Southwest Asia So Far 9-24-19

90% of Muslims are

• Arab
• Sunni
• Shia
• From Iraq

Most people in the Middle east

• live in the center of the desert 
• are evenly distributed 
• live in mountainous areas
• live near fresh water supplies

Why is desalination not the best answer to providing freshwater to people in need?

• you can never get the salt out

• the water tastes THE WORST

• it is expensive and takes a TON of energy

• it is unhealthy water

What is desertification

• its when you take the salt out of sea water

• when everyone leaves because there was a problem in the country

• when you eat a lot of sweets

• when fertile or arable land becomes desert

What country if the largest producer of oil

• Israel

• Indonesia

• Saudia Arabia

• United States

The ____, located in Egypt, cut the distance from Western Europe to India by five thousand miles and several months. 

• Suez Canal
• Panama Canal 
• Tigris Euphrates Rivers
• English Channel 

I am a sea which lies between Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. Egypt, Sudan, and Saudi Arabia border me. 

• Mediterranean Sea
• Persian Gulf 
• Red Sea
• Baltic Sea

Which Marks the Suez Canal?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Which is marked with a "1"

• Dead Sea
• Gaza Strip
• Tigris River
• Euphrates River

Which number marks Israel?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4