Unit 13: Southwest And Central Asia

Question 0

The _________ Plateau is in Turkey

Answer 0

Anatolian Plateau

Question 1

The _____ and _______ mountains are in Turkey

Answer 1

Taurus and Pontic Mountains

Question 2

Mt. ________ is near the Armenian border of Turkey

Answer 2

Mt. Ararat

Question 3

_________ to the west of Turkey

Answer 3

Lowlands

Question 4

Capital of Turkey

Answer 4

Ankara

Question 5

Largest city and port of Turkey

Answer 5

Istanbul

Question 6

Istanbul’s former names (2)

Answer 6

Constantinople and Byzantium

Question 7

This church and old center of the Orthodox faith is in Istanbul

Answer 7

Hagia Sofia

Question 8

These are the bodies of water (NE to SE) of Turkey

Answer 8

Black Sea, Bosporus Strait, Sea of Marmara, Dardanelles, Aegean Sea, Mediterranean Sea

Question 9

The Bosporus Strait separates ________ from _______

Answer 9

Europe from Asia

Question 10

The Dardanelles is a _______ and the ancient of ______ is located here

Answer 10

Strait, city of Troy

Question 11

Turkey was part of the _________ Empire before WWI

Answer 11

Ottoman

Question 12

The majority of the people of a Turkey are _______(ethnic)

Answer 12

Turks

Question 13

In 1923, ruler _______ of Turkey wanted progress by following the example of the West

Answer 13

Ataturk

Question 14

Turkey has a ______ faith, but is a _______ state

Answer 14

Muslim, secular

Question 15

Secular in Turkey means:

Answer 15

Country isn’t governed by Islamic Laws

Question 16

________ are 20% of the population

Answer 16

Kurds

Question 17

Turkey is a member of the ___, and much of its trade is with _______

Answer 17

EU, Europe

Question 18

_________ is an island nation in the eastern Mediterranean Sea

Answer 18

Cyprus

Question 19

The capital of Cyprus

Answer 19

Nicosia

Question 20

Cyprus got its independence from ______ in 1960

Answer 20

Britain

Question 21

What does it mean that Cyprus has a divided population?

Answer 21

The Greeks and Turks

Question 22

The Greeks and Turks of Cyprus are separated by the “______”

Answer 22

“Green line”

Question 23

_________ and _________ (sheep and goats) are major activities of Cyprus

Answer 23

Fishing and farming

Question 24

The capital of Israel is

Answer 24

Jerusalem

Question 25

Jerusalem is a religious center for what three faiths?

Answer 25

Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

Question 26

________ is the number one city of Israel

Answer 26

Tel Aviv

Question 27

Tel Aviv and Haifa are:

Answer 27

Ports on the Mediterranean Sea

Question 28

Israel has mostly _______ and _______ for topography

Answer 28

Hills and valleys

Question 29

The ________ Desert is in the south of Israel

Answer 29

Negev

Question 30

What are the three main bodies of water in Israel?

Answer 30

Sea of Galilee, Jordan River, and the Dead Sea

Question 31

The Dead Sea is the:

Answer 31

Lowest point in the world

Question 32

Israel was formed in ______ (from British rule) as a _______ _________

Answer 32

1948 as a Jewish homeland

Question 33

Today, ______ of the population of Israel are Jews

Answer 33

80%

Question 34

Israel was created with _______ with Arab lands on all sides

Answer 34

Hostility

Question 35

The Arabs in Israel are called ________

Answer 35

Palestinians

Question 36

The Six-Day War was when Israel was attacked by ____ (3)

Answer 36

Egypt, Jordan, and Syria

Question 37

What lands did Israel take from Egypt in the Six-Day war?

Answer 37

Gaza Strip and the Sinai

Question 38

What lands did Israel take from Jordan in the Six-Day war?

Answer 38

West Bank and East Jerusalem

Question 39

What land did Israel take from Syria in the Six-Day war?

Answer 39

Golan Heights

Question 40

Israel has a prime minister named _______

Answer 40

Benjamin Netanyahu

Question 41

The parliament in Israel is called ____?

Answer 41

Knesset

Question 42

________ and _______ are the official languages of Israel

Answer 42

Hebrew and Arabic

Question 43

What does Shalom mean?

Answer 43

Peace

Question 44

Old Testament rules still apply to ________ _____ in Israel

Answer 44

Orthodox Jews