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Ms I Mid East
Middle east study test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A place where water is available in the desert | Oasis |
| What is a risk of transporting oil by tanker | Oil Spill |
| Dead Sea is a? | Landlocked salt lake |
| Petroleum that has not been processed is called | Crude oil |
| A refinery is a place where what happens? | Crude oil is converted into gasoline |
| Who are the group of people living in the areas of Turkey, Iraq, and Iran | Kurds |
| Opec does what? | Control World wide prices |
| The prophet Muhammad was the founder of what religion? | Islam |
| What is the spot that Muslims believe Muhammad rose up to heaven? | Dome of Rock |
| What are the 5 pillars of Islam? | declaration, prayer,charity, fasting, pilgrimage, |
| What needs to happen in order for large scale farming to take place? | Dams and irrigation system |
| The place Muslims go to worship is called a ? | mosque |
| Most Muslims belong to what branch of Muslim? | Sunni |
| Group in Afghanistan which impose rigid rules on society? | Taliban |
| Resources that are so valuable nations will go to war to ensure its steady supply? | Strategic commodity |
| When someone is from a stateless nation it means what? | People without land to legally occupy |
| Which river forms a natural boundary between Israel and Jordan | Jordan river |
| Movement to create and support Jewish homeland in Palestine? | Zionism |
| Holiest site for jews | Western Wall |
| A government controlled by religious leaders is called a | theocratic government |