| Question |
Answer |
| What is the Khyber Pass? |
A pass that cuts through the Hindu Kush Mountain Range |
| Where is the Khyber Pass located? |
On the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan |
| What type of government does Lybia have? |
Dictatorship |
| What type of government does Saudi Arabia have? |
Monarchy |
| Who leads the Saudi Arabian government? |
The Saud Family |
| Name two othernames for the city of Istanbul. |
Byzantium and Constantinople |
| What country was almost destroyed by civil war from 1975-1990? |
Lebanon |
| In what two continents does Istanbul lie? |
Asia and Europe |
| Name the countries contained in the region known as Maghreb. |
Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria |
| What is the primary industry that Iraq's economy is based on? |
Oil |
| What is Egypt's primary water source? |
The Nile River |
| What is 90% of Libya covered by? |
Desert |
| What are the two major rivers in Iraq? |
The Tigris and Euphrates |
| Name the two bodies of water that the Suez cananl connects |
The Red Sea and The Mediterranean Sea |
| What country did Iraq invade prior to the Persian Gulf War? |
Kuwait |
| What percent of Israelis are Arabs called Palestinians? |
20% |
| What is a Delta? |
An area formed from soil deposited by a river at the mouth of the river |
| What is silt? |
Small particles of rich soil |
| What is an oasis? |
Green area in a desert fed by underground water |
| What is a dictator? |
An all powerful government leader |
| What is an aquifer? |
Underground rock layer that stores large amounts of water |
| What is terrorism? |
Systematic use of violence or terror to achieve certain goals. |
| Define secular |
non-religious |
| What is a constitutuional monarchy? |
A government where a king or queen is the official head of state, but the goverment is run by elected officials. |
| What is a mosque? |
A place of worship for followers of Islam |
| What is a kibbutz? |
A settlement or farm in Israel where the people share property and produce goods |
| What is a Moshav? |
A cooperative settlement of small individual farms in Israel where people share in farming, but own some private property. |
| What are the bedouin? |
Nomadic arabs of the deserts of Southwest Asia. |
| What is a wadi? |
Dry riverbed filled by the rains from rare downpours |
| What is desalinization? |
The removal of salt to make seawater drinkable |
| What is a Hajj? |
A religious journey to Mecca |
| What is an Alluvial Plain? |
An area that is built up by rich, fertile soil left by river floods |
| What is an Embargo? |
An order that restricts or prohibits trade with another country |
| What is a Shah? |
The title given to kings who ruled Iran |
| What is an Islamic Republic? |
A government ruled by Muslim religious leaders. |
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