Geography
Which rivers flow through Turkey and Iraq?
Tigris and Euphrates
Which best describes the climate of much of Southwest Asia?
Hot and Dry
This 25-mile territory has been a source of dispute between Israel and its neighbors for many years:
Gaza Strip
The majority of people in Southwest Asia belong to which ethnic group?
Arab
Where do most Middle Eastern Jews live?
Israel
Which country has fought military battles over water rights to the Jordan River?
Israel
Disputes over what two natural resources are problematic for many Southwest Asian countries?
Oil and Water
What is the 120-mile man-made waterway that is used to transport goods from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea?
Suez Canal
Today, most Iranians speak Farsi and belong to this ethnic group
Persians
Which best describes the religion of Arabs?
Most are Muslim, though there are also many Christians and those of other faiths.
Because of its harsh climate, which country has to rely on desalination plants to provide most of its citizens’ drinking water?
Saudi Arabia
The process of removing salt from salt water in order to make it suitable for farming and drinking is known as
Desalination
Why is the Suez Canal so important to international shipping?
It makes it possible to get from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea without sailing around Africa.
What ethnic group lives in the mountains of Turkey and Iraq?
Kurds
Who is a common figure in the origins of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?
Abraham
Which country’s water treatment plants have been damaged by decades of war?
Iraq
Pollution from oil spills on the Black Sea contaminate this country’s water supply.
Turkey
The Strait of Hormuz connects which bodies of water?
Persian Gulf & Arabian Sea
What issue led to the split between the Sunni and Shia Muslims?
They disagreed over who should lead Muslims after Muhammad’s death.
The oldest religion in Southwest Asia is
Judaism
The Strait of Hormuz connects which bodies of water?
Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea
What are three major water problems in Southwest Asia?
Water shortages, Unequal Distribution, Pollution
Much of the world’s oil supply is shipped through the narrow waterway between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula called the __________________.
Strait of Hormuz
What is the oldest Persian language still used today.
Farsi
What issue led to the split between the Sunni and Shia Muslims?
They disagreed over who should lead Muslims after Muhammad’s death.