MT 4 Middle East Review

Question 1

oil, petroleum

Answer 1

Black Gold

Question 2

not replaceable
ex. oil and fresh water

Answer 2

nonrenewable resource

Question 3

the average income of the people in a country

Answer 3

GDP per capita

Question 4

electricity that is generated from the power of moving water

Answer 4

hydroelectric power

Question 5

the raising of livestock for food by moving herds from place to place to find pastures and water

Answer 5

nomadic herding

Question 6

the belief that there is only one God

Answer 6

monotheism

Question 7

the dominant religion

Answer 7

Islam

Question 8

holiest city in Saudi Arabia, Islams face towards it during prayer

Answer 8

Mecca

Question 9

the prophet or leader of Islams

Answer 9

Mohammed

Question 10

a system that allows for the year-round watering for crops

Answer 10

perennial irrigation

Question 11

a place of worship for muslims

Answer 11

mosque

Question 12

the process by which land becomes more and more dry until it turns into desert. Caused by climate change, human activities, or both

Answer 12

desertification

Question 13

the holy book of Islam

Answer 13

Qur’an

Question 14

Muslims believe he was an important prophet

Answer 14

Jesus

Question 15

Holy Book: Torah
Prophet/leader: Abraham
Name of the people: Jews

Answer 15

Judaism

Question 16

Islamic God

Answer 16

Allah

Question 17

an unusually long period in which little or no rain falls

Answer 17

drought

Question 18

Holy Book: Bible
Prophet/leader: Jesus
Name of People: Christians

Answer 18

Christianity

Question 19

land that is not well suited for growing crops

Answer 19

marginal land

Question 20

Holy Book: Qur’an
Prophet/leader: Muhammed
Name of People: Muslims

Answer 20

Islam

Question 21

a low dry valley

Answer 21

wadi

Question 22

an artificial lake where water is stored

Answer 22

reservoir

Question 23

an isolated spot in a desert where water is found

Answer 23

oasis

Question 24

a series of rapids and low waterfalls on a river

Answer 24

cataract

Question 25

Why are rivers so vital and important to the people of the Middle East?

Answer 25

It's important because there is hardly any water or precipitation.

Question 26

How do the Tuareg adapt to desert life?

Answer 26

-When a pasture is exhausted they move their animals to a fresh grazing area -wear blue clothing -when they get lost in the desert they use the stars to navigate

Question 27

What are the three types of desert surfaces

Answer 27

ergs, regs, and hamada

Question 28

high rock-covered flatland

Answer 28

Hamada

Question 29

a great sea of sand with tall sand dunes

Answer 29

ergs

Question 30

a gravel-covered desert plain

Answer 30

regs

Question 31

What is the most important natural resource in the Middle East?

Answer 31

oil

Question 32

dry or lacking rainfall, less than 10in of rain

Answer 32

Aird

Question 33

between Israel and Jordan, 1300 ft below sea level and is the lowest place on earth, 9x saltier than the ocean, too salty nothing can live

Answer 33

Dead Sea

Question 34

Where do most people in the Middle East and North Africa live? Why?

Answer 34

Egypt, it is less expensive to live there

Question 35

Why are Arab nations opposed to the creation of Israel?

Answer 35

They were opposed because they thought it was an act of aggression towards the Palestine

Question 36

Why is pastoralism common in the Sahel areas of North Africa?

Answer 36

as an adaptation to the rapidly changing and increasingly unpredictable arid climate

Question 37

How have humans contributed to the Sahara's growth?

Answer 37

They have been over grazing, and cutting down trees which is causing deforestation

Question 38

What is the capital of Morocco?

Answer 38

Rabat

Question 39

What is the capital of Libya?

Answer 39

Tripoli

Question 40

What is the capital of Tunisia?

Answer 40

Tunis

Question 41

What is the capital of Algeria?

Answer 41

Algiers

Question 42

What is the capital of Egypt?

Answer 42

Cairo