Continuing Conflict in the Middle East

Which three major religions originated in Southwest Asia?

Which country is located at the letter B on the map?

What is the holy book of the Christians?

The holiest city for the Muslims is

Who drew up the boundaries for the new countries formerly known as the Ottoman Empire?

Which feature is located at the #4 on the map?

Which country’s water treatment plants have been damaged by decades of war?

Which feature is located at the #5 on the map?

Which feature is the arrow pointing to on the map?

The Ottoman Empire is this modern day country

Which country is located at the letter A on the map?

What are the Five Pillars?

Which feature is located at the #8 on the map?

Today, a major cause of conflict in the Middle East is fighting between which two groups over land?

Which feature is located at the #7 on the map?

Which best describes the religion of those who call themselves Arabs?

How did Arabs living in Palestine feel about the new state of Israel?

Southwest Asia has a lack of _________________ (natural resource) and an abundance of ________ (non-renewable resource)

Why have dams built along rivers created problems for people living further downstream?

Judaism, Christianity and Islam

What is the holy book of Islam?

What problems did the new boundaries cause as people found themselves living in newly created countries?

Who did the Ottoman Empire side with in WW1

Why have many nomadic people left the deserts to move to urban areas over the last 50 years?

Which feature is located at the #3 on the map?

Which city is a holy city for Jews, Christians and Muslims?

The process of removing salt from salt water in order to make it suitable for farming and drinking is known as

Which feature is located at the #6 on the map?

Which country is located at the letter E on the map?

What large empire broke up after World War I?

Why did many countries in the United Nations feel it was right to create the state of Israel?

Which country did Saddam Hussein rule?

What is the main cause of the rapid economic development of Saudi Arabia in the last 50-60 years?

The holiest city for the Jews and Christians is

Which feature is the arrow pointing to on the map?

Which feature is located at the #2 on the map?

Which best describes an ethnic group?

What issue led to the split between the Sunni and Shi'a in Islam?

Which feature is located at the #10 on the map?

Which ethnic group did not get a country when the Europeans partitioned the Middle East?

Who drew up the boundaries for the new countries following World War I?

Which country is located at the letter C on the map?

What is the holy book of the Jews?

 In what year was the nation of Israel created?