World Geography Semester Exam Review (Middle East-Southern Africa)

This island country connected with Southern Africa is the 2nd largest island country in the world:

The sport of Buzkashi is played by riders on horseback trying to get the carcass of this kind of animal into a pit:

Northern Africa is home to this vast desert:

This name has been given to the vast desert in the Arabian Peninsula:

Rai music is a popular African pop style of music that originates from this country:

Istanbul was formerly known as this city during the Roman Empire:

This country in Southern Africa is home to modern day pirates:

This nickname has been given to Iraq, by geographers and historians, along with a few other countries around the world:

Liberia is plagued by forced mining, otherwise known as this:

This kind of person found the Qumran Caves:

This is the richest nation in the Middle East, with each person accounting for $92,000 towards the national GDP:

The term for a random spring in the desert is:

This country in Africa was set up as a refugee nation for former African American slaves:

Before being known as Constantinople the city was known as:

Mansa Musa was arguably one of the richest men in history. He ruled over what is now, this present day country:

Egypt is home to this major river in Northern Africa:

Mozambique and Angola's main religion is this:

The name of a Muslim's place of worship is:

Istanbul is on the border, not of a country, but it lies on two different continents, what are they:

The Dead Sea Scrolls are pieces of ancient manuscript taken from what important religious text?

This term for hatred of someone from a different country was made famous by riots in South Africa:

In this city, you can find The Kaaba, the most holy site in all of Islam:

This is the only country in Southern Africa that was never a colony:

Which two countries are home to ISIS:

This is the only country in Northern Africa that was never colonized, kinda:

This group of Muslims believe that Muhammad’s line of succession should be through the bloodline.

This country struggles with education, only 1/3 of its population can read:

Which of these is not an Islamic sect?

This nickname has been given to Central Asian due to the names of the countries there:

This landmark sits atop the site of the Temple in Jerusalem.

What Middle Eastern city is one of the longest continuously lived in cities in the world: