Unit 6

The main language spoken in Israel is Arabic.

A new digital communications line follows the ancient Silk Road.

Wadis are streambeds that carry water year round.

Much of the region’s freshwater comes from rivers, oases, and aquifers.

Pipelines carry oil from Baku, Azerbaijan, to Batumi, Georgia.

The steppes of Central Asia grow citrus fruits, grapes, olives, and dates.

A steppe climate receives about ____ inches of rain annually.

Judaism, Christianity and Islam are monotheistic religions.

The United Nations divided Palestine between a Jewish state and an Arab state.

Jews were originally expelled from their homeland by the

What is a hajj?

In 1979 Iran’s secular government was overthrown during the

Most rainfall in the region of North Africa, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia occurs

Most of the people in North Africa are

The ____ are Africa’s longest mountain range.

Fish in the Caspian Sea are threatened by overfishing and pollution.

The natural boundary between the countries of Iraq and Iran is formed by the

The majority of the population of the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Kuwait are

Central Asia’s environmental problems stem from Soviet rule.

Which statement about the southern Caspian Sea is accurate?

What is the literacy rate in Bahrain?

In desert regions ____ grow.

Because of the principles of Islam,

Population densities in some Saudi Arabian cities and oases can be

Which ethnic group, settled in the border areas of Turkey, Iraq, and Iran, does not have their own country?

The Sumerians used a writing system called ____ to keep records.

Israel has been closed to immigrants since its founding in 1948.

As a result of Arab-Israeli conflicts over the territory of Palestine,

The ____ Sea is Earth’s largest inland body of water.

Syrian arts and scholarly works influenced Roman culture and thought.

Many Christian, Jewish, and Muslim tourists visit the region’s holy sites.

The boundaries drawn between Libya, Egypt, and Algeria by European colonial powers are called

Which statement about the cities of North Africa is accurate?

More than 90 percent of Egypt’s people live

The dry, desert climate causes most people in the eastern Mediterranean subregion to live

Mesopotamia is situated between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.

The ancient civilization that developed along the eastern Mediterranean coast around 3000 B.C. and traded widely across

The longest river in the world is the

Which country contains the fewest Arabs?

Many alphabets used in much of the Western world today are based on the alphabet developed around 3000 B.C. by the

The Sahara

Diversifying means employing varied ethnic groups.

About ____ of the Jews in Israel are immigrants.

Mt. Ararat overlooks the Turkish-Iranian border.

The Great Man-Made River is an attempt to supply water to Iraq’s population.

The rainshadow effect blocks rainfall to parts of the Arabian Peninsula.

The Persian Gulf War created few environmental problems.

Most people on the Arabian Peninsula pray and speak in Arabic.

There are few roads in Turkey and Egypt.

The Dead Sea is