Middle East Review

The Middle East is covered mostly by _______________.

• Desert

• Mountains

• Grasslands

• Tundra

Most Middle Eastern countries suffer from a lack of _______________.

• Music

• Water

• Oil

• Sand

How are some Middle Eastern countries dealing with a water shortage?

• Drinking only tea and coffee

• Desalination plants (take salt out of ocean water)

• OPEC turns oil into drinking water

• They built a canal to import freshwater from Africa

What is the main natural resource found in the Middle East?

• Oil

• Fresh Water

• Rice

• Iron Ore

Why did the UN create the country of Israel for the Jews?

• No one lived in Israel at the time

• To provide Jews with a homeland

• To give them access to the oil resources

• To build an alliance with Palestinians

Why is the city of Mecca so important?

• It was the first city-state in Mesopotamia

• It is the holiest city in Islam & a destination for the Hajj

• It is the largest city in the world

• It's where the Six-Days War took place

What is Zionism?

• The idea that Jews should have a safe homeland

• The idea that Jews should be banned from Palestine

• A group of Palestinians who promote the violent take over of Palestine

• A holy site for Jews, Muslims, and Christians

What is the goal of OPEC?

• To provide clean water to the Middle East

• To keep peace between Israelis and Palestinians

• To keep oil prices high

• To preserve Mesopotamia's historical sites

True or False: Israeli settlements in the West Bank are not considered a problem to the Palestinians

• True

• False

Followers of Islam (Muslims) worship in a ____.

• cathedral
• church 
• mosque
• synagogue