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48 Cards in this Set
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What type of geography does Saudi Arabia have?
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PENINSULA, DESERTS, OASES, MOUNTAINS
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What type of government does Saudi Arabia have?
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MONARCHY
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Which Middle Eastern country is located on the Mediterranean Sea and was established in 1948 as a homeland for the Jews?
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ISRAEL
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What is a holy holiday for Hinduism?
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DIWALI
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What is the place of worship for Islam?
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MOSQUE
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What is the line that divides the world into eastern and western hemispheres?
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PRIME MERIDIAN
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What is the line that divides the world into northern and southern hemispheres?
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EQUATOR
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What was a negative effect of Egypt building the Aswan High Dam along the Nile River?
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WATER POLLUTION IN THE NILE
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What is the cause of political conflict in Israel?
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PALESTINIANS AND ISRAELIS ARGUE OVER CONTROL OF THE WEST BANK
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What imaginary lines run north and south on a globe?
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LONGITUDE
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What imaginary lines run east and west on the globe?
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LATITUDE
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Why is oil production in the Middle East so expensive?
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THE MIDDLE EAST HAS MANY CONFLICTS BETWEEN COUNTRIES AND RELIGIONS.
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Why did Eastern European Jews move to Israel?
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ANTI-SEMITIC ACTIVITIES AND PREJUDICES BEFORE AND AFTER THE WWII CAUSED THEM TO FLEE EASTERN EUROPE AND SETTLE IN THE JEWISH STATE.
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What is a small river or stream that runs into a larger river?
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TRIBUTARY
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What is a strip of land ( or land bridge) that connects two land masses?
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ISTHMUS
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What is a small strip of water that connects a sea to another sea or ocean?
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STRAIT
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What is a triangular deposit of soil at the mouth of a river that runs into a sea or the ocean?
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DELTA
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What is a region in the desert that is fertile because it is near a river or spring that served as trade centers in the Middle East?
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OASIS
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What is the major river in Egypt that provides a source of trade, transportation, irrigation, and food for the majority of Egypt's citizens?
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THE NILE RIVER
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What were the two rivers that provided water, trade, transportation, irrigation, and food for the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia?
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THE TIGRIS AND EUPHRATES RIVERS
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What present country used to be the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia?
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IRAQ
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What can be concluded about the supplies of water and oil in the countries of the Middle East?
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THEY HAVE A LARGE SUPPLY OF OIL AND A LIMITED SUPPLY OF FRESH WATER
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What REGION of the world has the largest percentage of the world's oil reserves?
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THE MIDDLE EAST
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What REGION of the world has the smallest percentage of the earth's oil reserves?
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EUROPE
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What are some of the elements of culture?
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CLOTHING, RELIGION, LANGUAGE, HISTORY, POLITICAL SYSTEM, EDUCATION, ECONOMIC SYSTEM, GEOGRAPHY
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What two cultures are predominant influences in the Middle East?
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JEWS AND ARABS or JEWS AND MUSLIMS
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What is a jagged edge cut by water or glaciers into the side of a cliff?
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FJORD
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Of the five religions we studied, which one was polytheistic?
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HINDUISM
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Of the five religions we studied, which ones were monotheistic?
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CHRISTIANITY, ISLAM, JUDAISM
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Is petroleum renewable?
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NO, THE EARTH HAS A LIMITED SUPPLY AND ONCE IT RUNS OUT WE CANNOT MAKE MORE
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What three continents does the region of the Middle East include?
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ASIA, AFRICA, EUROPE
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What geographical term is a very cold area of land where little vegetation grows?
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TUNDRA
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Where do Hindus, Jews, and Buddhists worship?
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TEMPLE
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Where do Christians worship?
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CHURCH
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Where do Muslims worship?
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MOSQUE
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What continent is Egypt a part of?
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AFRICA
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What is monotheism?
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THE DOCTRINE OR BELIEF THAT THERE IS ONLY ONE GOD
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What is polytheism?
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THE BELIEF OR WORSHIP OF MORE THAN ONE GOD
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What is a holy holiday for Muslims?
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RAMADAN
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What is the name of the largest peninsula in the Middle East region?
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THE ARABIAN PENINSULA
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What is anti-semitism?
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THE HOSTILITY TOWARD OR DISCRIMINATION AGAINST JEWS AS A RELIGIOUS, ETHNIC, OR RACIAL GROUP
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What country existed in present day Israel prior to 1948?
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PALESTINE
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What is the West Bank?
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AN AREA BETWEEN ISRAEL AND JORDAN ON THE WEST BANK OF THE JORDAN RIVER; POPULATED LARGELY BY PALESTINIANS
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What did the ancient civilizations of Egypt and Mesopotamia have in common?
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THEY BOTH DEVELOPED ON THE SIDE OF MAJOR RIVERS IN THE MIDDLE EAST
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What natural resouce is most abundant in the region of the Middle East?
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PETROLEUM, OIL
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What geographical term is land surrounded by water on three sides?
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PENINSULA
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What geographical term is a large body of water (like a sea) usually surrounded by land on three sides?
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GULF
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What is does the term "fasting" mean?
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ABSTAINING FROM ALL OR SOME KINDS OF FOOD OR DRINK, ESPECIALLY AS A RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCE
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