World Geography: Unit 6 - North Africa, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia
Atlas Mountians
Africa's longest mountain range
Rub' al-Khali
Arabian Peninsula desert
Caspian Sea
Earth's largest inland body of water
religious identity
How did the Jewish people keep alive their link to their ancestral homeland?
Quran
Islamic holy book
Genghis kahn
Mongol invader
Damascus, Syria
One of the oldest cities in the world is found in what eastern Mediterranean Country?
Jerusalem
What city was capital and religious center of the ancient kingdom of Israel?
wanted to establish their own country
What do the Palestinians want to do with the land in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip?
monotheism
a belief in one God
hieroglyphics
a form of picture writing invented by the Egyptians
Hajj
a pilgrimage to Mekka made by most muslims at least once
14 inches
a steppe climate receives how much rainfall annually
wadis
a streambed that remains dry until a heavy rain
enclave
a territory that is culturally or ethnically different from surrounding cultures
embargo
another word for restriction
Sinai Peninsula
area flanked by the Gulf of Suez and the Gulf of Aqaba
Nile Delta
area in which most Egyptians live
Arabian Peninsula
area separated from Africa by the Red Seas and the Gulf of Aden
Kara-Kum
black sand desert in Turkmenistan
domesticated
by 6000BC the regions farmers had ______ plants and animals
50%
desert cover almost what % of North Africa, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia
bedouins
desert nomads
irrigation
early Egyptians depended on annual Nile floods and a sophisticated ______ system to grow two crops a year
commodities
economic products or goods
hamada
flat sandstone plateau
Mekkah
holiest Islamic city
mosque
house of worship for muslims
the availability of grass and water
how has the Sahara affected settlement patterns in North Africa
60%
how much of the world's known oil reserves lie beneath North Africa, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia
oasis
in a desert this is where underground water surfaces
Mesopotamia
land between two rivers
ziggurats
large, pyramid shaped temples built of mud brick by the sumerians
Nile River
longest river in the world
Islam
major religion of North Africa, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia
mountains, desert pavement, and barren rock
most of the Sahara is covered with these three things
Sunni
most people in North Africa belong to this branch of Islam
Atlas Mountains
mountain range that extends across Morocco and Algeria
Arab
non Arab muslims learned this language to read the quran
Nile Delta
one of the world's most densely populated regions is
crude oil
petroleum that has not been refined
petrochemicals
products made from natural gas or petroleum used to make plastics, paints, and fertilizers
erg
sandy, dune-covered area
Arab
since they invaded the region in the seventh century, _____ culture has persisted in North Africa
Persian Gulf
site of 1990's war between Iraq and Kuwait
reg
stony plain covered with rocky gravel
Torah
the Hebrew Bible
Arab
the _____ people migrated to North Africa from the Arabian Peninsula in the 600's AD
Berbers
the indigenous ______ were nomads in the past, but are now mostly farmers
muezzin
the muslim faithful are called to pray 5x a day by a
pastoralism
the raising and growing of livestock
Libya
this country has the highest literacy rate in the region
aquafires
underground layers of porous materials that contain water
infrastructures
urban necessities such as streets and utilities are apart of a city's
90%
what % of Egypt's people live on 3% of it's land
Red Sea and Gulf of Aden
what bodies of water separate the Arabian Peninsula and Africa
Islam
what has been the primary influence on language in North Africa
nationalism
what movement led to the demand for self rule in North African Countries?
cacti and shrubs
what vegetation grows in the Sahara
New Testament and Old Testament
what writings are included in the Christian scriptures?