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What is the main language of the Middle East

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Arabic

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What are the three religions that began in the Middle East?

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Islam, Judaism and Christianity

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Most valuable resources in the Middle East

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Oil

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4
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Which country built the National Water Carrier?

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Israel

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5
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This continent has the most people

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Asia

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The highest mountain in the world

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Mount Everest

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The coldest desert (outside of Antarctica)

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Gobi

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The largest country

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Russia

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What is the largest peninsula in the world?

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Arabian Peninsula

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These are called natural resources

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riches of the earth

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_______ of the Middle East are among the richest in the world

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Oil Deposits

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This is called the City of Peace

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Jerusalem

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13
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When was the modern state of Israel formed?

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1948

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This is the central pipeline of Israel’s vast and efficient system of irrigation

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National Water Carrier

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This is the capital of Israel

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Jerusalem

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What is the purpose of the Zionist movement?

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To gather Jews to form a Jewish nation in the Promised Land

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This is the city where Israel’s important political business is carried on

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Tel Aviv

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Most Arabs in the Middle East speak ____ and follow the religion of ________

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Arabic language and follow Islam

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What are the three most influential religions in the world?

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Islam, Judaism and Christianity

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20
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Many modern cities in the Middle East have sections called ____ that are patterned after the ancient circular cities

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quarters

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Name the three peninsulas of the Middle East

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Arabian Peninsula, Sinai Peninsula and Asia Minor

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Which peninsula is the largest in the world?

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Arabian Peninsula

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23
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Which is called modern Turkey?

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Asia Minor

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24
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Name the second highest mountain in the Middle East?

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Mount Ararat

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What type of climate dominates the Middle East?
Dry Climate
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The largest continent
Asia
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The continent with most people
Asia
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The world's largest lake
Caspian Sea
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The world's highest mountain system
Himalayas
30
The highest mountain in the world
Mount Everest
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The altitude of Mount Everest
29,035 feet
32
The most mountainous continent
Asia
33
The mountain ranges that form borders between Europe and Asia
The Urals/Caucasus
34
The world's coldest desert
Gobi Desert
35
The largest country in the world
Russia
36
The country with the most people
China
37
The capital of Jordan
Amman
38
The capital of Turkey
Ankara
39
The capital of Iraq
Baghdad
40
The capital of Lebanon
Beirut
41
The capital of Syria
Damascus
42
The capital of Israel
Jerusalem
43
The capital of Saudi Arabia
Riyadh
44
The capital of Iran
Tehran
45
Amman
The capital of Jordan
46
Ankara
The capital of Turkey
47
Baghdad
The capital of Iraq
48
Beirut
The capital of Lebanon
49
Damascus
The capital of Syria
50
Jerusalem
The capital of Israel
51
Riyadh
The capital of Saudi Arabia
52
Tehran
The capital of Iran
53
Parallel lines of latitude run ___ and ____ around the globe
east and west
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This is the line of latitude that divides the Northern Hemisphere from the Southern Hemisphere halfway between the North and the South Pole
equator
55
The Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer are important lines of ________ in the ________ Hemisphere
Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer are important lines of latitude in the Northern Hemisphere
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The Antarctic Circle and the Tropic of Capricorn are important lines of __________ in the _______ Hemisphere
Antarctic Circle and the Tropic of Capricorn are important lines of latitude in the Southern Hemisphere
57
The lines of longitude run _____ and ______ and come together at the North and South Pole
north and south
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The _____ are used to measure distance east or west of the prime meridian
meridians
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Where is the starting point of the prime meridian
Greenwich, England
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The lines of longitude are also called _______
meridians
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What natural resource from Lebanon was treasured in the ancient world.
The Cedars of Lebanon
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What is Lebanon's capital?
Beirut
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The Apostle Paul was converted as he traveled to what city in Syria?
Damascus
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Amman, the capital of ____ is located on the old trade routes and is still a major trading center.
Jordan
65
What aggressive action started the Persian Gulf War?
The Iraqi Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait
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What is the capital of Iraq
Baghdad
67
What is the largest Middle Eastern nation?
Saudi Arabia
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______ is the largest producer of oil in the Middle East?
Saudi Arabia
69
_______ are the largest single religious group in the world
Muslims
70
_____ is not considered an Arab country
Turkey
71
This country controls the exit to the Black Sea
Turkey
72
This is the largest city in Turkey (hint: it is not its capital)
Istanbul
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What country is the second largest producer of oil in the Middle East?
Iran is the second | Saudi Arabia is the first
74
What is a plateau?
Areas of high level land
75
What does fertile mean?
able to grow crops
76
What is a wadi?
temporary rivers that dry up in the heat
77
What is a natural resource?
riches of the earth
78
What is Zionism?
movement with the intention of gathering all the Jews to form a nation state
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What is a mosque?
A building of worship for Muslims
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This is a section of a city
quarter
81
This is the head of a Bedouin tribe
sheik
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The year that the modern state of Israel was formed
1948
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The god of Islam
allah
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The holy book of Islam
koran
85
One humped Arabian camels
Dromedaries
86
The most important tree in the Middle East
Date Palm
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Name two largest oil producers in the Middle East
Saudi Arabia and Iran
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Three peninsulas of the Middle East
Arabian Peninsula, Sinai Peninsula and Asia Minor
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Three important rivers of the Middle East
Tigris River, Euphrates River and Jordan River
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Who is the founder of Islam?
Muhammad
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The missionary willing to burn out for God
Henry Martyn
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The first Prime Minister of Israel
David Ben-Gurion
93
The leader who invaded Kuwait?
Saddam Hussein
94
The leader of Iran after it became an Islamic state?
Ayatollah Khomeini
95
What tropic line runs through the Middle East?
The tropic of cancer
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What language is the most common in the Middle East?
Arabic
97
What are the two holy cities for Muslims?
Mecca (where Muhammad was born) and Medina (where he founded Islam)
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What modern Israeli city is an important center of business?
Tel Aviv
99
What island nation is located south of Turkey?
Cyprus
100
Which country used to be called Persia?
Iran

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