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Middle East
Review for Unit 9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the capital of Morocco? | Rabat |
| What is the capital of Egypt? | Cairo |
| What is the religious city of Israel? | Jerusalem |
| What is the important city in Turkey? | Istanbul |
| What is the religious city in Saudi Arabia? | Mecca |
| What is the richest city in UAE? | Dubai |
| What is the capital of Iraq? | Baghdad |
| What is the capital of Iran? | Tehran |
| What is the famous Christian church in Jerusalem? | Church of the Holy Sepulchre |
| What is the famous mosque in Jerusalem? | Dome of the Rock |
| What is the famous Jewish site in Jerusalem? | Western Wall |
| What is the famous Muslim site in Mecca? | Kaaba |
| What is the famous church in Istanbul? | Hagia Sophia |
| What is the famous cultural sites along the Nile? | Pyramids |
| What river runs through Cairo? | Nile |
| What 2 rivers run around Baghdad? | Tigris and Euphrates |
| What river runs on Jordan's border | Jordan |
| What sea is north of Turkey? | Black |
| What sea is north of Africa? | Mediterranean |
| What sea is east of Egypt? | Red |
| What connects the Med to the Red? | Suez Canal |
| Where do Muslims worship? | Mosques |
| What are the towers that call Muslims to prayer? | Minarets |
| What are Arabian Marketplaces | Bazaars and Suqs |
| WHat mountains run through Morocco and Algeria? | Atlas |
| What mountains run through Turkey? | Taurus |
| What mountains run though Iran? | Zagros |
| Where is the Strait of Gibraltar? | Morocco |
| Where is the Bosporus Strait? | Turkey |
| Where is the Dardanelles Strait? | Turkey |
| Where is the Strait of Hormuz | Iran |
| What countries are on the Arabian Peninsula? | Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, UAE, Qatar and Kuwait |
| What peninsula in within Egypt? | Sinai |
| What water is west of Arabian Peninsula? | Red Sea |
| WHat water is east of Arabian Peninsula? | Arabian Gulf or Persian Gulf |
| What sea does the Persian Gulf empty into? | Arabian Sea |
| What is middle east's most precious resource? | Water |
| What is a wadi? | Normally dry strip of land that fills with water during the season |
| What is a delta? | Sediment deposited at the mouth of a river |
| What is an oasis? | Paradise within a desert |
| What is alluvial soil? | Rich fertile soils left behind by the flooding of the Nile |
| How does religion influence Middle Eastern art? | Calligraphy, prayer rugs, mosaics, etc |
| Who is fighting with Israel over land? | Palestinians |
| What 3 religions are fighting over Jerusalem? | Christian, Jewish and Muslim |
| What does OPEC do? | Regulates oil supply and pricing |
| What is the main religion of the Middle East? | Islam |
| Middle East is the crossroads of what 3 continents? | Europe, Asia and Africa |
| What is the climate of the Sahara Desert? | Arid |
| What is the climate of steppes? | Semi-Arid |
| What creates alluvial soil? | Seasonal flooding |
| What dam in Egypt creates hydroelectricity? | Aswan High Dam |
| What is the negative result of a large dam? | Decreased soil fertility |
| What is the majority religion of Israel? | Jewish |
| What are the 3 non-Arab nations? | Turkey, Iran and Israel |
| What does monotheistic mean? | One God |
| What are the 3 monotheistic religions? | Christianity, Judaism and Islam |
| Which monotheistic religion came first? | Judaism |
| Why was Israel created? | New homeland for Jewish survivors? |
| What city do all 3 monotheistic religions claim? | Jerusalem |
| What political organization do Arab nations belong to? | League of Arab States |
| What 2 Muslim groups are fighting in Middle East? | Sunni and Shi'a |
| What terrorist group was created by the fight between Sunni and Shi'a? | ISIS |
| What are "Guest workers"? | People who work temporarily in the Middle East for fast money |
| What is a "nomad"? | People who don't settle in one place, but move around a lot |
| What negatively impacts tourism in the Middle East? | Political unrest and conflict |
| How did ancient cities protest themselves? | Walls |
| What is the main LEVEL of economic activity in the Middle East? | Primary |
| How do most nations in Middle East make money? | Oil |
| What is "pastoralism"? | Raising animals |
| What is the benefit of selling oil? | Money! |
| What is the negative of selling oil? | Conflict |
| How does the Suez Canal help trade? | Makes shipping faster |
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