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what two rivers flow through iraq?
euphrates and tigris river
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which ethinc group is the most numerous in southwest asia?
arabs
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What are the three main religious groups of southwest Asia?

Christain, Islam, and Judaism

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The largest country on the Arabian Peninsula?

Saudia Arabia

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what is the most valuable natural resources in southwest asia?
oil and natural gas
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why is the suez canal so important to international shipping?
the suez canal makes it to get th the mediterranean sea from the arabian sea with out having to sail around the continent of africa
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What is the primary language of the Persians? 

Farsi 

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What is the religion of most of Iran - Persians? 

Shia

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what middle east countys is landlocked?
afghanistan
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The building of dams can create an unequal distribution of water and cause what between countries?

conflict 

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what two countries are boarded by the euphrates and the tigris river?
kuwait and iran
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Shara is an Arab girl. Why cant it be assumed that Shara is Muslim?

Not all Araba are Muslim

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Christianity, Islam, and Judaism are all considered to be _______________.



Monotheistic

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What two territories are being disputed over between the Palestinians and Israelis?

Gaza Strip and The West Bank 

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what river do Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Kuwait share?

euphrates river

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which bodies of water are connected by the strait of hormuz?
the persian gulf and the suez canal
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what is the religion of most kurds?
sunni muslim
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Which religion uses the Torah as its holy book?

Judaism

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All Middle Eastern countries are part of OPEC...

True or False

False 

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which describes the climate of much of southwest asia?

hot and dry

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what bodies of water are connected by the Suez canal?

the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea

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what modern country is the home to those who call themselves Persians?

Iran

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Church is to Christianity as ________ is to Islam

Mosque

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which countries are the most oil-rich in the southwestern asian region?
iran,iraq,kuwait,and saudi arabia
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the major rivers in southwest asia have become political issues because?

everyone needs to be able to use the water and there is only a limited amount