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54 Cards in this Set

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Golan Heights
a hilly platue over looking Jordan River and Sea of Galilee, strategic location has made it a site of many conflicts
Anatolian Peninsula
Occupies Turkey and marks where the Asian continent begins
Northern Plain of Afghanistan
Fertile agricultural area
Highlands
Vary from moderate to cold, depending on elevation
Taurus Mountains
Located in southern Turkey, cut off from rest of SW Asia
Pontiac Mountains
Located in northern Turkey
Dead Sea
1.Landlocked salt lake
2.Only bacteria can live in water
3.So salty you float
4.Lowest place of exposed crust on earth
a.1, 349 below sea level
5.Significant calcium chloride reserves found near
Natural Resources
Natural Gas
Crude Oil
Water
Climate Zones
Desert- Rub al-Khali, An-Nafud and Semiarid, Mediterranean,
Some- Humid Subtropical and Highland
Vegetation
Predominantly covered by plains, low ridges, hills, and wadis
Oil Formation
Formed millions of years ago when an ancient sea covered the area of SW Asia. Over time, pressure and heat transformed the material into hydrocarbons, which form the chemical basis of oil and natural gas.
Oil Exploration
In late 1800’s oil companies searched all over the world for oil resources. The first SW Asia discovery was in 1908 in Persia now known as Iran
Oil Transportation
Oil tankers carry to the rest of the world, risk of oil spills
Oil Manufacturing
Pipelines transport the crude oil either to refineries or to ports where the oil is picked up by tankers and moved to other places for processing, natural gas , water, and sediments are removed, either pumped to ship as crude oil or made into gasoline.
FPF- Faith
“There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.”
FPF- Prayer
5 times a day, Muslims got o holy city of Mecca to pray. They can do this at a Mosque or wherever they find themselves at prayer time
FPF- Charity
Muslims believe they have a responsibility to support less fortunate.
FPF- Fasting
Ramadan, Muslims do not eat and drink between sunrise and sunset, it reminds them that there are more important things in life than eating. Also a sign of self-control and humilit
FPF-Pilgramage
Expected to make at least one trip to Mecca
Arabian Peninsula- Government
Muslim leaders grow weak at the end of the 1600’s, France and Britain begin to build empires, including most of S Asia, its important to them because of the Suez Canal and Oil, Abdul-al-Aziz Ibn Saud ruled Saudi Arabia in 1932, his descendants still reign
wadi
riverbeds that remain dry except during the rainy seasons
Tigris River
one of the most important rivers of SW Asia, it supported several ancient river valley civilizations and flows through parts of Turkey, Syria, and Iraq
Jordan River
a river that serves as a natural boundary between Israel and Jordan, flowing from the mountains of Lebanon with no outlet to the Mediterranean Sea
Euphrates River
several ancient river valley civilizations and flows through parts of Turkey, Syria, and Iraq and empties into the Persian Gulf
Rub al-Khali
also known as the Empty Quarter, one of the largest Sandy Desert's in the world, covering about 250,000 square miles
Oasis
a place where water from an aquifer has reached the surface, it supports vegetation and wildlife
Salt Flat
flat land made of chemical salts that remain after winds evaporate the moisture in the soil
Drip Irrigation
the practice of using small pipes that slowly drip water just above ground to conserve water to use for crops
Desalinization
the removal of salt from ocean water
fossil water
water pumped from underground aquifers
crude oil
petroleum that has not been processed
refinery
a place where crude oil is converted into useful products
Mecca
the holiest city of Islam, located in Saudi Arabia, where people make pilgrimages to fulfill Islamic religious duty
Islam
a monotheistic religion based on the preachings of the prophet Muhammad, and the biggest cultural and religious influence in North Africa
Muhammad
the founder and a prophet of Islam, who lived part of his life in the city of Mecca
mosque
an Islamic place of worship, where Muslims pray facing toward the Holiest city Mecca
theocratic
a form of government where religious leaders control the government , relying on religious law and consultation with religious scholars
OPEC
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, a group established in 1960 by some oil-producing nations to coordinate policies on selling petroleum products
Western Wall
for Jews, the holiest site of Jerusalem; the only remaining portion of the Second Temple, built in 538 B.C. and destroyed in A.D. 70 by the Romans
Dome of the Rock
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
Zionism
a movement that began in the 19th century to create and support Jewish homeland in Palestine
Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)
a group formed in the 1960's to regain the Arab land in Israel for Palestinian Arabs
Kurds
an ethnic group in SW 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
Mesopotamia
a region in SW Asia between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers, which was the location of some of the earliest civilizations in the world; part of the cultural hearth known as Fertile Crescent
Sunni
one of the two main branches of Islam, compromising about 83% of all Muslims, including those in Turkey, Iraq, and Afghanistan
Shi'ite
one of the two main branches of Islam,including most Iranians and some populations of Iraq and Afghanistan
Taliban
a strict Muslim group in Afghanistan that has imposed rigid rules on society
guest workers
Largely unskilled laborer, often an immigrant from South and East Asia, brought into the oil-booming countries to fill job openings that the region’s native peoples find culturally or economically unacceptable.
stateless nation
Nation of people that does not have a territory to legally occupy, like the Palestinians, Kurds, and Basques.
Palestinians
A displaced group of Arabs who lived or still live in the area formally called Palestine and now called Isreal.
West Bank
In Israel, as trip of land on the west side of the Jordan River, originally controlled by Jordan, which is part of the land set aside for Arab Palestinians.
Gaza Strip
A territory along the Mediterranean Sea just northeast of the Sinai Peninsula; part of land set aside for Palestinians, which was occupied by Israel in 1967
Strategic Commodity
A resource so important that nations will go to war to ensure its steady supply
Human Resources
the skills and talents of employed people