Physical Geography
The main source of water for the Eastern Mediterranean is?
The Jordan River
What is the Capital of Turkey
Ankara
This part of the government make laws for the country.
Jordan receives financial aid from who because it has so few resources?
Arab nations and the United State
______________ is a small, crowded coastal area where more than a million Palestinians live.
Gaza
Which three make up the important waterway that separates Europe from Asia and connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Black Sea?
Dardanelles, Bosporus, Sea of Marmara
What is the Largest Minority in Turkey?
Kurds
Name three lands Israel gained from the Six Days War?
Gaza, West bank, East Jerusalem
Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan were all under the rule of what Empire prior to WW1?
Ottoman Empire
Jewish Holy Day that lasts from sunset Friday until sundown Saturday.
Sabbath
Much of Syria and Jordan are covered by the ______.
The Syrian Desert
What is one main difference between Turkish law and Islam?
About 100,000 Israelis Jews live in rural settlements called _____ which are large farms where people share everything in common.
Kibbutz
In which country did the ISIL cause civil war by trying to take over territory?
Syria
__________________, the capital, is Jordan’s largest city.
Amman
The Jordan river empties into the __________________________, which is one of the saltiest lakes in the world.
The Dead Sea
Most of Turkey is Muslim, however, it is still a ____ state meaning religion is kept separate from the government.
Secular
Diaspora
How did King Hussein change Jordan?
What was an important trading post because it was located at the crossroads of two continents?
Constantinople
Which resource does Syria, Israel and Jordan all produce?
Phosphates
Which of the following is a negative effect of Turkey’s use of its water resources?
The flow of water into neighboring countries is restricted
Why is Israel often referred to as the Holy Land?
It contains religious sites for Chistianity, Judasim, and Islam
What is the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world?
Damascus
What were the Crusades?
Christians from Europe launched a series of invasions on Palestine in the late 1000s to 1200s.