Culture
the dominant language in the Islam religion
What is Arabic?
examples of technological advances
What are television, cell phones, and satellites?
cultural diffusion
What is the spread of cultural beliefs?
one way that Saudi Arabia has adapted to a lack of water
What is desalinization?
a specific area that has common features, such as the same geography, language, government, or religion.
What is a region?
the reason that the people in this region maintain enduring cultural traditions
What is the practice of older generations teaching the younger generations?
the art of designing and constructing buildings
What is architecture?
when countries agree to allow their businesses to exchange products or resources, also known as importing and exporting goods
What is trade?
the major geographic feature in the region of Southwest Asia and North Africa
What are vast deserts?
A body of land surrounded by water on three sides
What is a peninsula?
one factor that has influenced cultural change in SW Asia ( and everywhere in the world!)
What is technological advances?
the spread of cultural beliefs and social activities from one group of people to another
What is cultural diffusion? (diffusion means spread out)
one reason why other nations establish trade relationships with SW Asia
What is their increasing need for oil?
largest country located on the Arabian Peninsula
What is Saudi Arabia?
the process that removes the salt and other minerals from water in order to obtain fresh water
What is desalinization?
a common architectural feature of mosques
What is a dome?
a rounded roof on a building
What is a dome?
the dividing lines between countries, states, provinces, counties, and cities
What is a political boundary?
many nations in SW Asia are dependent on this industry
What is oil?
to set something aside or save for future use
What is reserve?
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are all monotheistic. This item is an example of -
What is cultural diffusion?
a Muslim place of worship
What is a mosque?
most of the current political boundaries in SW Asia resulted from this war
What is the first World War?
how the region's high level of oil reserves affects other nations
What is increased trade relationships?
the dividing lines between countries, states, provinces, counties, and cities
What is a political boundary?