This small territory has been a source of dispute between Israel and its neighbors for many years:

Much of the world’s oil supply is shipped through this narrow waterway:

This river is the key water source for Israel, Lebanon, and Syria:

Why is the Suez Canal so important to international shipping?

Which are connected by the Strait of Hormuz?

What rivers are like twin rivers flowing through Turkey and Iraq?

What are three major water problems in Southwest Asia?

Over the last 50 years, people have been leaving the nomadic life to live here:

Which country has fought military battles over water rights to the Jordan River?

Because of its harsh climate, which country has to rely on desalination plants to provide most of its citizens’ drinking water?

Pollution from oil spills on the Black Sea contaminate this country’s water supply:

Decades of war has damaged this country’s water treatment facilities:

Which best describes the climate of much of Southwest Asia?

The removal of salt from seawater to make it usable for drinking and farming.

The contamination of streams, rivers, lakes, oceans, or groundwater with substances produced through human activities.

This country has used advanced technology to build pipelines to carry water throughout the country.

Oil spills in the Black Sea have polluted the water supply here.

Turkey's dams have decreased this country's water supply by 40%.

Citizens can only get water from public sources twice a week in this country.

_____is one of the ten most water scarce countries in the world.

Dams in Turkey and Syria have decreased this country's water supply by 80%.

This country has been in conflict with Jordan, Syria, and Palestine over water rights to the Jordan River for many years.

All of the following are Southwest Asia's biggest pollution problems except:

True or False: People who belong to the same ethnic group have the same or similar beliefs.

Check all of the characteristics that make up ethnicity.

Which ethnic group makes up 90% of Southwest Asia's population?

Which of the following is NOT a common characteristic of Southwest Asia's major religions?

Which ethnic group is considered a minority in Southwest Asia and lost their homeland?

If Monique prays five times a day toward mecca and plans to go on a hajj in the next year, what religion is she likely to be?

Check all the options that represent Southwest Asian ethnic groups.

Which two religions believe that Jesus was a holy figure?

Who is the founder of Islam?

Who is the founder of Judaism?

Who is the founder of Christianity?

What was the reason for the split with in Islam?

Which word describes the belief in one God?

At 2.1 billion followers, this religion is the largest in the world. What religion is being described?

Most people in Southwest Asia follow ___________ faith.

Ethnic group is

The three major ethnic groups of the Middle East are

The three major ethnic groups of the Middle East are

This is a group of people who share a belief system.

Arabs speak what type of language?

What type of religion do most Arabs practice?

Most Persians live in

Most Persians practice what type of religion?

Persians speak a language called

Many Kurds live in an area of northern Iraq called Kurdistan (not a separate country).

Like the Arabs, the Kurds are practice what religion?

What are the 3 main religious groups in the Middle East?