Southwest Asia Exam Review
Religion
1.) Which religion dominates the countries of Southwest Asia?
2.) What is the belief in one God called?
3.) What is the belief that holy books should be taken literally called?
4.) What concept is very important to Judaism?
5.) What are the five pillars of Islam?
6.) What are the two major groups of Muslims in the Middle East?
7.) Where are large groups of Shia Muslims found?
8.) Wahhabism is a branch of Sunni Islam that believes scripture should be
taken literally and that government should…
9.) What is the fertile region that stretches from the Mediterranean Coast to
Iraq?
10.)
Which Middle Eastern country does NOT have issues with fresh
water?
11.)
Which country is home to a large number of Christians?
Physical Geography
12.)
What is oil financially important to Iran?
13.)
What was created over millions of years from the decaying bodies of
living things?
14.)
What is created when plates push against one another?
15.)
Which river is an important source of water for Syria, Iraq, and
Turkey?
16.)
What process strips the salt from seawater?
Economics
17.)
Why would highly educated people leave countries such as Iran
creating a brain drain?
18.)
What is entrepreneurship?
19.)
What industries bring guest workers to the Middle East?
20.)
What Middle Eastern country is oil poor and has a low GDP?
21.)
What is a major economic issue in Iran?
22.)
Which organization sets oil policy for the globe?
Location
23.)
Why would Turkey’s people live along the Mediterranean coast?
24.)
Where is the city of Tehran located?
25.)
What country is experiencing a civil war that is pushing people out of
their homes?
26.)
Where do most people on the Arabian Peninsula live?
Palestinian-Israeli Conflict
27.)
What do most Arabs consider themselves to be? (What is their other
name?)
28.)
What happened after the United Nation planned to divide Palestine?
29.)
Why did the Hamas gaining power worsen relationships with Israel?
30.)
What movement aims to create a Jewish state?
31.)
What is the discrimination against Jews called?
32.)
What are the three major religions of Israel and its neighbors?
33.)
What is the campaign of violence against Israeli control called?
34.)
What role did the Palestine Liberation Organization play in the
conflict?
35.)
How did Israel’s barriers affect Palestinians?
36.)
What is the name of the Parliament in Israel?
37.)
What is the goal of most Palestinian today? (NOT THE HAMAS!)
Other
38.)
What country will not admit to their role in the Armenian Genocide?
39.)
What major factor leads to more opportunities for women?
40.)
What type of democracy allows Parliament to choose the
government?