ARAB WORLD CORRECTIONS

Question 1

Places in the desert where water from underground reaches the surface

Answer 1

oasis

Question 2

An ancient trade route between China and Europe

Answer 2

Silk Road

Question 3

Islamic law which governs the daily lives of Muslims

Answer 3

Shari’ah

Question 4

A series of revolts against oppressive governments across the Middle East and North Africa starting in 2010

Answer 4

Arab Spring

Question 5

A territory that is surrounded by another political unit it doesn’t belong to

Answer 5

Enclave

Question 6

Raising livestock (sheep, goats, cattle, camels, etc.) on large areas of outdoor lands

Answer 6

Pastoralism

Question 7

Islam’s holiest city

Answer 7

Mecca

Question 8

Meaning “the land between the rivers,” this is a cradle of civilization.

Answer 8

Mesopotamia

Question 9

An ethnic group without a formal country

Answer 9

Stateless Nation

Question 10

Water that has been trapped underground for millions of years

Answer 10

Fossil Water

Question 11

The process of fertile land becoming desert due to loss of topsoil

Answer 11

Desertification

Question 12

A traditional form of portable housing made of fabric stretched over wooden poles

Answer 12

Yurt

Question 13

Removing salt from ocean water to create freshwater

Answer 13

Desalination

Question 14

Wedge-shaped symbols pressed into clay tablets - an early form of writing

Answer 14

Cuneiform

Question 15

Streambeds that remain dry until a heavy rain produces flash flooding

Answer 15

Wadis

Question 16

Stores of underground water

Answer 16

Aquifer

Question 17

Land that is able to grow crops; farmable

Answer 17

Arable

Question 18

Followers of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam have a shared belief in

Answer 18

Monotheism

Question 19

The majority of people living in the Arab World countries are

Answer 19

Muslim

Question 20

Many oil-producing countries in the region formed OPEC, which agreed to regulate oil production in order to

Answer 20

Keep oil prices high

Question 21

Which of the following is NOT one of the 5 pillars of Islam?

Answer 21

Tithing

Question 22

In the mid-1900s, the UN created a plan to divide _____ between Arabs and Jews.

Answer 22

Palestine

Question 23

OPEC

Answer 23

organization petroleum EXPORTING COUNTRIES