Landforms and Resources
Where does the Jordan River flow?
It flows from Lebanon’s Mt. Hermon between Israel, Jordan
Nearby An-Nafud Desert contains the occasional ________.
Use context clues to figure out what goes into the blank.
Nearby An-Nafud Desert contains the occasional Oasis.
_______is pumped from underground aquifers.
Fossil Water is pumped from underground aquifers.
Fighting skills helped spread new monotheistic religion of_______.
Islam
What is Dome of The Rock?
shrine where it’s believed Muhammad rose to heaven
What is the Dead Sea?
landlocked salt lake that only bacteria live in
− lowest place on earth’s exposed crust: 1,349 feet below sea level
What climate is best for growing cotton?
Warm to hot summers; enough rainfall
What is small pipes slowly drip water just above ground ?
Drip irrigation
pray facing Mecca five times a day; _________ is the place of worship
pray facing Mecca five times a day; mosque—place of worship
What is a fundamentalist Muslim political group rules Afghanistan?
Taliban
What is a Wadis?
riverbeds that are dry except in rainy season
Israel’s Negev Desert produces crops through________.
Israel’s Negev Desert produces crops through irrigation.
What is Desalinization?
Its the process of removing salt from ocean water at treatment plants
Muhammad lived in ________, Islam’s holiest city
Muhammad lived in Mecca, Islam’s holiest city
all built empires in ______________, the “land between the rivers”
all built empires in Mesopotamia, the “land between the rivers”
What are the Golan Heights?
A plateau near Jordan River, Sea of Galilee
What is the Rub al-Khali?
An Arabian Peninsula desert, known as the Empty Quarter
− 250,000 square miles, with dunes as high as 800 feet
− 10 years can pass without rain
What is the Israel’s National Water Carrier project?
− takes water from northern areas
− carries it to central, south, Negev Desert
− water flows through several countries so project creating conflict
religion based on teachings of founder, the Prophet__________.
Muhammad
What is the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)?
it uses politics, military to: regain land in, and return of refugees to, Israel
Where/what do the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers run through?
They run through Turkey, Syria, and Iraq
What desert is between Lebanon, Israel, Syria, and Fertile Crescent?
The Syrian Desert
Crude oil is-
Crude oil is petroleum that has not been processed.
Muslim governments were _________—religious leaders were in control
Muslim governments were theocratic—religious leaders were in control
What is Zionism?
19th-century movement for a Jewish homeland in Palestine