SW Asia Review

the Rub-Al-Khali Desert has had what impact on Saudi Arabia?

• Limited Settement

• Potential area of development

• massive oil reserves

• A large grazing land for cattle

Turkey, Iraq, and Syria all have what geographic feature in common?

• the Tigris and Euphrates rivers run through them

• They all have major coal deposits

• The Continental Divide runs through them

• the Major industry is the production of cars

Countries use ______________ and ________________________ ___________________ in order to make sure they have enough water. (pick two)

• Desalinization

• Irrigation Techniques

• Aquaducts

• Fertilizing Animals

• Underground Pools

What climate is mostly found in Southwest Asia?

• Arid

• Temporate

• Humid Subtropical

• Continental

Which of these is a strategic commodity?

• Oil

• Cattle

• Cars

• Heart of Palm

Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1991 because it claimed

• Kuwait drilled into Iraqi oil

• Kuwait had attacked Iraq

• The need to gather water

• They wanted to take over grazing land

OPEC controls what vital resource?

• Oil

• Water

• Food

• Fertile Soil

In order to increase oil prices, OPEC will-

• Limit the supply of oil

• increase the supply of oil

• having countries produce as much oil as they can

• reduce the waste in oil production

The major religions in Southwest Asia are?

• Christianity, Hinduism, Islam

• Islam, Judaism, Christianity

• Judaism, Christianity, Sikhism

• Islam, Buddhism, Sikhism

the five pillars of Islam are-

• Pilgrimage, Fasting, Charity, Testimony, Prayer

• Feasts, Pilgrimage, Respect, Family, Prayer

• Fasting, Dietary Restrictions, Traditional Clothing, Charity, Pilgrimage

• Charity, Testimony, Family, Respect, Dietary restrictions