Name 4 push/pull factors of migration for refugees.
Unemployment, terrorism, war, natural disaster, economic failure, government corruption, extremist groups, invasion, poverty, poor social/economic/geopolitical conditions, etc.
What public statement was issued in 1917 by the British government and what did it do?
Name the body of water that is surrounded by the world’s biggest oil distributors in the Middle East.
The Persian Gulf
What is an ethnic group?
A group with a shared common culture, typically generational; identified on the basis of race, religion and national origin.
Name the dominations of one corner of Jerusalem.
Christians: Protestant, Lutheran, Baptist
Islam: Palestinian, Arab
Armenian-Orthodox: Armenians, Orthodox Christian
Judaism: Israelis, Israelites
Define GDP.
Gross Domestic Product per capita is a measure of a country’s economic output that accounts for its number of people. It divides the country’s GDP by its total population; measuring the country’s standard of living.
What is Resolution 181 (aka the Partition Plan)?
An action in 1947 by the United Nations General Assembly that would divide Great Britain’s former Palestinian mandate into Jewish and Arab states in 1948.
What is another name for petroleum?
Crude oil
What country does most of the Persian population remain in?
Iran
How many total gates are there in Jerusalem? Name 4 of them!
There 8 gates total.
(1) New Gate, (2) Damascus Gate, (3) Herod’s Gate, (4) Lion’s Gate, (5) Golden Gate (closed), (6) Dung Gate, (7) Zion Gate, (8) Jaffa Gate
What is the UNHCR and what does it do?
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees: a UN agency mandated to aid and protect refugees in their relocation processes.
What is the PLO and how did it change over time?
The Palestinian Liberation Organization: their initial goals were to peacefully unite various Arab groups and create a liberated Palestine, although over time they became associated with controversial tactics, terrorism, and extremism.
Explain both renewable and non-renewable resources.
Renewable resources can replenish themselves while non-renewable resources cannot.
Name the two language families that Persian and Arab languages stem from.
Persian: Indo-European
Arab: Semitic
Name the four corners of Jerusalem.
Christians, Islam “Muslim”, Armenian-Orthodox, Judaism “Jewish”
What is HDI and why does it matter?
Human Development Index: it measures a long and healthy life, access to knowledge, and a decent standard of living in a region.
How did the Six-Day War end and what was the resulting outcome?
It ended with a U.N. brokered ceasefire; it significantly altered the map of the Middle East and gave rise to lingering geopolitical friction.
What is OPEC and what does it do?
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries: it coordinates and stabilizes the oil market in order to secure an efficient and regular supply of petroleum to consumers.
What two countries do most of the Arab and Persian populations remain?
Persians: Iran
Arabs: Saudi Arabia
This is one of the oldest Islamic monuments in the world, located in Jerusalem. It is built over a rock (ancient stone) that was once worshipped and the place where the Prophet Muhammad ascended to heaven.
Dome of the Rock
Name the differences between a refugee, a migrant, and an IDP.
Refugees leave their country due to a well-founded fear of persecution, Migrants move to another country for various reasons without fear of persecution or death, IDPs move within their country without crossing international borders.
What did Intifada 2 result in?
The creation of The Wall
Name 5 of the 15 countries that are members of OPEC.
Algeria, Angola, Congo, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Venezuela
Name two similarities between Persian and Arab languages.
Common alphabet, overlapping vocabulary, ties to Islam