Southwest Asia

The largest country in Southwest Asia and leading oil producer is

• Jordan

• Israel

• Saudi Arabia

• Baharain

Most countries in this area have economies relying on

• tourism

• oil

• agriculture

• mining

Nomadic herders in Jordan are known as

• Bedouins

• Tajiks

• Hezbollah

• fellahin

An Israeli settlement where people live together and share EVERYTHING is called a

• moshav

• kibble

• kibbutz

• mosque

The language spoken by MOST of the people in this area of the world is

• Hebrew

• Turkish

• Arabic

• Farsi

The MAIN religion in this area is

• Christianity

• Hinduism

• Judaism

• Islam

The country that was once the center of the Persian Empire was

• Iran

• Iraq

• Turkey

• Saudi Arabia

Secular means

• religious

• non-religious

• cut up into pieces

• rebellion

An alluvial plain

• is an area built up by rich soil left after a river flood

• a dry, sunbaked river bed

• a rocky plateau

• old mountains worn down through time

A clan is

• a mollusk from the sea

• a group of people related by blood or marriage

• people who wear the same clothing

• nomadic people of Southwest Asia