Geography- Ch. 23
Israel was declared an independent country in
1948
The largest minority group in Israel is the
Arabs
In Israel, the mineral Potash is extracted by processing plants from the
Dead Sea
(TRUE/FALSE) In 1990, Yemen was divided into two countries- North Yemen and South Yemen.
FALSE
(TRUE/FALSE) In Israeli society, the gap between the European Jews and the Sephardic Jews has been increasing in recent years.
FALSE
(TRUE/FALSE) Only Arab countries belong to OPEC.
FALSE
(TRUE/FALSE) The falaj system of irrigation is used in Yemen
FALSE
In 1990, Iraq invaded Kuwait and declared Kuwait a part of Iraq because
Iraq wanted to gain control of a large percentage of the world's oil
What was a result of the 1967 war between Israel and Egypt, Syria, and Jordan?
Jordan's economy was devestated
The group of people who defeated the Arabs in the tenth century and ruled Southwest Asia for more than 400 years were the
Seljuk Turks
After 1948, more than half the Jews immigrating to Israel were the generally poorer
Sephardic Jews
(TRUE/FALSE) Drip irrigation allows water to pour from pipes onto dry croplands
TRUE
(TRUE/FALSE) Israel is a world leader in medical laser technology and sophisticated weaponry.
TRUE
(TRUE/FALSE) Many Palestinians fled to neighboring countries after Palestine was partitioned into Arab and Jewish states.
TRUE
(TRUE/FALSE) Mecca and Medina are Islam's most sacred cities.
TRUE
(TRUE/FALSE) Potash is used to make fertilizer and explosives.
TRUE
(TRUE/FALSE) Saudi Arabia has invested heavily in building it's infrastructure.
TRUE
Which of the following countries was not a founding member of OPEC?
Yemen
Zionist
a member of a movement to promote the establishment of an independent Jewish state
Militia
a private army of a particular fighting faction
Anarchy
a state of lawlessness
Fertile Crescent
an arc of rich land running through Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq
Palestine
ancient land on the east coast of the Mediterranean sea claimed as a homeland by both Arabs and Jews
The Palestinians were left without a homeland
as a result of the Arab-Israeli War of 1948
Baghdad
capital of Iraq
Based on the 1972 census of Lebanon, political power was
divided proportionately among different religious groups
Most people in both Yemen and Oman make their living by
farming and herding
Every year, about two million Muslims from all over the world come to Saudi Arabia
for the hajj, or pilgrimage to Mecca.
In oil-rich countries of the Arabian Peninsula,
health, education, and many social services are free or heavily subsidized
Women in Saudi society are
honored but given limited opportunities
Israel has transformed the Negev Desert into a mostly fertile green land primarily with the use of
irrigation
Mandate
land governed on behalf of the League of Nations until it was ready for independence
Ottoman Empire
large region once controlled by Turkey
For good crops, Syrian farmers are still largely dependent on
rainfall
Embargo
restriction on trade
Which two groups claimed Palestine as their homeland?
the Arabs and the Jews
In 1947, the British government withdrew from Palestine and turned the problem over to
the United Nations
The Balfour Declaration stated Britain's support for
the creation of a Jewish national home in Palestine
Self-determination
the right to decide one's own political future
The major cause behind the Israeli invasion of Lebanon was
to drive out the PLO militia bases from southern Lebanon
