SW Asia
How many countries make Southwest Asia
20
What country is south of Iraq
Kuwait
Which country in SW Asia has monarchies
Saudi Arabia
This waterway is named after an ethnic group
Persian Gulf
Moses parted the physical feature that separates the continent of Africa and SW Asia
Red Sea
Southwest Asia are in the relative location of which three continents?
Asia, Africa and Europe
Which body of water is south of Iran
Persian Gulf
The West Bank is located in which country
Israel
Suez Canal
Arab-Israeli War
Name the eight SW Asia countries we covered in this standard
Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Turkey
Which body of water is located south of Saudi Arabia
Arabian Sea
What is the main religion of SW Asia?
Islam
This physical feature connects the Persian Gulf to Arabian Sea
Strait of Hormuz
The Tigris and Euphrates River begin in Turkey, flows through Syria and Iraq. What is the name of this conflict?
Water Wars
Name the four bodies of water that borders Southwest Asia
Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea
This body of water is located North of SW Asia
Mediterranean Sea
What are the two main Muslim sects found in SW Asia
Shia and Sunni
These physical features are known as the twin rivers and both begin in country of Turkey
Tigris and Euphrates River
The establishment of a Palestinian Homeland has led to conflicts between which two ethnic groups?
Palestinian (Arabs) and Israeli (Jews)
300
Due t high concentration of salt this sea causes you to float
Dead Sea
SW Asia was ruled by what empire until 1992
Ottoman Empire
Jordan River
A civil war erupted in Afghanistan along ethnic lines after which this government no longer ruled after 1992.
Soviet Union