Southwest Asia and Africa

Country many Jewish people migrated to after World War 2

• Jordan

• Israel

• Syria

• Lebanon

Which factor is most important in Southwest Asia as a unifying cultural factor?

• theocratic governments

• architecture

• persian language

• Islamic religion

Which country on this map is located on the Arabian Peninsula

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which one of these physical features dominates Southwest Asia?

• A Giant Freshwater Sea

• Cold Highlands

• Deep Valleys

• Many Deserts

Which number on the map indicates Iran

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What specific geographic features have most influenced the output of farms in Southwest Asia and North Africa?

• The Sahara Desert

• The Mediterranean Sea

• Suez Canal and the Bosporus

• The Tigris, Euphrates and Nile Rivers

How does the geographic pattern shown on the chart influence the relationship between nations in Southwest Asia?

• The amount of oil reserves fosters cooperation between these nations.

• An unequal distribution of oil reserves gives some nations more power.

• Dependency on oil reserves has encouraged trade between these nations.

• Large oil reserves in the region make the nations dependent on one another.

Many nations in the world established trade relationships with countries in Southwest Asia and North Africa because of the —

• Demand for Oil

• World's population growth

• lack of water resources in the region

• decrease in agricultural production from the region

One way that oil rich nations in SW Asia have protected their oil industries has been by —

• limiting the number of foreign workers in the region

• building roads for easier transportation of oil to ports

• Creating OPEC (a cooperative organization for setting the price of Oil)

• developing marketing campaigns to increase demand for oil

This list of items shows cultural -

• conflict

• diffusion

• seperation

• change