Southwest Asia

What is OPEC's purpose?

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

• Disrupt the global economy.

• Monitor water desalination stations.

• Fight the Taliban.

What is Fundamentalism?

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

• Government type where religious leader leads the country and religion governs the law.

• The government of the Palestinian people.

• Belief in one god.

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

• Aral Sea

• Dead Sea

• Indian Ocean

• Straight of Hormuz

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

• Strait of Hormuz

• Suez Canal

• Red Sea

• Black Sea

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

• Water

• Oil

• Salt

• Sand

What is Monotheism?

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

• Government type where religious leader leads the country and religion governs the law.

• The government of the Palestinian people.

• Belief in one god.

Why is Iraq's democracy still unstable?

• Islamic fundamentalists trying to take over the government.

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

• Fighting over land between the Israelis and Palestinians.

• Continued presence of the USSR.

What is the oldest monotheistic religion?

• Judaism

• Christianity

• Islam

• Buddhism

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.

Which of the following describes the "Prayer" Pillar?

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

• All Muslims fast from sunrise to sundown during the month of Ramadan.

• All able bodied Muslims must make the trip to Mecca once in their lifetime.

• All Muslims must pray 5 times per day facing Mecca.