Southwest Asia Review Game. What is the name of the strait at the southern end of the Persian Gulf? Strait of Hormuz.

Southwest Asia Review

Game

What is the name of the strait at the What is the name of the strait at the southern end of the Persian Gulf? southern end of the Persian Gulf?

Strait of Hormuz

What is the What is the name of this name of this body of body of water?water?

Dead Sea

What is the What is the name of this name of this country?country?

TurkeyTurkey

The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers meet in The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers meet in which county?which county?

Iraq

The Suez Canal links what two The Suez Canal links what two bodies of water?bodies of water?

Mediterranean Sea & Red Sea


Arabian SeaArabian Sea

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Which bodies of water are Which bodies of water are connected by the Strait of Hormuzconnected by the Strait of Hormuz

The Arabian Sea and the Persian Gulf

What makes it possible to get to the What makes it possible to get to the Mediterranean Sea from the Arabian Sea Mediterranean Sea from the Arabian Sea

without having to sail around the without having to sail around the continent of Africa?continent of Africa?

The Suez Canal


AfghanistanAfghanistan

In which country are the Gaza Strip In which country are the Gaza Strip and the West Bank located?and the West Bank located?

Israel


Suez CanalSuez Canal


What country is the Sinai Peninsula a part What country is the Sinai Peninsula a part of?of?

Egypt

What river runs through Syria, What river runs through Syria, Israel, and Jordan?Israel, and Jordan?

Jordan River

What river forms a boundary between Israel What river forms a boundary between Israel and Jordan?and Jordan?

Jordan River

What is the What is the name of this name of this river?river?

Euphrates Euphrates

RiverRiver


Red SeaRed Sea


What does OPEC stand for?What does OPEC stand for?

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

What is the What is the name of this name of this landform?landform?

Sinai Sinai

PeninsulaPeninsula



Israel Israel


Tigris River Tigris River

Which Middle Eastern Country is Which Middle Eastern Country is located in both Europe and located in both Europe and

Asia?Asia?

Turkey

What is the term for the removal of salt What is the term for the removal of salt from water? from water?

Desalination


Jordan River Jordan River

What meets the Euphrates River in Iraq? What meets the Euphrates River in Iraq?

Tigris River


IraqIraq


Persian GulfPersian Gulf



IranIran

What is the climate of Southwest Asia?

Arid

What is the name of the body of water with What is the name of the body of water with the highest salt volume in the world? the highest salt volume in the world?

Dead Sea


Strait of Strait of HormuzHormuz


What two countries share a border at the What two countries share a border at the Sinai Peninsula?Sinai Peninsula?

Egypt and Israel

What 3 continents meet in the Middle East? What 3 continents meet in the Middle East?

Africa, Asia, Europe

What is the most dominant ethnic group in Southwest Asia (Middle

East)?

Arabs

Iraq’s second largest ethnic Iraq’s second largest ethnic group is?group is?

Kurds

What is the capital of Israel?What is the capital of Israel?

Jerusalem

This is the official language of This is the official language of the Jewish people?the Jewish people?

Hebrew

Jerusalem is sacred to which Jerusalem is sacred to which peoplepeople

Muslims, Jews & Christians

What basic belief made Christianity different from

Judaism?

Christians believed Jesus was the Messiah, or savior of

man

What is the second largest sect What is the second largest sect of Islam?of Islam?

Shiite Muslim

What ethnic group’s What ethnic group’s predominant language is Arabic, predominant language is Arabic,

and the majority follows the and the majority follows the teachings of Islam.teachings of Islam.

Arabs

Which religion do most people Which religion do most people in Southwest Asia practicein Southwest Asia practice

Islam

What modern day country is the home to What modern day country is the home to those who call themselves the Persians?those who call themselves the Persians?

Iran

What ethnic group is found in What ethnic group is found in Iraq, Turkey, and Syria?Iraq, Turkey, and Syria?

Kurds

Abraham, the father of ancient Israel, believed in only

one God. This concept is known as

Monotheism

What is the holy writing of Judaism?

Torah

What did Muhammad believe the angel Gabriel was asking

him to do?

