GEOGRAPHY
What is the largest country in Southwest Asia?
Saudi Arabia
The increased Jewish population in the Middle East was caused by what event?
The Holocaust
Which three major religions originated in Southwest Asia?
Christianity, Judaism, Islam
What are the three main ethnic groups in the Middle East?
Arabs, Kurds, and Persians
What event caused the United States to invade Afghanistan?
9/11
The region's two largest and most important rivers are the...
Tigris and Euphrates
True or False
The Arabs and Jews claim religious rights to the land.
True
What empire influenced much of western Southwest Asia by the mid-1300s and lasted until the early 1900s?
The Ottoman Empire
In Southwest Asia, _____________ are the largest ethnic group.
Arabs
Why did the Muslims split into two groups?
The Sunni and Shia couldn't agree on who should lead the faith.
I am located south of the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers and I am also east of Kuwait. I have been polluted with oil due to conflicts in the region.
What am I?
The Persian Gulf
In 1948, Israel was declared an ___________ nation.
Independent.
After World War I, Britain and ______________ gained control over the region's territories under a mandate system.
France
The dominant religion in Southwest Asia is what?
Islam
True or False?
Ethnic, religious, and political differences have unified the region of Southwest Asia.
False
Which of the following countries is NOT located in Southwest Asia?
Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt, Iraq, Israel
Egypt
What percentage of land did the Belfaur Declaration grant Jews and Arabs?
Jews 55% and Arabs 45%
The British and French divided up the land without considering the ethnic and religious groups.
In Iraq, what ethnic group was targeted and oppressed by the Iraqi government?
Arabs, Kurds, or Persians
True or False
The Kurds were given their own land which led to a sense of pride and nationalism within the ethnic group.
False
I am north of Saudi Arabia. I was the beginning of a powerful empire. When my empire fell, I was able to only keep the land I started with?
What country in the Middle East am I?
Turkey
What two places do Palestinians still have in Israel?
The Gaza Strip and the West Bank.
After World War II, the United Nations divided ____________________ into two states.
Palestine
A radical Muslim group. Usually running the government.
What am I?
The Taliban
Why did the United States defend Kuwait?
To protect their oil interest