World Geo. Unit 7 Study Guide: Southwest Asia

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Which SW Asian countries have a “good” water supply?

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Turkey, Iran, Lebanon

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How are water and oil strategic commodities?

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For some inner countries, they have to guard and use oil and water carefully

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practice of using small pipes that slowly drip water just above the ground to converse crops

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Drip irrigation

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the removal of salt from ocean water

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Desalinization

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water pumped from underground aquifers

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Fossil water

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petroleum that has not been processed

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Crude Oil

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a place where crude oil is converted into useful products

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Refinery

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(organization of Petroleum exporting countries), a group established in 1960 by some oil-producing nations to coordinate policies on selling petroleum products

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OPEC

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a place where water form an aquifer has reached the surface, it supports vegetation and wildlife

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Oasis

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flat land made of chemical salts the remain after winds evaporate the moisture in the soil

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Salt Flat

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one of the most important rivers of Southwest Asia; supported several ancient river valley civilizations, and flows through parts of Turkey, Syria, and Iraq

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Tigris River

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- a river of Southwest Asia, which supported several ancient civilizations and flows through parts of Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and empties into the Persian Gulf

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Euphrates River

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a river that serves as a natural boundary between Israel and Jordan, flowing from the mountains of Lebanon with no outlet to the Mediterranean

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Jordan River

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a land-locked salt lake between Israel and Jordan that is so salty that almost nothing can live in its waters; 1,349 ft below sea level, making it the lowest place on the exposed crust of the earth

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Dead Sea

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also known as the Empty Quarter; one of the largest sandy deserts in the world, covering about 250,000 square miles; located on the Arabian Peninsula

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Rub al-Khali

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- a riverbed that remains dry except during the rainy seasons

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Wadis

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a hilly plateau overlooking the Jordan River and the Sea of Galilee; a strategic locations that has been the site of conflict in Southwest Asia for decades

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Golan Heights

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a territory along the Mediterranean Sea just northeast of the Sinai Peninsula; Part of the land set aside for Palestines, which was occupies by Israel in 1967

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Gaza Strip

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- in Israel, a strip of land on the west side of the Jordan River, originally controlled by Jordan, which is part of the land, set aside Arab Palestines

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West Bank

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- area with little annual rainfall and has growth of short grasses and shrubs

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Semi-arid

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- a monotheistic religion based on the teaching of the prophet Muhammad, and the biggest cultural and religious influence in North Africa

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Islam

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monotheistic religion with the belief that the messiah is yet to come and the person serves God by reading the Torah and following its teachings

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Judaism

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monotheistic religion; the believes that Jesus is the Savior and People are able to reach salvation by following the teaching of Jesus Christ

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Christianity

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the holiest city of Islam, located in Saudi Arabia, where people make pilgrimages to fulfill Islamic religious duty

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Mecca

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2nd holiest site in Islam; in Saudi Arabia

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Medina

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Holy city of Judaism

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Jerusalem

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the founder and a prophet of Islam, who lived part of his life in the city of Mecca

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Muhammad

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The forefather of Islam, Christianity, and Judaism

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Abraham

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(Islam) Spiritual guide on matters of faith and practice

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Koran

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based on Jewish history and religion

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Old Testament

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(Judaism) corresponds to the Christian Old Testament

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Torah

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- (Christianity) 2 parts- Old testament and New Testament

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Bible

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an Islamic practice of month-long fasting from sunup to sundown

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Ramadan

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- Day of Atonement; 25 hr fasting and intense prayer

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Yom Kippur

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Muhammad's flight from Mecca to Medina to escape persecution

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Hijrah

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the 5th piller of Islam is pilgrimage to Mecca during the month of Dhu al-Hijja

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Haj

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When boy is 13, he becomes responsible for his actions

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Bar Mitzvah

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when a girl turns 12, she becomes responsible for her actions

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Bat Mitzvah

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(Sunni) one of the 2 main branches of Islam, comprising of about 83% of all Muslims, including those in Turkey, Iraq, and Afghanistan; (Shiite) one of the 2 main branches of Islam including most Iranians and some populations of Iraq and Afghanistan

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Sunni/Shiite

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a strict Muslim group in Afghanistan that has imposed rigid rules on society, including prescribed clothing styles for men and women, restrictions on the appearance of women in public places, and regulations on TV, music and videos

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Taliban

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- an Islamic place of worship, where Muslims pray facing towards the holy city of Mecca

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Mosque

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- a movement that began in the 19th century to create and support a Jewish homeland in Palestine

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Zionism

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for Jews, the holiest site in Jerusalem; the only remaining portion of the second temple, built in 538 B.C. and destroyed in A.D. 70 by the Romans

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Western Wall

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a shrine in Jerusalem, located on the Temple Mount, which houses the spot where Muslims believe Muhammad rose into heaven and where Jews believe Abraham prepared to sacrifice his son Isaac to God

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Dome of the Rock

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- a well in Mecca with allegedly miraculously- generated source of water from God

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Zamzam

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cube-building built by Abraham; Islamic prayer facing it; mosque around it

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Ka’aba

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a from of gov. in which religious leaders control the gov., relying on religious laws and consultation with religious scholars

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Theocracy

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a holy war

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Jihad

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(Palestine Liberation Organization) Representatives of Israel

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PLO

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83% of Islam are…

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Sunni

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Guest Workers

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a largely unskilled laborer, often an immigrant from south or East Asia, bought in to the oil-booming countries to fill job openings that the region’s native peoples find culturally or economically unacceptable

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a ethnic group in Southwest Asia that has occupied Kurdistan, located in Turkey, Iraq, and Iran, for about a thousand years, and who have been involved in clashes with these three countries over land claims for most of the 20th century

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Kurds

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a nation of people that does not have a territory to legally occupy, like the Basques, Kurds, or Palestines

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Stateless Nation

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a disabled group of Arabs who lived or still live in the area formerly called Palestine and now called Israel

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Palestinians

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the skills and talents of employed people

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Human Resources

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OBL

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Osama bin Laden

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OBL's oragnized group for terrorism

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al Qaeda

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Osama Bin Laden’s country of origin

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Saudi Arabia