North Africa/SW Asia Review

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The 2010 ___________ was a series of protests and revolts that called for democratic reforms in countries across North Africa and Southwest Asia.

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Arab Spring

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What major geographical feature covers most of North Africa? Options: Kalahari Desert, Mediterranean Sea, Atlas Mountains, Sahara Desert

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Sahara Desert

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The Suez Canal connects which two bodies of water?

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Mediterranean and Red Sea

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What are considered North Africa’s most important bodies of water? Options: Indian Ocean, Suez Canal and Red Sea; Atlantic Ocean, Persian Gulf & Mediterranean Sea; Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, and Nile River; Tigris and Euphrates Rivers and Red Sea

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Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, and Nile River

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The ____________ was a short conflict in 1967 between Israelis and the Palestinian Arab countries of Egypt, Jordan, and Syria resulting in Israel gaining more land, like Gaza.

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6 Day War

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____________________ was an important factor in the push for Israel becoming an independent country.

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The Holocaust

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_____________ marked the beginning of the 1st Persian Gulf War.

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Iraq's invasion of Kuwait for control of more oil

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The Shah of Iran being overthrown was the result of

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protests and an international hostage situation during the Revolution

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___________ is the dominant religion for most countries in North Africa and SW Asia

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Islam

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The climates of most countries in North Africa and SW Asia could best be described as

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arid and hot