Chapter 18 ( SW Asia Test Review)
Rub al Khali
" empty quarter" the largest harshest desert in Saudi Arabia
Jews
80% of the people living in Israel
Persian Gulf
A body of water in the Arabian Peninsula, surrounded by Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, Iran, the UAE, and Oman.
Wadi
A dry streambed.
Arabian Peninsula
A geographic area which contains the largest sand desert in the world; it also has huge expanses of desert covered with bare rock or gravel.
Islamic Republic
A government run by Muslim religious teachers.
Law of Return
A single law passed in 1950J stating that Jews anywhere in the world can come to Israel to live
Oasis
A wet, fertile area in the desert that forms where underground water bubbles to the surface.
Capital of Jordan
Amman
Alluvial Plain
An area built up by rich fertile soil left by river floods.
OPEC
An international organization whose members work to influence the price of oil on world markets by controlling the supply. ( Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries)
Embargo
An order that restricts trade with another country.
The large Plateau in Turkey is called______________
Anatolia
Capital of Turkey
Ankara
Turkey bridges what 2 continents?
Asia and Europe
Nomadic desert people who follow a traditional way of life
Bedouins
Capital of Lebanon
Beirut
What are the Turkish Straits?
Bosporus, Sea of Marmara, Dardanelles
Capital of Syria
Damascus
On what river has Syria built dams?
Euphrates
What river is in Syria?
Euphrates
More than one-half are Persians, not Arabs or Turks.
How do the people of Iran differ from other Southwest Asian people?
Pistachio nuts
Iran is the world's largest producer of this
Almost 100% of Turkey is what religion
Islam
Knesset
Israeli parliament (legislative branch)
What is Turkey's largest city?
Istanbul
Shahs
Kings that ruled the Persian Empire.
Besides Turkish what other language does Turkey people speak?
Kurdish and Arabic
To move one place to another
Migrate
What is Syria's main export?
Oil
Muscat
Oman's capital
What is unique about Istanbul
Only city to be on 2 continents
Almost half of Syria's people live in....
Rural areas
What country did bedouins come from?
Syria
What country has been the center of trade for centuries?
Syria
What is the name of the land form in the eastern region of Syria?
Syrian Desert
What mountains does Turkey have?
Taurus Mountains in the south and Pontic mountains in the north
What happened when Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990?
This resulted in the Persian Gulf War
Turkeys main language is?
Turkish
March 2003
US and British forces invade Iraq and remove Saddam Hussein
What does Jordan lack?
Water and energy sources
Arab and Kurdish
What are the 2 largest ethnic groups in Iraq?
Oil
What is Iraq's major export?
Kabul
What is the Capital of Afghanistan?
Tehran
What is the Capital of Iran?
Baghdad
What is the Capital of Iraq?
Hindu Kush Mountain Range
What landform makes up much of Afghanistan?
The Khyber Pass and it has been a major trade route linking Southwest Asia with other parts of Asia for centuries.
What trade route cuts through the Hindu Kush?
The Tigris and the Euphrates
What two rivers have influenced the history of Iraq?
Between the two rivers(Tigris and Euphrates) on an alluvial plain.
Where does most farming take place in Iraq?
Sanaa
Yemen's capital
Dead Sea
a body of water in Israel which is the lowest place on the earth's surface
Negev
a desert in southern Israel covering almost half of the country
drip irrigation
a method using computers to release specific amounts of water from underground tubes to the roots of plants in dry areas
Golan Heights
a plateau in Israel east of the mountains of Galilee
kibbutz
a settlement in Israel where people share property and produce goods
moshav
a settlement in Israel where people share property but also own some private property
Palestinians
about 20% of Arabs living in Israel
Aden
major port for ships traveling between the Arabian Sea and Red Sea
Jerusalem
named capital city of Israel in 1950
Jordan River
river along the West Bank in Israel
Holocaust
systematic murder of more than 6 million European Jews and 6 million others by Adolf Hitler and the Nazis during World War II
Riyadh
the capital of Saudi Arabia
Tel Aviv - Yafo
the largest manufacturing center in Israel
Farsi
the main language spoken in Iran
desalinization
the process of taking salt out of seawater
West Bank and the Gaza Strip
the two (2) areas in Israel which are a source of conflict between Jews and Palestinians
Pashtuns and Tajiks
the two major ethnic groups in Afghanistan
1948
the year Israel became a republic
Elburz and Zagros
two mountain ranges in Iran