SW Asia Vocabulary

Aquifer

• Israel's Neighbor

• Underground layers of rock where water collects.

• Well where Israel drinks water.

• The mouth of the Jordan River.

Dry area that forms behind a highland that captures rainfall and snow is a...

• Semiarid area

• Arid area

• Rain Shadow

• Syrian Desert

Islamic groups where one combines Islam with other teachings, and the other follows a form of Islam similar to Shia Islam. Who are the ....

• Christians and Jews

• Sunni and Jews

• Jews and Kurds

• Alawites and Druze

A region that stretches from the Mediterranean coast east through Mesopotamia(Iraq) to the Persian Gulf. It has good conditions for -------------raising of plants and animals...

• Fertile Crescent, agriculture

• Agriculture, Rain Shadow

• Prophets, West Bank

• Phonecians, Canaan

Which of the following are important in Christianity?

• John-->Druze-->Joseph

• Messiah-->Trinity-->Jesus

• Zionists-->Sunni-->Shia

• Sally-->Alawite-->Pharoah

Which of the following have to do with Judaism?

• Abraham

• Zionism

• ethics

• Knesset

Which two words are related because they have to do with fighting in the Name of God and His Promise?

• Intifada

• Gaza Strip

• Crucades

• Suez Canal

What is the place where Israeli Jews built a settlement where they wish it to be a part of Israel?

• New Guinea

• West Bank

• Gaza Strip

• Egypt

The two dominant types of governments where citizens have the power....

• parliamentary democracy

• autocracy

• absolute monarchy

• presidential democracy

Money or goods that are used to make products is...

(a)