Middle East Vocab

Question 1

Desertfication

Answer 1

Process where land becomes a desert by overgrazing or drought/ climate change

Question 2

Drought

Answer 2

A long period with little to no precepitation

Question 3

Irrigation

Answer 3

The redirecting water ( floods or river) to water crops

Question 4

Israeli/ Palestinian conflict

Answer 4

Struggle between 2 ethnic groups over land, self-rule and security

Question 5

Mesopotamia

Answer 5

Land between the rivers Ex Cultural Hearth – birthplace of a
civilization

Question 6

Nomad

Answer 6

A person who moves place to
place
* Lead livestock to water
* Ex: Ethnic Group

Question 7

OPEC

Answer 7

Organization Of Petroleum Exporting Countries, Countries work together to Influence the price of oil by controlling the supply

Question 8

Terrorism

Answer 8

Using violence to achieve political results

Question 9

Tigris and
Euphrates
Rivers

Answer 9

Major rivers in SW Asia
* Mesopotamia

Question 10

Nile River

Answer 10

Nile River * The longest river in AfricaNile River * T

Question 11

Flood

Answer 11

Irrigation – waters crops

Question 12

Arabian Peninsula

Answer 12

Desert peninsula containing lots of oil

Question 13

Mesopotamia

Answer 13

Land between rivers Cultural hearth-center of a civilization where ideas and technologies spread

Question 14

Fertile Crescent

Answer 14

Crescent/arch shaped region of fertile land

Question 15

Suez Canal

Answer 15

Connects the Mediterranean sea to the red sea

Question 16

Sahara Desert

Answer 16

Largest, hot desert in the world
* Divides Africa into two distinct physical and cultural regions