The Arabian Peninsula is bordered by?

Occupied by Turkey; beginning of the Asian Continent.

What two seas are linked by the Suez Canal?

The Bosporus and Dardanelles Straits link what two Seas?

Going from the Arabian Sea to the Persian Gulf is a narrow passageway called the?

River beds that remain dry except during the rainy seasons.

What mountains are found in Afghanistan?

What mountains are found in Afghanistan? Select all that apply

What mountains are found in Turkey?

The Tigris and Euphrates rivers helped create?

What is Mesopotamia also known as?

Mesopotamia was created by what 2 rivers?

The Tigris and Euphrates rivers helped create Mesopotamia, also known as the Fertile Crescent. They come together to form________________,

The lowest place on earth at 1,349 ft. below sea level.

This is a landlocked salt lake?

about what percent of the world's known oil reserves lie beneath the region?

At 250,000 sq. miles this is the largest area of sand in the region.

A place in the desert whee underground water surfaces.

The removal of salt from ocean water.

Petroleum that has not been processed

A place to convert crude oil into useful products.

What is this areas major religion?

What language is spoken?

this is the Islamic Holy City located in Saudi Arabia.

Groups of people who move from place to place

Arab speaking people who migrated to North Africa from S.W. Asia.

A trade route connecting China with the Mediterranean Sea

A city of importance to all three religions

A house of worship where Muslims pray.

A pilgrimage that Muslims make to Mecca at least once in their life.

What is OPEC

What year was OPEC formed?

A ban on trade.

Religious leaders control the government.

Traditional market places; open air markets.

Three major religions include

Two branches of Islam are

the belief in one God

Arabs living in the territory of Palestine.

Formed to regain the land of Israel for Palestinian Arabs.

Iran is a land that was once called_________.

Centers where cultures developed and spread outward.

Wedge-shaped symbols written on clay tablets.

Large, mud-brick, pyramid shaped temples, built by Sumerians.

Territories ruled by an Islamic religious leader.

Afghan freedom fighters

Products derived from petroleum or natural gas, i.e. fertilizers, medicines, plastics and paints.

Underground layers of porous rock, gravel, or sand that contain water.

What languages are spoken along with English?