Unit 8 SWANA

What would be very common to see in Southwest Asia and North Africa?

• Gothic cathedrals, onion domes, and aquariums

• Mosques, temples, and pyramids

• Opera houses, art museums, and churches

• Castles, soccer fields, and statues

The bulleted items above explain why many Egyptians settle near the -

• Nile River

• Sahara Desert

• Atlantic Ocean

• Himalaya Mountains

The values above are important to -

• Islams

• Nomads

• OPEC

• Judaism

The most practiced religion in Southwest Asia is -

• Christianity

• Hinduism

• Taoism

• Islam

Which of the following represents Saudi Arabia?

• A

• B

• C

• D

What did people living in Mesopotamia create so they could live between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?

• Irrigation systems

• Political parties

• Pyramids

• Free enterprise

Which natural resource has influenced political relationships with countries like Saudi Arabia and Iraq?

• oil

• water

• salt

• diamonds

Which speaker would most likely be talking about the benefits of the Suez Canal?

• Speaker A

• Speaker B

• Speaker C

• Speaker D

People who celebrate the Jewish New Year take off of work on -

• Easter

• Christmas

• Hajj

• Rosh Hashanah

What did the group above help to spread to the shaded areas?

• Silk and spices

• Slavery

• Communism

• Islam