Southwest Asia

What is desalination?

• Turning fresh water to salt water

• turning salt water into freshwater

• using water as a power source

• irrigating fields with fresh water

A group of nomadic herders living in the deserts of Southwest Asia.

• Muslims

• Syrians

• Asians

• Bedouins

A group of people who share cultural ideas and beliefs that have been a part of their community for generations.

• Ethnic group

• Religious group

• Congregation

• Spiritual group

A group of people that shares a belief system in a god or gods, with a specific set of rituals and literature.

• Ethnic group

• Religious group

• Congregation

• Spiritual group

All of the following are examples of an ethnic group except:

• Kurds

• Persians

• Arabs

• Jews

All of the following are an example of a religious group except:

• Syrians

• Muslims

• Jews

• Christians

In Southwest Asia, what language do most Arabs speak?

• Kurdish

• Arabic

• English

• Farsi

What religion do most Arabs practice?

• Christianity

• Judaism

• Islam

• Protistant

Where do most Arabs live?

• Middle East and northern Africa, and other parts of the world

• Mountainous regions of Iraq, Syria, and Southwest Turkey

• Iran

• South Africa

What language do Persians, or Iranians speak?

• Arabic

• Kurdish

• Farsi

• Shia