SWANA

What does SWANA stand for?  

• Southwest Asia Next is Africa
• Seriously worried about North Atlantic
• Southwest Asia North Africa
• Southwest Asia Natural Association 

What does North Africa have in common with Southwest Asia?  

• Religion is Islam
• Arab Decent
• People speak Arabic
• All of the above

What is the importance of the Persian Gulf? 

• Much of the world's oil ships are from here.  Many pipelines end here and then oil is loaded on tankers.  
• This gulf has the most beautiful homes in the area along with most of the world's billionaires.  
• This gulf is the only way Islam spread out of Southwest Asia.
• The Persian Gulf is where most of the Syrians have tried to escape the harsh treatment in their country.  

What is desalination? 

• A resource from the Middle East which we use for our eyes as we get older.  
• A giant sprinkler system that allows people to grow food in the desert
• A barrier that impounds water that prevents flooding
• Taking salt out of sea water to make it more useable. 

What is irrigation?

• A resource from the Middle East which we use for our eyes as we get older.  
• A giant sprinkler system that allows people to grow food in the desert.
• A barrier that impounds water that prevents flooding
• Taking salt out of sea water to make it more useable. 

Where is the population distribution in SWANA mainly?  

• Most people live near sources of fresh water such as rivers.
• Most people live near oil. 
• Most people live near Muhammad's birthplace
• Most people live near the desert

What is a nomad?

• Someone that has gone mad
• People who wander from place to place with their livestock.
• People who search for oil
• A terrorist organization 

What is the main natural resource in this area?  

• Water
• Oil
• Coal
• Diamonds

What is the main religion in SWANA?

• Christianity
• Islam
• Judaism
• Hinduism

What is the holy city, that Muslims should try to goto, if they can afford it once in their life?  

• Jerusalem
• Mecca
• New Delhi
• Dubai