World Regional Geography Chapter 4
The Balfour declaration was a ________ british mandate that required the establishment of a Jewish homeland
1917
How many kurds live in the mountain areas along the borders of Iran, syria, turkey and a small area in armenia
20-30 million
What is a pilgrimage to Mecca?
Hajj
What religions were born in the middle east and north africa region?
Islam, Christianity, Judaism
United Nations administered neutral zone around the city of
Jerusalem
Where are the Atlas Mountains located?
Northwest Africa
In North Africa tunnel well dug into the base of a mountain used for irrigation is called
Qanat
The largest desert in the world is
Sahara
Most Iraqis are _____, while most Iranians are _________.
Sunni/Shi'ia
The Palestinian Arabs accepted the UN partition plan
True
Which country has largest percent of the world's proven oil reserves
United Arab Emirates
Movement in 19th century that strived to build homeland for Jewish people in palestine is
Zionism
OPEC
an economic alliance of arab oil exporting countries
syria was part of the ________ mandate at the end of world war 1
french
Algeria become a possession of
great britain
What is not considered on of the "occupied territories" that are home to palestinians living in Isreal?
jerusalem
What are nomadic pastoralists?
livestock herders
This desert landscape feature is created when low lying land and a high water table have allowed some of the water to percolate to the surface
oasis
sinai peninsula is part of
palestine
holy book of islam
qur'an
term used to describe islamic law
shari'a
Most muslims in Iran are
sunni
Largest land area used for dry farming
turkey
over the past years Israel has built settlements into substantial portions of which occupied territory?
west bank