Southwest & Central Asia Major Concepts

Which two countries are a part of both Asia and Europe

• Egypt and Saudi Arabia
• Turkey and Jordan
• Turkey and Russia
• Russia and Saudi Arabia

Which three religions originated in Southwest Asia and consider Jerusalem to be a holy city?

• Judaism

• Christianity

• Islam

• Hindu

Muslims, Jews, and Christians are all?

• polytheistic

• monotheistic

• ethnic groups

OPEC's purpose is to 

• not pay taxes
• control supply and cost of oil
• increase gas prices

What will happen to fossil fuels over time if we continue to consume at the rate we are?

• we will just produce more
• we will discover how to renew fossil fuels
• they will disappear as they are used up

These groups have influenced the history, society, geography, and culture of Southwest & Central Asia...

• Arabs

• Soviets/Russians

• Turkics

• Native Americans

• Mongols

Most people in the Southwest Asia (especially in cities)...

• live in the center of the desert 
• are evenly distributed 
• live in mountainous areas
• live near fresh water supplies

North Africa and the Middle East share all the following characteristics EXCEPT

• language
• religion
• same continent
• climate

Istanbul is a bridge between Europe & Asia and has been the capital of many empires.  Which country is it located in?

• Syria
• Turkey
• Israel
• Saudi Arabia

After WWII why did Jewish Holocaust survivors migrate to Palestine?

• good climate 
• nobody lived there
• it is where they originated
• it was well protected