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Geography Assessment
Study Guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which map would you use to know the location of North Africa and Middle East countries? | Political Map |
| Write a question for the following answer: North Africa and the Middle East is a region south and east of the Mediterranean Sea and North and West of the Arabian Sea/Peninsula. | What is the relative location of North Africa and the Middle East? |
| The Suez Canal is a passageway that links which two bodies of waterway? Why? | The Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea It’s a short cut to get to the Arabian Peninsula and the rest of Asia to trade. |
| What are the major climate regions of North Africa and the Middle East? | Desert, Steppe, Mediterranean |
| Which climate is dominant climate region of North Africa and the Middle? | Desert |
| What is irrigation? | Irrigation is bringing water from somewhere else to feed/water crops |
| What is an example of irrigation? | Egyptian farmers used a device called a shaduf to raise water from the Nile to irrigate their fields. Hose, sprinkler, bucket. |
| What does OPEC stand for? | Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries: Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Venezuela |
| What does OPEC do? | OPEC decides the price and amount of oil produced in each country each year |
| Why is seawater bad for drinking and irrigation? | It contains high levels of salt which are dangerous to humans and animals. |
| What is the process of removing salt from sea water? | Desalination |
| What natural resource do countries on the Arabian Peninsula have in order to afford this process? | Petroleum |
| What 2 rivers formed the “Fertile Crescent” of Ancient Mesopotamia? | Tigris River and Euphrates River |
| Add the 2 years together if they are in different time periods (1 BCE date and 1 CE date), subtract if they are in the same era/time period (2 BCE or 2 CE dates) End of Sumerian-City states-2300 BCE- beginning of Persian Empire 550BCE | 1,750 years |
| List examples of achievements of the Nile River Valley Civilizations. | 365 day calendar,Irrigation techniques, and mummification |
| What are the 3 ancient systems of writing? Describe | Cuneiform-Sumerians Hieroglyphics-Egyptians Phoenician alphabet- Phoenicians |
| The Phoenician alphabet helped all people in what ways? | Made communication easier, everyone was able to read and write |
| What are the common characteristics of the religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam? | They are all monotheistic, have places of worship and holy books |
| List a place of worship for Jews, Christians, and Muslims. | Jews- synagogue or temple Christians-church Muslims- mosque |
| What are the 5 pillars of Islam? Identify each pillar. | Shahada- declaration of faith in Allah Salat- prayer towards Mecca five times daily Zakat- almsgiving or welfare contribution Sawm- fasting during Ramadan Hajj- pilgrimage to Mecca |
| Members of Islam, the Middle East's predominant religion, would most likely make a pilgrimage to Mecca. | TRUE |
| What is reincarnation? | Reincarnation is the rebirth of the soul into a new body. |
| Which ancient North African civilization believed in reincarnation? | Ancient Egyptians |
| A muezzin and iman is an important person for which religion? | Islam |
| What is the job of Iman? | Leads the ceremony |
| What is the job of muezzin? | Calls Muslims to pray(er) |
| What is a political cartoon? | a cartoon that addresses a social, economical or political current event. |
| How would you analyze a political cartoon? | 1.identify the type of cartoon 2. identify the people 3. what is the authors opinion? 4. do you agree or disagree? |
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