Chapter 8 Southwest Asia

Question 1

steambed that is dry for much of the year

Accepted Answer

wadi

Question 2

How did shift from hunting & gathering to agriculture affect way of life of early peoples?

Accepted Answer

life began to be more settled, villages began to appear

Question 3

Which of the following natural resources are found in abundance in Southwest Asia?

Accepted Answer

oil and natural gas

Question 4

Which one of the following describes how many SW Asians identify themselves?

Accepted Answer

identify more with their tribe than with their nation

Question 5

Which territories are at the heart of the Arab-Israeli conflict?

Accepted Answer

Gaza Strip and West Bank

Question 6

Which desert covers nearly the entire Arabian Peninsula?

Accepted Answer

Arabian

Question 7

Which present-day country occupies much of ancient Mesopotamia?

Accepted Answer

Iraq

Question 8

In what way are the religions of Islam, Judaism, and Christianity alike?

Accepted Answer

they are monotheistic

Question 9

The scarcity of which resource has shaped the history of Southwest Asia?

Accepted Answer

water

Question 10

What are the 2 main branches of Islam in Southwest Asia?

Accepted Answer

Sunni & Shia

Question 11

Highest mountain range in Southwest Asia

Accepted Answer

Hindu Kush

Question 12

wave of pro-democracy protests and uprisings in North Africa and Southwest Asia?

Accepted Answer

Arab Spring

Question 13

belief in just one God

Accepted Answer

monotheism

Question 14

What are the 5 duties required of followers of Islam called?

Accepted Answer

Pillars of Islam

Question 15

belief in many gods

Accepted Answer

polytheism

Question 16

landform created by sediment deposited during floods

Accepted Answer

alluvial plain

Question 17

systematic murder of 6 million European Jews by Nazi Germany

Accepted Answer

Holocaust

Question 18

period of a thousand years

Accepted Answer

millennium

Question 19

Which of the following events spurred the movement for a Jewish state?

Accepted Answer

Holocaust

Question 20

What event triggered the invasion of Israel by Arab countries in 1948?

Accepted Answer

Israel's declaration of independence

Question 21

One area at the heart of the Arab-Israeli conflict

Accepted Answer

West Bank

Question 22

holy month of fasting Muslims

Accepted Answer

Ramadan

Question 23

an opening in the Hindu Kush range that has served as a trade route

Accepted Answer

Khyber Pass

Question 24

What is the Arab word for "God"?

Accepted Answer

Allah

Question 25

Which are the two mot populous countries in Southwest Asia?

Accepted Answer

Iran & Turkey

Question 26

Which of the following statements about the oil deposits in SW Asia is accurate?

Accepted Answer

region holds more than 1/2 the oil that's been discovered

Question 27

From which religious tradition was Christianity born?

Accepted Answer

Judaism

Question 28

considered the father of monotheism by Jews, Christians, & Muslim

Accepted Answer

Abraham

Question 29

World's largest sand sea

Accepted Answer

Rub' al-khali, or Empty Quarter

Chapter 8 Southwest Asia

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Chapter 8 Southwest Asia

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