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Middle East Geograph
10-11 Corson/Morgan Middle East Geography and Religions Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The _____ Mountain range is located in southwestern Iran. | Zagros |
| Methods of _____ are ways of bringing water to dry soil. | Irrigation |
| TRUE or FALSE Long ago, hunter-gatherers in North Africa and Southwest Asia lived by raising crops along the three great rivers. | False |
| The _____ is 4,000 miles long making it the largest river in the world. | Nile |
| The Arabic word "Islam" means _____. | Surrender |
| _____ unlike the rest of the region is cooler, gets more rain, has grasslands and forests. | Turkey |
| _____ during Ramaden is one of the Filve Pillars of Islam. | Fasting |
| The _____ is the holy book of the Muslim People. | Qur'an |
| _____ is the belief in one single God. | Monotheism |
| A believer in Islam is called a _____. | Muslim |
| These people lived outside Jerusalem for 1,800 years. | Jews |
| These people believe that Jesus Christ died and was resurrected. | Christians |
| A list of the fundamental religious duties of Muslims - Five _____ of Islam. | Pillars |
| The _____ Sea is a lake that is about ten times saltier than any ocean, and whose salt and minerals make the water so dense you can easily float on it. | Dead |
| The _____ Sea is a body of water that has long been an important trade route in the region. | Red |
| These are places tha Muslims go to worship | Mosques |
| Muslims pray this many times per day | Five |
| According to Hebrew scripture from the Bible, Yahweh spoke to a man named _____. | Abraham |
| Daily _____ of the Qur'an is NOT one of the Five Pillars of Islam. | Reading |
| Rivers such as the Tigris _____ the soil of SOuthwest Asia by depositing fertile silt when flooding waters flow over the riverbanks. | Enrich |
| The _____ is a term associated with Christianity. | Bible |
| _____ is a very important place to many people including, Christians, Jews, and Muslims. | Jerusalem |
| The _____ Wall is important to Judasim. | Wailing |
| The Dome of the _____ is important to the people of the Islam religion. | Rock |