Unit 4: The Middle East

What is the largest country in the Middle East?

Who was good at farming, engineering, & mathematics

Sumerians were good at

What is the least common biome in the Middle East

If there is a labor shortage there are...

Some important physical features of the Middle east are...

Why was an embargo put on Iraq?

Which action is most likely to improve food production in areas with low precipitation?

What is happening to jobs in the United Arab Emirates?

The climate in the Middle East is hot/wet

Mesopotamia means “the land between rivers.” Which feature is the most likely reason early civilizations thrived here?

What is arable land?

What role does water transportation play in the economies of nations?

What role does water transportation play in the economies of the Middle East nations?

The Middle East is rich with ore

What is an embargo?

Mesopotamia isn't in the middle east

How is population growth impacting Egyptian & Afghani people?

What is OPEC?

What danger is caused by streams rarely flowing?

Arabs did nationalize foreign owned oil

What plays a bigger role in Kuwait’s economy?

What did Arab nations nationalize?

Egypt, Sumer, and India are called “the cradel of civilization.” Which best describes why these regions have this label?

What types of countries have a high standard of living?

What is the most common resource in the Middle East?

What resource will you find the most in the Middle East?

The Jordan River runs between Jordan and Israel. The river provides a common benefit for these two countries?

The Nile River helped the Ancient Egyptian civilizations develop by-