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Unit 7: Southwest Asia Flashcards

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The Zagros Mountains:

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Western Iran

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What bodies run parallel to each other through Southwest Asia?

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Tigris River and Euphrates River

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The name of the salt lake located in Southwest Asia:

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Dead Sea

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Significant resources in Southwest Asia:

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oil, petroleum, water

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What do the landforms of southwest Asia range from?

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green coastal plains to snow-peaked mountains

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Wadis

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riverbeds, dry except during rainy season

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What landform is occupied by Turkey?

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The Anatolian Peninsula

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Southwest Asia forms a land bridge connecting:

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Asia, Africa, and Europe

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What two bodies of water is the Arabian Peninsula between?

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the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf

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The An-Nafud

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the next desert over

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The Rub al-Khali

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“empty quarter”, vast desert

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The land in Southwest Asia is:

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arid

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Effects the desert has on Southwest Asia

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reduces travel time, limits human environment interaction

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An oasis

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an area where vegetation is found because water is available

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A salt flat

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wind evaporates moisture in soil and a chemical salt remains

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Where are the semiarid areas in Southwest Asia?

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at the edges of a desert

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What crops can be grown in the semiarid regions?

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cotton and wheat

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What is the name of the salt desert in eastern Iran?

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Dasht-E-Lut

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Which area of Southwest Asia is heavily populated?

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Coast lands

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What country is the National Water Carrier Project being carried out in?

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carries water from northern Israel to central and southern Israel

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Drip irrigation

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small pipes drip water just above the ground

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Fossil Water

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water pumped from underground aquifers

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Why is the transportation of oil risky?

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oil spills

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The freshwater supplies in Southwest Asia:

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small and inconsistent amounts

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How have farmers attempted to meet the demand for freshwater supplies?
countries use dams and irrigation systems
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Desalinization
removal of salt from ocean water
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a) The Arabian Peninsula b) The Northeast c) The Eastern Mediterranean Afghanistan
The Northeast
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a) The Arabian Peninsula b) The Northeast c) The Eastern Mediterranean Kuwait
The Arabian Peninsula
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a) The Arabian Peninsula b) The Northeast c) The Eastern Mediterranean Turkey
The Northeast
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a) The Arabian Peninsula b) The Northeast c) The Eastern Mediterranean Syria
The Eastern Mediterranean
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a) The Arabian Peninsula b) The Northeast c) The Eastern Mediterranean Lebanon
The Eastern Mediterranean
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a) The Arabian Peninsula b) The Northeast c) The Eastern Mediterranean Iran
The Northeast
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a) The Arabian Peninsula b) The Northeast c) The Eastern Mediterranean Iraq
The Northeast
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a) The Arabian Peninsula b) The Northeast c) The Eastern Mediterranean Israel
The Eastern Mediterranean
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a) The Arabian Peninsula b) The Northeast c) The Eastern Mediterranean Qatar
The Arabian Peninsula
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a) The Arabian Peninsula b) The Northeast c) The Eastern Mediterranean Yemen
The Arabian Peninsula
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a) The Arabian Peninsula b) The Northeast c) The Eastern Mediterranean Saudi Arabia
The Arabian Peninsula
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a) The Arabian Peninsula b) The Northeast c) The Eastern Mediterranean Jordan
The Eastern Mediterranean
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What countries set up OPEC?
Saudi Arabia and Kuwait (also Iran, Iraq, Qatar, United Arab Emirates)
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The use of camels:
not as common today
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Describes cities in the Arabian Peninsula today.
More abundant, greater urbanization, many immigrants
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The Five Pillars of the Islamic faith:
faith, prayer, charity, fasting, pilgrimage
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Theocratic:
Religious leaders control the government
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What happened to the Arabian Peninsula in 1932?
Arabian Peninsula becomes one country: Saudi Arabia
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What is the principal resource in the Arabian Peninsula’s economy?
oil
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Prayer:
Important part of life
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Ramadan:
month of fasting
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Where is the Arabian Peninsula located?
intersection of Asia, Africa, and Europe
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What is the name of the founder and prophet of Islam?
Muhammad
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Where did the founder of Islam live?
Mecca
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What is the purpose of OPEC?
Help members control worldwide prices
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Describe the modern dining experience in the Eastern Mediterranean.
traditional
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Describe the culture in the northeast region of Southwest Asia.
Turko-Persian
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Ethnic groups that live in the northeast region of Southwest Asia:
Turks, Kurds, Persians, Assyrians
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The Sunni:
83% of Muslims
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The Shi’ite:
most Iranians
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What is the capital of Israel?
Jerusalem
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Why is Jerusalem important to Christians?
location of crucifixion of Jesus
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Why is Jerusalem important to Jews?
center of homeland and temple
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Why is Jerusalem important to Muslims?
third most holy city
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Zionism:
movement wanted to create and support a Jewish homeland in Palestine
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Where did many Holocaust survivors want to settle after WWII?
Palestine
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What did many Arab nations do after WWII to prevent settlement in parts of the Eastern Mediterranean?
Arab nations invade Israel
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Challenges for the Eastern Mediterranean’s economy today:
1) many refugees still scattered 2) civil wars 3) Lack infrastructure
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The Ottoman Empire:
Muslim government based in Turkey
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How long did the Ottoman Empire last?
1590 - 1922
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Clashes among people in the northeastern region of Southwest Asia today:
over homeland and leadership, control of oil
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The Taliban:
Fundamentalist Muslim political group
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Operation Enduring Freedom:
destroyed terrorist organization
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A nation of people without a land to legally occupy:
stateless nation
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Kurds:
Have resisted control in surrounding nations
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The West Bank:
Strip of land along the Jordan River
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Strategic commodity:
A resource so important nations will go to war to ensure its steady supply
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Palestinians:
Arabs who have been displaced from Palestine
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The Gaza Strip
Area along the Mediterranean Sea
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Human resources
Skills and talents of people
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How is Turkey’s economy making progress?
developing water resources
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How is Iran’s economy making progress?
more stable government
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What has a major impact on the progress of the economies in northeast Southwest Asia?
War and political unrest in Iraq and Afghanistan
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The oil boom
Set off rapid urbanization
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Guest workers
unskilled laborers

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