Wars and Division
What are the 3 religions that are fighting over Jerusalem?
Judaism, Christianity, Islam
Using the chart, what is one thing that Afghanistan will need to focus on to improve its level of development?
Access to education, increasing funding to healthcare, encouraging more job opportunities
Islam
One of the major challenges to resolving the issue of water scarcity with desalination is -
The expensive cost of construction and the cost of energy to use the desalination plants
The list above outlines some of the problems with setting the boundary line between Israel and _____________.
Palestine
Based on the human-development index (HDI) chart, which country has the highest level of development?
Kuwait
Iran is governed by a religious leader and its laws are based on Islamic practices. Which system of government would this be known as?
Theocracy
What is one of the main migration pattern trends currently in the Middle East?
Rise in emigration from the region to Europe.
What terrorist organization controls Yemen?
al-Queda
The strait indicated by the arrow on the map is one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world. What type of maritime traffic accounts for a majority of this activity?
Oil Tankers
What do Christianity, Islam, and Judaism have in common?
They are all monotheistic
The arid and semi-arid climate of much of Southwest Asia creates biomes that are characterized by —
What world organization created the borders shown on the map?
United Nations (UN)
What is the purpose of OPEC?
To regulate the price and production of oil around the world.
Islam originated in Saudi Arabia in the seventh century in the city of Mecca. Which Islamic religious practice reflects the importance of Mecca?
Muslims pray facing Mecca and make a pilgrimage to Mecca.
Many societies in Southwest Asia have adapted to the scarcity of water in this region by —
creating desalination plants (buildings that take the salt out of water)
As pictured, the Strait of Hormuz has been the center of conflict for which of the following reasons?
As a chokepoint, control over this waterway is crucial to the flow of oil out of the Persian Gulf.
Control of the trade route in the Suez Canal, is important because it connects —
The Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea
How does the diffusion of Islam compare to that of Christianity?
Islam dominated Northern Africa and the Middle East prior to Christian missionaries arriving and spreading the gospel
A distinct feature of the cultural landscape in many towns located in Southwest Asia includes —
mosques