SWANA Review

What is the most widely practiced religion in SWANA?

What religion considers Jerusalem a holy city?

What is the main difference between the Suez Canal and the Panama Canal?

The belief in one god

What is a corridor in geography?

Which of the following is a landform barrier in the SWANA region?

What is cultural diffusion?

The primary religion of the SWANA region. It defines a great deal about social life.

Which of the following is an example of cultural diffusion from SWANA?

Irrigation helps farmers in SWANA by:

Modifying the environment by removing salt from saltwater to produce fresh water. Needed for agriculture and drinking.

Which of the following is a reason people settle near rivers in the SWANA region?

Which two rivers form the Fertile Crescent (Cradle of Civilization)?

Which of the following is a characteristic of a limited government?

What is a major challenge facing many SWANA countries?

The ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was located in which modern-day country?

The Ever Given incident showed how important the Suez Canal is for:

What does SWANA stand for?

OPEC is an organization that:

What language is most commonly spoken in the SWANA region?

Which of these cities is a major urban center in the SWANA region?

The Suez Canal connects the Mediterranean Sea to:

What natural resource is most important to the economy of many SWANA countries?

Which continent contains most of the SWANA region?

What is a "cultural region"?

What happened during the Ever Given incident in the Suez Canal in 2021?

What was the main purpose of the pyramids in ancient Egypt?

What country is known for the pyramids and ancient pharaohs?

The right to vote

How do people in the SWANA region modify the environment to get water?

Built to protect people and regulate the flow of the Nile.

What is a human-environment interaction?

People who have no fixed residence move from place to place seasonally within a well-defined territory

Why is water considered a valuable resource in SWANA?

Which invention allowed civilizations in SWANA to record laws and trade?

Unrefined oil developed from tiny animals and plants that died millions of years ago

In a theocracy, who holds the most power?

What is one way citizens can participate in a democracy?

Man-made waterway that cut the travel time between Europe and Asia in half. Trade between Europe and India increased.