SW Asia & Northern Africa (Unit 7)

The similarities between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam illustrate the process of -

• Cultural diffusion

• Cultural conflict

• Cultural differences

• Names of religions

As a result of the spread of Islam in the region, many people living in Southwest Asia and North Africa-

• speak Arabic

• trade spices

• worship many gods

• live in nomadic tribes

After the Second World War, many Jewish people migrated to which newly established country because of long, traditional links to the region?

• Israel

• Jordan

• Lebanon

• Syria

Which major geographic factor dominates nations in the region of North Africa and Southwest Asia?

• A huge fresh water sea

• A set of high mountains

• A system of large canyons

• A collections of vast deserts

One way that officials in Saudi Arabia have adapted to a lack of water includes-

• building desalination plants

• planting drought resistant crops

• elevating homes to avoid flooding

• constructing dams on major rivers

How has the distribution of natural resources in Southwest Asia and North Africa affected economic patterns in the region?

• A growing lumber industry has developed in the region.

• The region is home to many factories producing exports.

• A majority of the people living in the region work in diamond mines.

• Some nations in the regions have significant wealth from the sale of oil.

Based on the information in the chart, which of the following is characteristic of the availability of oil in South Asia?

• Southwest Asia has some of the world’s largest oil reserves.

• The distribution of oil reserves in Southwest Asia is unequal.

• Many nations in Southwest Asia are dependent on the oil industry.

• The largest nations in Southwest Asia have the smallest oil reserves

Significantly limits agricultural production in Northern Africa

• Saudi Arabia
• Sahara Desert
• Israel 
• Suffrage

a form of government in which a country is ruled by religious leaders 

• Hajj
• Theocratic
• Arabic
• Israel

Dominant religion in the Middle East.

• Israel
• Mosque
• Hajj
• Islam