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Followers of Islam, those who
believe in Allah and the
revelations of Allah to
Muhammad, are
referred to as this.
Who are Muslims?
This is the title of the modern
day religious leaders of
Judaism. They may be
found in a synagogue,
reading from the Torah.
Who are
Rabbis?
This religion began in the
Indus River Valley. Followers of
this religion believe in Brahman
and they read from the Vedas.
What is Hinduism?
Because of their belief in this
individual, an important Christian
symbol is the cross.
Who is
Jesus?
This term means
“belief in many gods”.
What is
polytheistic?
polytheism
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This term refers to
disagreement and fighting
among countries. It may
occur because of differences
in languages, religious beliefs,
or economic interests.
What is
conflict?
This term means “depending
on each other to obtain the
goods and services that both of
us need”. It’s one way that
countries cooperate for
economic reasons.
What is
interdependence?
Because of West Asia’s arid, or very
dry, climate, conflict has developed
between countries trying to obtain
this highly valuable resource that is
essential for life.
What is
water?
This city, which is now the capital of
Israel, has been the site of much
conflict over the centuries, because
Jews, Christians, and Muslims all
consider it a holy city.
What is
Jerusalem?
These are two reasons why the
Ataturk
Dam
caused
so much
conflict.
What are any two of the following?
•Syria and Iraq are left without water for
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irrigation,
drinking water
hydroelectricity.
•Syria and Iraq are left without water for
irrigation.
•Syria and Iraq consider the
Euphrates to be a sacred river, and
Turkey has stopped its flow.
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This term means “to
move from one place to
settle in another place”.
Push and pull factors
cause people to do this.
What is
migrate?
People migrate to this biodiversity
hotspot in West Asia, because of job
opportunities in mining businesses,
logging businesses, and other
factories.
What are the
Western
Ghats? “ghat” means
This river is a major pull factor for
Hindus, because
they believe that
it is sacred, or
holy.
What is
the
Ganges
River?
What are
refugees?
This term means “people who have
to flee from their home because of
war or persecution”.
People in Afghanistan became these
when war destroyed their homes.
migration may
be voluntary
or forced
“step”
Shamshatoo Refugee Camp
These are reasons that Christians,
Muslims, and Jews are drawn to
Jerusalem each year. (you need to
know one reason for each religion)
Sacred places are PULL FACTORS!
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What are
pilgrimages to:
the Church of the
Holy Sepulchre
for Christians,
the Dome of the Rock for
Muslims, and the Western,
or Wailing Wall for Jews.
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These are reasons that Christians,
Muslims, and Jews are drawn to
Jerusalem each year. (you need to
know one reason for each religion)
What are pilgrimages to:
the Church of the Holy
Sepulchre for Christians,
the Dome of the
Rock for Muslims,
and the Western, or Wailing Wall
for Jews.
Sacred places are PULL FACTORS!
These are reasons that Christians,
Muslims, and Jews are drawn to
Jerusalem each year. (you need to
know one reason for each religion)
Sacred places are PULL FACTORS!
What are pilgrimages to:
the Church of the Holy
Sepulchre for Christians, the Dome of the Rock for Muslims,
and the
Western, or
Wailing
Wall for
Jews.
This term means “to change” or “to
make different”. People do this
to the environment in both
positive and negative ways.
What is modify?
This term
means “the
destruction
of forests”.
What is deforestation?
This is one
irrigation
method that
farmers have
used in order
to
grow crops in
arid West
Asia.
What is
flood irrigation,
furrow irrigation,
sprinkler irrigation, or
drip irrigation?
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Identify one positive consequence
AND one negative consequence of
building a
mega-dam,
such as the
Ataturk
Dam in
Turkey.
These are 3 problems that occurred
because of the plan to grow cotton
using the water
diverted from
the Aral Sea.
Over one quarter of the oil produced by
OPEC nations comes from this country.
What are…?
+Positive consequences could include: dams
provide hydroelectricity, d.p water for
irrigation, dams help prevent floods, dams
create reservoirs
-Negative consequences could
include: Dams cause loss of silt, dams are
very expensive to build, dams destroy
natural habitats, dams force relocation of
citizens
What are any of the following?
• sea is vanishing, fisherman lose jobs
•climate change causes shorter growing
season (think about Lake Erie’s effect on our climate)
• salt and chemical dust causes respiratory
(lung) problems/diseases
•habitat destruction
What is Saudi Arabia?
This chart shows which countries have the most oil
reserves left in the ground
It’s the world’s 2nd largest religion.
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What
is
Islam?
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