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47 Cards in this Set
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Through which countries do both the Tigris and Euphrates flow? |
Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Kuwait |
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Which country is closest to Europe? |
Turkey |
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The Mediterranean Sea and Red Seas are connected by what water way? |
Suez Canal |
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What political feature is 146 square miles, bordered by Egypt on the south, and the Mediterranean Sea on the west? |
Gaza Strip |
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Water pollution and the unequal distribution of water has an impact on irrigation and drinking water because... |
some countries have less water (already scarce resource even more) |
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The distribution of oil has caused development in the Middle East to increase because... |
the demand in the ME for oil is high so the prices for oil are low so more people are buying oil. |
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The desert geography of the Middle East has an impact on where people live, what type of work they do, and how they travel because living in the desert causes... |
people to have to get use to hot weather, little food and water, and little land to grow crops. (modern way of life difficult, travel using camels) |
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The rivers of Southwest Asia have an impact on where people live, what type of work they do, and how they travel because more people settle near rivers because... |
The ME is mainly dessert so most most people are living near rivers to get water to grow crops. |
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Members of an ethnic group are identified based on common... |
beliefs, customs, and national origin |
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A religious group is defined as |
a distinct identity based of beliefs and practices |
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The 3 largest ethnic groups in the Middle East are the |
Kurds, Persian, and Arabs |
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The majority of the people in the Middle East are of what ethnic group? |
Muslim |
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Persia is the name for present-day... |
Iran |
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Kurds do not have an official homeland. Where do they mostly live? |
mountains and Kurdistan |
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Arabs are an ethnic group that speaks... |
arabic |
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Persians are an ethnic group that speaks... |
Farsi |
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The Jewish people are considered to be both... |
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Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are all... |
religions |
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"There is no god like Allah, and Muhammad is his prophet" is a belief of followers of... |
Islam |
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The city of Jerusalem is sacred to believers of... |
Christianity |
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Production of what resource has led to the Middle East becoming vital in world affairs? |
oil |
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What organization regulates the distribution and price of oil? |
OPEC |
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Water is a very scarce resource in the Middle East. Scarce means... |
very little of |
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Bedouins are a nomadic people group found in the deserts of the Middle East. A nomad is... |
a person that does not stay in the same place |
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What landscape is the largest in the Middle East, covering 66% of the area? |
Dessert |
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Christianity followers are called... |
Christians |
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Christianity Holy Book? |
Bible |
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Christianity place of worship? |
church |
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Christianity founder? |
Jesus |
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Christianity % in the Middle East? |
4% |
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Judaism followers called? |
Isrealites |
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Judaism holy book? |
torah |
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Judaism place of worship? |
synagouge |
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Judaism founder? |
Aberham |
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Judaism % in Middle East? |
2% |
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Islam followers are called? |
muslim |
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Islam holy book? |
Quran |
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Islam place of worship? |
musque |
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Islam founder? |
Muhamad |
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Islam % in Middle East? |
90% |
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What is the narrow waterway between the Gulf of Oman an the Persian Gulf? |
The Strait of Hermuz |
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The 3 main oil producing countries are |
Saudia Arabia, Iran, and Iraq |
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The Tigris and Euphrates are called the _______ because they flow parallel to each other. |
twin rivers |
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Over the last 50 years, residents of the Middle East have been leaving the nomadic life to live in what kind of areas? |
urban |
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The two major groups of Muslims are the Shias and the _____? |
Sunni |
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90% of Muslims label themselves as ... |
Shias |
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Most Kurds, Arabs, and Persians are followers of... |
Islam |
