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31 Cards in this Set
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Who controlled the Sinai peninsula after the Six Day War?
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Israel
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Name a sandless desert.
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Antarctica
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How big is the Sahara Desert?
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It is approximately 3.5 million square miles or as big as the continental United States.
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What is a "taproot"?
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Taproots are the roots on desert plants that grow so deep that they can tap sources of underground water.
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What is the Dead Sea?
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The Dead Sea is a 50-mile long by 11-mile wide salt lake.
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How many Arabs live throughout the world?
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More than 200 million.
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What is a Bedouin?
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A bedouin is a nomad who inhabits the Middle East and North Africa.
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What percentage of the world's oil supply comes from this region?
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More than 40 percent of the world's oil reserves are from this region.
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What does OPEC stand for?
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Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
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Where do most Kurds live?
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Most Kurds live in the mountains between Iran, Iraq,Syria, and Turkey.
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Name two ways different nations of this region have used money from oil sales.
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1. to modernize their countries
2. to buy weapons and build armies |
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How much of this region is made up of desert?
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Nearly 2/3 of this region.
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What two water forms does the Suez Canal connect?
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It connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea.
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Why was Egypt forced to sell the Suez Canal to Great Britian?
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Because Egypt went into debt when they paid France to build the canal.
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In what year did the Suez Canal close for 8 years?
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1967
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What is a desert?
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A desert is land that receives less than 10 inches of rain per year.
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In what year did the Suez Canal reopen?
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1975
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What country was hired by Egypt to build the Suez Canal?
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France
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Why were British soldiers originally sent to Egypt?
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They were sent to protect the Suez Canal.
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Who believed the Suez Canal belonged to the Egyptians and declared it the property of Egypt?
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Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser
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In what year did the United Nations order Britian, France, and Isreal to leave Egypt and return to them the Suez Canal?
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1956
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What countries invaded Egypt when Nasser took back the Suez Canal?
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Britain, France, and Isreal
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What is an isthmus?
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An isthmus is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger pieces of land.
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Why is the Suez Canal often called "the crossroads of Europe"?
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Because the route is used to transport goods to and from all three continents.
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When was OPEC formed?
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1960
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When do oil experts believe that oil supplies will be used up?
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By 2050
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What is OPEC's purpose?
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OPEC's purpose is to regulate prices and production of oil.
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Name three areas where Arabs made great advances to civilization.
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1. mathematics ( ex:Arabic numerals)
2. medicine 3. physical science |
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How did the language and culture of Arabic spread throughout this region?
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The langugae and culture of Arabic spread as more and more people converted to the Islamic religion.
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Who are the Berbers?
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The Berbers are a minority group in Morocco and Algeria who lived in North Africa before the arrival of the Arabs.
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Name two cultural characteristics that people of the Middle East and North Africa have in common.
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1. Most of the people speak Arabic.
2. Most of the people practice Islam. |