9A SW Asia 2020

Nomads who live in the Sahara Desert and travel from oasis to oasis to survive-

• OPEC

• Bedouin

• Petroleum

• Suez

Creation of a new country for a group like the Kurds would almost certainly have what effect on the countries in the area?

• Would act as a peace maker in the region.

• Certain countries would lose land as borders change.

• A new ethnic and religious group would move in.

• The U.N. would have to assassinate foreign leaders

Describe the climate in SW Asia

• hot and dry-arid

• sunny and tropical

• cold and dry

• Wet- Mediterranean

Why did the Aral Sea begin to shrink?

• An earthquake opened up cracks in the sea floor, stopping the water to flow away from the sea

• The Amu and Syr rivers shifted course, emptying into the Caspian Sea

• The Soviet government built dams across the two rivers that fed into the Aral Sea

• The summers became hotter, which caused the water in the Aral Sea to shrink

Why did the religion of Islam spread along the silk trade road?

• Cultural diffusion as people coming through the country learned the religion and spread it out.

• The amount of resources available increase the contribution and power of the region

• cultural diffusion due to mass migration from Europe

• Trade routes have stayed away from the Middle East due to conflict