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SW Asia Geo & Unit 1
Question | Answer |
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How has the presence of oil in some Southwest Asian countries affected the standard of living? | Countries that have large oil deposits enjoy higher standards of living than countries without oil deposits. |
What is OPEC? What is the purpose of OPEC? | Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries; the purpose is control the oil supply in the world. |
What is the difference between a religious group and an ethnic group; What are three examples of each in Southwest Asia? | Ethnic groups are people that share similar history and culture; three examples are Persians, Arabs, and Kurds. Religious groups are people that share similar beliefs; three examples are Christians, Jews, and Muslims. |
Which river has caused conflict in Southwest Asia because of water rights? | Euphrates River |
What are the two main branches of Islam? What issue led to the split in Islam? | Shia and Sunni; they disagreed over who should lead the Muslim community after the death of Muhammad |
What basic belief made Christianity different from Judaism? | The belief that Jesus is the Messiah. |
Much of SW Asia is what type of geographic feature? | desert |
What is the climate like in SW Asia? | Desert (hot and dry) |
Most cities in SW Asia are located near what? | Rivers |
Countries located around which body of water have the most oil reserves? | Persian Gulf |
How much of the world’s oil supply is found in SW Asia? | 99.8% |
How has the discovery of oil affected the economy of those countries? | Countries that have large oil deposits enjoy higher standards of living. |
What river do Syria, Israel, and Jordan share? | Jordan River |
How has building dams on rivers in Southwest Asia caused problems between countries that share the rivers? | Countries downriver from the dam receive less water. |
What is the valuable natural resource used for energy found in SW Asia? | Oil |
What is the main determination of where people live in the Middle East? OIL or WATER | water |
Islam – Who was the founder; What are followers called; What is the holy book? | Muhammad; Muslims; Qu’ran |
Christianity – Who was the founder; What are followers called; What is the holy book? | Jesus; Christians; Bible |
Judaism – Who was the founder; What are followers called; What is the holy book? | Abraham; Jews; Torah |
Muhammad | founder of Islam |
Moses | led Hebrews out of Egypt |
Abraham | founder of Judaism; prophet of Islam, Judaism, and Christianity |
Jesus | founder of Christianity |
Kurds | ethnic group in Syria, Turkey, and Iraq |
Arabs | largest ethnic group in SW Asia |
Persians | ethnic group located in Iran |
Monotheism | 1 god/God |
Five Pillars | 5 main beliefs of Islam |
Ethnic Group | a group of people that have a shared culture and history |
Strait of Hormuza | connects the Persian Gulf with the Arabian Sea |
Suez Canal | connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea |
Religious Group | Religious Group group of people that share the same beliefs |
The 3 main oil producing countries are... | Iran, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia |
Disputes over these resources are problems for many Middle East countries? | oil and water |
This country's economy rose dramatically during the 20th century because of oil? | Saudi Arabia |
The climate in the Middle East causes a scarcity in what? | Water/Rainfall |
underground holding tanks for water | aquifers |
Desalination | removing salt from salt water to make drinking water |
Saudi Arabia has plenty of water but can't use it because of | too much salt content |