Sights and Sounds: North Africa and Southwest Asia

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Connects Mediterranean & Red Seas

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Suez Canal

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The Euphrates and the _______ River run through Iraq.

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Tigris

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Which major landform separates North and South Africa?

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Sahara Desert

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Why does the organization of OPEC play a powerful role in the world economy today?

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OPEC controls the oil in the world market.

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The "Bedouins" are nomadic Southwest Asians who have traditionally lived in and around

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major deserts

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Which describes the climate of much of Southwest Asia? Options: hot and dry, windy and cold, tropical and rainy, moderate and cool

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hot and dry

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Which are the three main religious groups of Southwest Asia? Options: Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, islam, Christianity, Islam, Shamism

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Christianity, Islam, Judaism

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Which ethnic group is most numerous in Southwest Asia? Options: Jews, Kurds, Arabs, Persians

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Arabs

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What modern country is the home to non-Arabs who call themselves Persians?

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Iran

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What is the religion of most of the Arabs in Southwest Asia?

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Sunni Muslim