Tell the word of God to the people

Muslims pray how many times a day?

5

The sacred book of the Muslims is called the

Quran

Judaism, the world's oldest major religion, originated in

which modern country?

Israel

What is the birthplace of Islam?

Mecca

What is the largest type of Islam practiced?

Sunni

What issue led to the split between the Sunni and Shia

in Islam?

They disagreed over who should lead the Muslim community after

the death of Muhammad

In what country can people vote In what country can people vote for local leaders and the countries for local leaders and the countries president, but the true leader of president, but the true leader of

the country chosen by the the country chosen by the countries religious leaders?countries religious leaders?

Iran

What is the main belief that distinguished the Jewish faith from the others in the ancient

world?

The worship of a single god rather than many gods

This means food fit to be eaten, according to Jewish

dietary laws

Kosher

What is the relationship between Judaism,

Christianity, and Islam?

All three believe in the same God – they just have different

interpretations of God

What are the Five Pillars?

Five basic obligations that Muslims are supposed to

meet in their lives

Muslims pray at a

Mosque

A country ruled by a person that A country ruled by a person that has complete and unlimited has complete and unlimited

powerpower

Autocracy

The central government holds most of the power in _________

government.

UNITARY

What is the legislative branch What is the legislative branch of government is of government is

responsible for ???responsible for ???

making and carrying out the laws

How is the leader of a Parlimentary How is the leader of a Parlimentary Democracy chosen?Democracy chosen?

The Prime Minister is chosen by representatives in the legislator

A government based upon religious beliefs is BEST

described as an

Theocracy

A small group of powerful leaders are in charge in this

type of government…

Oligarchy

How is the leader of a How is the leader of a Presidential Democracy chosen?Presidential Democracy chosen?

The president is chosen in a vote by the people.

What type of government citizens choose representatives to make and enforce the laws

Representative Democracy or Republic

What type of government controls most aspects of its peoples life.

Authoritarian

Education, training, and healthcare Education, training, and healthcare all contribute to?all contribute to?

Human Capital

Why are dams a good idea for Why are dams a good idea for solving water problems in the solving water problems in the

countries they are located in but countries they are located in but not for other countries?not for other countries?

Dams limit the amount of water going down stream to

other countries.

What type of government gives the king or What type of government gives the king or queen complete control?queen complete control?

Absolute Monarchy

What type of government gives the king or What type of government gives the king or queen very little control, they are more of queen very little control, they are more of

a figure head?a figure head?

Constitutional Monarchy

What is a Political Trade Barrier that places a tax on incoming

goods?

tariff

Who benefits from trade restrictions placed Who benefits from trade restrictions placed on imported goods?on imported goods?

Local companies that produce the same products as the

imports-LIMITS competition

What are the three main What are the three main Economic Questions?Economic Questions?

1. What to produce/how much.2. How to produce it.3. For whom to produce it for.

Give examples of a natural trade Give examples of a natural trade barrierbarrier

Oceans, Deserts, Mountains, Oceans, Deserts, Mountains, Rivers, etc.Rivers, etc.

In general, countries with high In general, countries with high literacy rates …literacy rates …

Have strong economies. Have strong economies. Higher standard of Higher standard of living.living.

What natural resource is the What natural resource is the source of many conflicts in the source of many conflicts in the

region.region.

Water

Why do countries have exchange Why do countries have exchange rates?rates?

In order to trade with In order to trade with one anotherone another

The 1973 Oil crisis was the The 1973 Oil crisis was the outcome of what type of outcome of what type of

political trade barrier between political trade barrier between OPEC and the US??OPEC and the US??

An EMBARGOAn EMBARGO

How do literacy rates in How do literacy rates in Southwest Asia differ for men Southwest Asia differ for men

and women?and women?

Women have lower rates Women have lower rates than men in most countriesthan men in most countries

A person who takes risks by A person who takes risks by starting a new business is called starting a new business is called

a/ana/an

EntrepreneurEntrepreneur

In a traditional system, what is In a traditional system, what is exchanged for goods and exchanged for goods and

services?services?

Other goods and Other goods and servicesservices

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