Southwest Asia

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What is OPEC's purpose?

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Control the supply (flow) and price of oil worldwide.

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What is Fundamentalism?

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The wish to return to the basic teachings of a religion.

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What body of water is shrinking because people overused it for irrigation?

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Aral Sea

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What very strategic waterway does all oil coming out of the Persian Gulf have to go through?

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Strait of Hormuz

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What resource is scarce (not much of) in Southwest Asia?

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Water

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What is Monotheism?

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Belief in one god.

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Why is Iraq's democracy still unstable?

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Conflict between the two main denominations of Islam (Sunni and Shia).

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What is the oldest monotheistic religion?

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Judaism

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Which of the following describes the "Faith" Pillar? There is only one God, and Muhammad is his prophet., All wealth belongs to God., All able bodied Muslims must make the trip to Mecca once in their lifetime., All Muslims must pray 5 times per day facing Mecca.

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There is only one God, and Muhammad is his prophet.

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Which of the following describes the "Prayer" Pillar?

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All Muslims must pray 5 times per day facing Mecca.