Maps | ||
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Turkey |
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Iraq |
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Iran |
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Afghanistan |
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Israel |
More Maps | ||
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Mediterranean Sea |
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Red Sea |
#3 | The more northern and eastern major river in Iraq | Tigris River |
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Persian Gulf |
#5 | The more southern and western major river in Iraq | Euphrates River |
Vocab | ||
#1 | The belief in one god is known as... | Monotheism |
#2 | Religious journey to Makkah that Muslims are expected to make at least once during their life... | Hajj |
#3 | The green area in a desert fed by underground water... | Oasis |
#4 | Underground rock layer so rich in water that water actually flows through it... | Aquifer |
#5 | Collective name for scattered Jewish settlements around the world... | Diaspora |
Misc. | ||
#1 | What is the lowest and saltiest body of water in the world? | Dead Sea |
#2 | What makes Istanbul (Turkey) so unique? | It is located on two continents. |
#3 | In 1991, Iraq invaded __________________ and started the Persian Gulf War. | Kuwait |
#4 | What natural resource is Iraq's economy based on? | Oil |
#5 | Which country is the birth place of 3 major world religions? | Israel |
Stuff... | ||
#1 | Nonreligious | Secular |
#2 | Process used to make seawater drinkable | Desalinization |
#3 | Order that restricts or prohibits trade with another country | Embargo |
#4 | Group of people related to one another | Clans |
#5 | From who did the Caucasus and Central Asian Republics gain their independence from in 1991? | U.S.S.R. |
Final Question | |
Name all six of the '-stans' that we talked about in the Middle East Unit. | Afganistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan |