EPIC Final Exam Review: Semester 1

What connects the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea?

What country was invaded by Iraq at the beginning of the Persian Gulf War?

Who elects the president in a presidential democracy?

Which two countries use Sharia law?

Which African region is a grassland?

What religion is practiced by most Persians?

What word means a long period without rain?

What type of government does Saudi Arabia have?

Which terrorist group was responsible for 9/11?

Which African region is most vulnerable to desertification?

What is the type of farming that only allows you to grow enough for your family?

Who is the founder of Christianity?

Southwest Asia has an abundance of water.

What empire ruled SW Asia until the end of WWI?

What WWII event increased support of Zionism?

Which country is "A"?

Which SW Asia ethnic group lives in Turkey, Syria, Iran, & Iraq? They are the largest ethnicity without a homeland.

What is Africa's longest mountain range? It is located in the northwestern corner of the continent.

What is the process in which fertile land turns to desert called?

What did Europeans ignore when creating the artificial political borders in SW Asia?

What form of government does Israel have?

Which form of democracy elects the president separately from the legislature?

What connects the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea?

Which document stated that Britain thought that the Jews should have a homeland in Palestine?

What religion is practiced by most Arabs?

What word means a limited supply of a resource?

What is a narrow band of grassland that is between the Sahara and the savanna? It's name means border.

Which branch of Islam believes that the leader of the   religion must be a blood relative of Muhammad?

What is the idea that people have intense love and pride for their country called?

What is the term for hatred or discrimination towards Jews?

Which branch of government makes laws?

What country is the arrow pointing to?

What are the two most important natural resources of the Middle East/Southwest Asia?

What process is used to remove salt from sea water?

Which is the oldest religion in SW Asia that reads the Torah, and worships in a synagogue?

Which group of people shares a common culture?

Which form of government allows religious leaders to have power?

What is the process of the mass removal of trees?

What physical feature is "A"?

What are religious leaders in Iran called?

Which desert is located in Southern Africa?

Which radical Muslim group ran the government of Afghanistan and supported terrorist groups like Al Qaeda?

Who was the dictator of Iraq during the Persian Gulf War & Operation Iraqi Freedom?

What region in Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran would the Kurds like to make an independent nation?

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

Which form of government allows one person to make all the decisions?

Which river begins in Turkey? (There are 2 correct answers.)

What are the three major ethnic groups in Southwest Asia?

What is the narrow waterway that connects the Persian Gulf & Arabian Sea? It is important for   trading oil.

What city is believed to be holy by Jews, Christians, &   Muslims?

Which country has the largest oil reserves in the Middle East?

Who elects the prime minister in a parliamentary democracy?

What are the two branches of Islam?

What is the name of Israel's parliament?

What event caused Operation Enduring Freedom?

What is the longest river in Africa?

Saudi Arabia can use desalination to provide water for it's people because it has wealth.

What type of government does Turkey have?

Where would you most likely find nomads in Southwest Asia (Middle East)?

What is the belief that Jews should have their own homeland called?

Which religion reads the bible, believes Jesus is the messiah, and worships in a church / chapel?

What form of government does Iran have?

Which world organization seeks to maintain world peace and solve problems?

What branch of government does a prime minister belong to?

Where do most people in SW Asia live?

Why have major rivers in SW Asia created political conflicts?

What is the main source of conflict between Israel and Palestine?

What word means a severe shortage of food often leading to death by starvation?

Why do African governments not work to solve water pollution problems?

Which African region located near the equator, has large amounts of rain, and dense tree growth?

Which branch of Islam believes the leader of Islam does not have to be a blood relative of Muhammad?

Which SW Asia ethnic group is majority Sunni Islam, speak Arabic, found in North Africa & Arabian   Peninsula?

Which African region is most vulnerable to deforestation?

What is a major cause of deforestation in Africa?

What is the process of bringing fresh water to crops called?

What religion uses the Five Pillars? (prayer, giving to charity, belief in Allah, fasting during Ramadan, hajj to Mecca)

Who was the leader of the Al Qaeda terrorist group?

What is the correct order of U.S. military involvement in SW Asia?

Which branch of government does a president belong to?

Which river is the physical boundary between Jordan and Israel?

What is the main cause of desertification in Africa?

What is the name for Islamic law based on the Qua-ran?

What country is "A"?

Which person can the roots of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam be traced to?

Which SW Asia ethnic group is majority Shia Muslim, speak Farsi, and live in Iran?

What word means to divide into parts?

What is the belief in one god called?

How has the discovery of oil impacted economic development of Southwest Asia (Middle East)?

What is the world's largest desert? It is a natural trade barrier and covers 1/3 of Africa.

What is a negative impact of drinking polluted water?

Which country was invaded by the U.S. in Operation Enduring Freedom?

Why did the U.S. invade Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom (aka Invasion of Iraq)?

What country is "A"?

What is Kurdistan?