SW Asia and North Africa Vocabulary

What is the form of government in which laws and their enforcement are guided and created by religious authority, such as Iran?

• Secularism

• Oligarchy

• Monarchy

• Theocracy

What is it called when parts of a society are outside of the influence of religion?

• Theatrics

• Secular

• Muscular

• Non-theistic

The belief in one God

• Non-theism

• Polytheism

• Monotheism

• Ageism

The belief in multiple (many) gods or goddesses

• Monotheism

• Polytheism

• Realism

• Racism

What is the process called when they remove salt from sea water to create water for irrigation, industry, and drinking?

• Salination

• Heavy Water

• Reclaim dirty water

• Desalination

Resources that can be replaced or replenished naturally over time, such as wood, is called what?

• Reclaim

• Non-Renewable

• Renewable

• Disposable

Resources that cannot be replaced at a natural rate that match their consumption (use) , such as Oil and Coal are called what?

• Non-Renewable

• Renewable

• Non-sense

• Flonase

O.P.E.C. coordinates economic policies related to the production of petroleum and coal. O.P.E.C. stands for....

• Organization of Polluting Exporting Countries

• Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

• Organization of Potable Exporting Countries

• Organization of Portable Exporting Countries

What does O.P.E.C. do?

• Coordinates eco-friendly policies related to the production of pollution in coal mines

• Coordinates economic policies related to the production of plastics and coal

• Coordinates political policies related to the production of perfume and hair spray

• Coordinates economic policies related to the production of petroleum and coal

What are the 3 main monotheistic religions that emerged from the Middle East?

• Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism

• Judaism, Christianity and Islam

• Medicine man, Witch doctor, Médico brujo

• Sikhism, Buddhism, Christianity