Geography North Africa 1

what are mosques ?

house of Muslim worship and pray

primary influence on the sub region is a mix of what 2 cultures ?

indigenous and european

what are sheikdoms

territories ruled by an Islamic leader

what % of people in Israel are jews?

80

what country did the Taliban control and what known terrorist did they shelter?

Afghanistan Osama Ben laden

what 3 North African countries gained independence from France in the 1900s ?

Algeria Tunisia morocco

indigenous cultures in North African have mixed with those from what 2 places?

Arabian peninsula and Europe

primary lang. in eastern Mediterranean region is

Arabic

what's the diff. in Bedouin and nomadic ?

Bedouin is certain type of nomads

indigenous people of North Africa are called what? and are mostly what?

Berbers farmers

what is one of the oldest cities in the world and has been continuously occupied

Damascus

what people group invented a form of picture writing and what's it called?

Egyptians hieroglyphics

what is name of prayer leader (for Muslims)? where do they face (their holy city) ? what's the holy book? what's regions main Lang?

Emam Mecca Quran Arabic

Arabs brought what religion to morocco ? what empire conquered Algeria In 1500s ? who conquered Algeria in 1800s?

Islamic ottoman France

most Jews live where?

Israel

in 1951 Libya own independence from who?

Italy

what is Israel's capital

Jerusalem

in 1947 Israel was established as a what state?

Jewish

what's the oldest monotheistic faith?

Judaism

farming communities rose up along what 2 areas in 6000 bc

Mediterranean Sea Nile river

people settled along seacoasts and in river deltas such as along what water in Egypt?

Nile river

to where do news trace their heritage back ?

Old Testament

1969 coup led by who overthrew the monarchy?

Qaddafi

the Suez Canal an important shopping lane connects the Mediterranean to what

Red Sea

Jews were expelled outta their homeland by what group?

Romans

Arabs in Syria and Lebanon follow what branch?

Shia

majority who practice Islam follow what?

Sunni branch

what is the Jew holy bible

Torah

what nation overthrew the Taliban

USA

what is the Silk Road? what 2 geographical regions does it connect?

a trade root Mediterranean Sea and china

what's another principle ethnic group in North Africa

arabs

where are Berbers most populous

atlas mtns and sahara

why have Jews and pales times been in conflict with one another for many years ?

bc Jews move to Palestine areas and they move to Arab areas

why does most of pop. live along med. sea?

bc of the desert dry climate

who were the people indigenous to North Africa before Arab invasions?

berbers

where did Israelites settle (land today shared by Israel and Lebanon)

canan

what's the holy day that Christians observe as death of Jesus

good friday

middle class adopted what in 1800s ? - the belief in the right of ethnic groups to have its own independent country

nationalism

what people group is indigenous to North America specifically to the land occupied by the US

native Americans

what 2 feat. exist btwn Libya Egypt and Algeria

natural and cultural

what do geometric boundaries fail to account for?

natural and cultural resources

do the Kurdish people have a country of their own ?

no

people moving from place to place grazing their their animals are what ?

nomads

what natural resources have given Qatar one of highest per-capita incomes in the world?

oil and gas reserves

what does OPEC stand for & what did they hope to recieve by regulating production of oil ?

organization of petroleum exporting countries to keep oil prices high

United Nations decided in 1947 to divide What into a Jewish state and an Arab state

palestine

who in the region did not want a Jewish state?

palestines

indigenous ethnic groups migrations and the dramatic climate have shaped what in North Africa

population patterns

Egyptians built what as tombs for their rulers? they created a calender with how many days ? they used what kind of sophisticated systems

pyramids 365 irrigation

what purpose did people have laying claims to the lands?

religion

holy day that Christians observe as resurrection of Jesus

resurrection Sunday

North Africa is the birthplace of the earliest civilizations and as a result has a what?

rich cultural heritage

French Spanish Muslims and Jews have info. the culture in what region?

sub

what do Kazakhs and Uzbeks have in common?

they both live in the republics of Central Asia

what are qanats and who built them

under ground canal Persians

Lebanon is primarily what?

urban

traditions and cultures have changed with what 2 things ?

urbanization and modernization

Jews called what began a call for return to Israel

zionists