BCS Cultural Geography Chapter 18
Trans Jordanian Plateau
Between Great Rift Valley and Syrian Dessert
Mesaoria Plain
Between two forested mountains.
What strait separates Europe and Asia
Bosporus
what country retains two military bases on the island of Cyprus
Britain
Palestine
British Mandate
Damacus
Capital and largest city in Syria
Jerusalem
Capital of Israel
The location of turkey forms a...
Chokepoint
__________ has greek and Turkish residents its capital is Nicosia
Cyprus
Capital of Syria
Damascus
The worlds lowest shoreline and saltiest water are found in the...
Dead Sea
Yom Kippur War
Egypt and Syria attacked Israel in October 1973 (on Yom Kippur)
Syria
French Mandate
What occupied territory once belonged to Syria?
Golan Heights
Which country supported a coup the toppled Cypruses president
Greece
What two rival groups live on Cyprus
Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots
What terrorist group in the Gaza Strip has fire thousands of rockets into Israel
Hamas
In the _________ war in 1967 the Israelis captured Egypt's sinai peninsula, Syrias Golan Heights, and tree Palestinian regions
Six day War
It s capital is Damascus a civil war began in this country in 2011
Syria
Hafez al-Assad
Syrian military leader
Aleppo
Syrias 2nd largest city
What holy day ceased being a day of special sacrifice with the destruction of the temple
The day of attonment
What do the jews celebrate on Shavuot
The giving of the law
Promised Land
The land (Canaan) God promised to the children of Abraham
Levant
The land southeast of Turkey along the eastern Mediterranean
What do the jews celebrate on Simchat Torah
The reading of the torah
Syrain Desert
the desert that covers much of syria and jordan
Great Rift Valley
the largest rift in the earth's surface
Judaism
the monotheistic religion of the Jews.
Often called Asia Minor contains Istanbul
turkey
Coastal Plains
two lowland areas along the Mediterranean Sea
Arabah
wide barren valley
Six Day War
(1967) Short conflict between Egypt and her allies against Israel won by Israel; Israel took over the Golan Heights , The West Bank of the Jordan River; and the Sanai Peninsula.
Pontic Mountains
Runs east-west along the northern edge of Turkey.
What holy day is observed weekly
Sabbath
Capital of Lebanon
Beirut
What is Talmud
A combination of Misha and Gemara
Palestinians
A displaced group of Arabs who lived or still live in the area formerly called Palestine and now called Israel
Fertile Crescent
A large arc of rich, or fertile, farmland
Gaza Strip
A narrow territory along the Mediterranean Sea
Golan Heights
A region that was formerly part of Southwest Syria that Israel has occupied since 1967 war.
Bosporus
A strait connecting the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.
West Bank
A strip of land on the west side of the Jordan River
The dardanelles is a strait between the Sea of Marmara and the...
Aegean Sea
Capital of Jordan
Amman
Capital of Turkey
Ankara
Anatolia
Asian section of Turkey
Thrace
Hilly area with a Mediterranean climate that is good for agriculture.
What religious group wants turkey to withdraw from NATO
Islam
contains mount of olives, Sea of Galilee and valley of Jezreel
Israel
Tel Aviv
Israel's largest port and second largest city
Largest city in the middle east
Istanbul
Why is AD 70 important?
Its the year the temple was destroyed
Capital of Israel
Jerusalem
Contains Petra and Amman
Jordan
Turkeys largest minority group
Kurds
Who were the Pharisees?
Leaders in the jewish sect that focused on keeping the law of Moses
Asia Minor
Modern day Turkey
Holy Land
Most of the events recorded in scripture took place their
What mountain interrupts the north coastal plains
Mount Carmel
The southern region of Israel is called...
Negev
Capital of Cyprus
Nicosia
Mount Carmel
Place of Elijah's great victory over the prophets of Baal
The European portion of turkey is a small corner of the balkan peninsula called...
Thrace
The European Union hesitated to give ___________ full membership in the organization
Turkey
Kemal Ataturk
Turkish nationalist who founded the modern Turkish state
Mount of Olives
Where Jesus went to rest
Negev
a desert in southern Israel
Sea of Galilee
a freshwater lake in Israel through which the Jordan river flows
Dead Sea
a landlocked salt lake
Hamas
a military terrorist group intent on replacing Israel with an Islamic State
Zionist Movement
a nationalist movement among the Jews to establish a home land in Palestine
Druze
a person who follows a religion related to Islam
Dardanelles
a strait connecting the Black Sea with the Mediterranean
Megiddo
a valley in Israel also known as Armageddon where the last battle recorded in the Bible takes place
Shephelah
area of low hills
Mount Ararat
biblical mountain in turkey 16,854 ft tall
Bashar al-Assad
current president of Syria
Istanbul
formerly Constantinople; Ottoman capital
Valley of Jezreel
large fertile plain and inland valley south of the Lower Galilee region in Israel
Tells
mounds where many levels of artifacts are found
Taurus Mountains
mountains in southern turkey
Turquoise Coast
nickname for the southern coast of Turkey
Mandates
territories administered by western powers
