Southwest Asia Review (1)

To what religion does this symbol represent? 

What is decided in a traditional economy? 

 A majority of Persians practice ________________ Islam.

Which ethnic group makes up the majority of the population in Iran and practice Shia Islam?

Kurds, Arabs, and Persians are all ____________________. 

To what religion does this symbol represent? 

What is the most important holiday for Christians? 

How has the discovery of oil in some SW Asian countries affected economic development? 

Which is NOT a cultural characteristic?

How does petroleum impact countries like Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Iraq? 

___________ are the largest ethnic group in the world without a nation of their own.

The economies of Israel, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Iran can best be described as...?

Which river do Syria, Israel, and Jordan share? 

Which religion has the largest followers? 

The Middle East has a diverse range of ethnic groups in the region.

What is the MAJOR difference between the three main ethnic groups in the Middle East?

Southwest Asia has mostly what type of climate? 

Geographic diversity in the Middle East has contributed to...

All the three major religions in the Middle East polytheistic  

How has the building of dams created problems for countries sharing rivers in SW Asia? 

Which of the following is SW Asia's most important resource?

The military invasion of Iraq to remove Saddam Hussein from power is known as ___.

The God of Abraham is known as ____________ (in Arabic) to Muslims:

A(n) _______________ group is a group of people with a common set of beliefs.

Identify the country labeled in BLACK. 

What group of people is considered both a religious group and an ethnic group?

Which issues caused Islam to split into the Sunni and Shia sects? 

To what religion does this symbol represent? 

Are you able to choose your religious group? 

What does OPEC stand for? (This was in the reading!!!) 

What is desalination? 

Identify the country in BLUE. 

Are you able to choose your ethnic group? 

Members from an ethnic group may have similar cultural traits but may have different?

Someone who is willing to take a risk to begin a new business is considered a...?

What are the three major monotheistic religions in the Middle East?

 An _____________ is a group of people who share a common culture and ancestry.

Why is irrigation necessary for farming in SW Asia?  

What are the two most valuable natural resources in SW Asia? 

Which geographic feature has been most responsible for the population distribution in SW Asia?

What is irrigation? 

This religious group is the most common sect of Islam; roughly 90%. 

What language do many Persians speak?

The Kurds and Arabs speak the same language. 

The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers come together to form borders between which countries 

Which river do Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Kuwait share? 

What does GDP stand for? 

Muhammad is considered the last and most important of a line of prophets by which religion?

Identify the ethnic group: Most practice Islam. They are the most common in the Middle East.  

Oil has helped improved the development of which country 

In a market economy, who makes the decisions? 

Geography is the study of what...?

Which of the three major religions in the Middle East is the oldest? 

Kurds inhabit many countries, what language do they speak?

Which of the following water forms are found adjacent to the region of SW Asia? 

The "Bedouins" are Southwest Asian who have traditionally lived in and around_________. 

Which of these are examples of natural resources? 

Identify the country labeled in ORANGE. 

Which three are cultural characteristics which make one group different from another?

Which religion celebrates Bar Mitzvahs? 

Christian idea that God is comprised of three parts: the father, the son and the holy ghost is 

Identify the country in GRAY. 

 What economic interest does the US have in the Middle East?

What is the holy book for Judaism? 

The _______ is a pilgrimage to Mecca Muslims are supposed to take once in their life.

What does the word monotheistic mean? 

Identify the country labeled in PURPLE. 

Which of the following statements is true? 

Members of an ethnic group often share certain cultural traits such as...

Which of these words belongs to the Islamic religion?