SW Asia Geography review

Which feature is marked by the "6"?

• Suez Canal

• Arabian Sea

• Persian Gulf

• Strait of Hormuz

Vast areas of the Middle East are deserts. How has this impacted the use of water?

• Irrigation is essential when trying to grow crops.

• In the Middle East, few people use water.

• Water is plentiful in the Middle East.

• Salt water is used to irrigate their crops.

Turkey’s building a dam on the Euphrates to protect and ensure their water supply had what effect on the neighboring country of Iraq?

• led to an increase in oil export

• decreased available shipping routes from the Persian Gulf

• decreased the amount of travel on the respective waterways

• led to the unequal distribution of water

Why is the Suez Canal so important to international shipping?

• The Suez Canal is the only way for ships to get out of the Persian Gulf.

• The Suez Canal is Iraq's only waterway leading into the Persian Gulf.

• The Suez Canal makes it possible to get from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea without sailing all the way around Africa.

• The Suez Canal connects the Jordan River to the Persian Gulf, making it less expensive to ship oil to other parts of Southwest Asia.

Which is TRUE of the differences between an ethnic group and a religious group?

• An ethnic group can have members of different races, but a religious group cannot.

• All members of a religious group worship the same god; members of an ethnic group may have different religions.

• Members of religious groups may have different religious beliefs; ethnic group members have the same religious beliefs.

• An ethnic group has a common race or culture but not a common religion; religious groups have a common race or culture and a common religion.

The major ethnic group living in Saudi Arabia is

• Arab

• Jewish

• Armenian

• Kurdish

The majority of Iranians consider themselves to be

• Kurdish.

• Jewish.

• Persian.

• Arab.

Which person is a common figure in the origins of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?

• Jesus

• Abraham

• Confucius

• Mohammad

-Give charity to the needy.

-Pray five times daily.

-Fasting during the holy month.

-Make a pilgrimage.

These are four of the most important requirements of what religion?

• Christianity

• Islam

• Judaism

• Shintoism

What do Islam, Christianity, and Judaism NOT have in common?

• Monotheism

• Trace roots of religion to Abraham

• Founded in SW Asia/Middle East

• Jesus Christ is the messiah, or savior