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4 - Middle East
Middle East 7th grade
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What country is the Rub al Khali desert located in | Saudi Arabia |
| The Tigris & Euphrates Rivers mainly flow through this country | Iraq |
| This group tend to have a lower literacy: men or women | women |
| People here like to live by | water |
| The Mediterranean and Red Seas are linked by this man-made canal | Suez |
| The largest supplies of oil in the Middle East are found along countries that border this body of water | Persian Gulf |
| The majority of the land in the Middle East is used for | nomadic herding |
| The major religion here | Islam |
| Most of the people here speak this language | Arabic |
| Government based on religion is called a | theocracy |
| Muslims make a holy trip to this special city | Mecca |
| When a country bases its laws on the religion of Islam, that country is called an | Islamic republic |
| Most governments are called a theocracy because they are based on | religion |
| Violence against an innocent person in order to achieve a goal is called | terrorism |
| Over half of the world's oil passes through this narrow strait | Hormuz |
| taking the salt out of sea water is called | desalination |
| The land and climate here is best described as | dry |
| A bucket system used by poor farmers to water their crops | shadoof |
| An underground source of water (Iraq has a good supply) | aquifer |
| TRUE or FALSE: Boys and girls are separated a lot in these countries and even have their parents arrange marriages | TRUE |
| TRUE or FALSE: People in these countries enjoy the same kind of rights we do in the U.S. | FALSE |
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