SW Asia Geo, Religion and Ethnic

cracks in oil rigs, oil spills, and illegal dumping of oilwaste have major environmental consequence in the SW Asia?

Gaza Strip AND West Bank share aborder with this country?

ARABS Where do they live?

Why is groundwater not a permanent solution to water shortages in Southwest Asia?

Kurds What language do they speak?

Christianity sacred Text and special language

Why do countries build a dam in rivers

Judaism What do you call followers?

Much of the world’s oil supply is shipped through the narrow waterway between Iran and the Arabian Peninsulacalled the

What are the problems with desalination, as an option for freshwater?

How do chemical fertilizers impactwater sources in SW Asia?

Islam sacred Text and special language

Islam What do you call followers?

Jews/Hebrews - The main religion practiced in ISRAEL is Judaism!

The Strait of Hormuz connects whichbodies of water?

Judaism sacred Text and special language

Christianity What do you call followers?

Jews/HEBREWS Speak the Hebrew language

Jews/Hebrews -Most are Jewish, some are Christian converts

Persians What language do they speak?

Jews/Hebrews - Live in Israel

ARABS What language do they speak?

What do all three religions have in common?

Why is the Suez Canal so important to international shipping?

Most Arabs and Persians are followers of which religion?

Islam Where was is found/created?

KURDS Where do they live?

Persians What religion do they practice?

What are some characteristics that define a person's religious group?

Kurds What religion do they practice?

ARABS What religion do they practice?

Christianity Where was is found/created?

How do deserts impact the use and availability of water in the region?

In SW Asia, the access to resources such as water and oil is __________ distributed

The Bedouins are Southwest Asians who traditionally live in and around

Arabs is SW Asia’s_______________________ ethnic group.

PERSIANS Where do they live?

Judaism Where was is found/created?

What are the characteristics that define a person's ethnic group?

Explain population density.

A group of people who share common cultural characteristics language, and traditions are a(n) _________________ group