BiMonthly April

Question 1

Means that religion is kept separate from government

Answer 1

Secular

Question 2

This dispersal of the Jewish population is known as the..

Answer 2

Diaspora

Question 3

A nationalist movement calling for Jews to establish a Jewish state in their ancient homeland, began in Europe in the late 1800s

Answer 3

Zionism

Question 4

Which means “fit” in Hebrew is the term used for food allowed under Jewish dietary laws

Answer 4

Kosher

Question 5

Is a large farm where people share everything in common

Answer 5

Kibbutz

Question 6

Arabic-speaking nomads who mostly live in the deserts of Southwest Asia

Answer 6

Bedouins

Question 7

Means completely surrounded by land with no direct access to the ocean.

Answer 7

Land Locked

Question 8

Is a movable round house made of wool felt mats hung over wood frame.

Answer 8

Yurt

Question 9

People who moved often from place

Answer 9

Nomads

Question 10

A radical Muslim group known as the..

Answer 10

Taliban

Question 11

Farming that relies on rainfall instead of irrigation

Answer 11

Dryland Faming

Question 12

Suitable for growing crops

Answer 12

Arable

Question 13

Capital of Turkey

Answer 13

Ankara

Question 14

Capital of Syria

Answer 14

Damascus

Question 15

Capital of Cyprus

Answer 15

Nicosia

Question 16

Capital of Lebanon

Answer 16

Beirut

Question 17

Capital of Jordan

Answer 17

Amman

Question 18

Capital of Israel

Answer 18

Jerusalem

Question 19

Capital of Kazakhstan

Answer 19

Astana

Question 20

Capital of Kyrgyzstan

Answer 20

Biskek

Question 21

Capital of Uzbekistan

Answer 21

Taskent

Question 22

Capital of Turkmenistan

Answer 22

Asjabad

Question 23

Capital of Afghanistan

Answer 23

Kabul

Question 24

Capital of Tajikistan

Answer 24

Dusambe

Question 25

What countries make up the Eastern Mediterranean

Answer 25

Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Cyprus, Jordan and Israel

Question 26

What makes the Dead Sea unusual?

Answer 26

That is only bacteria lives in the lake and it is the lowest point in any continent

Question 27

What physical features separate Europe and Asia?

Answer 27

Sea of Marmara, Bosporus, and the Dardanelles

Question 28

What Desert covers much of Syria and Jordan?

Answer 28

Syrian Desert

Question 29

What is the climate of the Eastern Mediterranean like?

Answer 29

Mostly dry with variations

Question 30

What mineral resource is produced by Syria, Jordan and Israel?

Answer 30

Phosphates Minerals

Question 31

Why most farmers in the region rely on irrigation

Answer 31

Because of the dry temperature and scars of water.

Question 32

Is the lowest point on any continent and the world's saltiest body of water

Answer 32

The Dead Sea

Question 33

A desert located in Southern Israel is called the

Answer 33

Negev Desert

Question 34

A _________ js a way of doing something

Answer 34

Method

Question 35

Turkey's Largest city

Answer 35

Istanbul

Question 36

Is Lebanon's capital that was badly damaged during the country's war

Answer 36

Beirut

Question 37

What Valuable resource is in the caspian sea?

Answer 37

Oil deposits

Question 38

Where is the Dead Sea located?

Answer 38

Between Israel and Jordan

Question 39

He was Turkey's first President

Answer 39

Kemal Ataturk

Question 40

What government is Turkey

Answer 40

Democratic Republic

Question 41

What are the Economic Activities of Turkey

Answer 41

Modern Factories as well as village farming and craft

Question 42

What are the main crops of Turkey

Answer 42

Grains, cotton, sugar beets and hazelnuts

Question 43

How did Ataturk modernize Turkey?

Answer 43

Replace the Arabic Alphabet with the Latin Alphabet

Question 44

Separate Russia from Asia?

Answer 44

The Ural Mountains

Question 45

2 deserts found in eastern Mediterranean

Answer 45

Syrian Desert & Negev Desert

Question 46

What are phosphates

Answer 46

Are used to make fertilizer

Question 47

What are some food in Turkey

Answer 47

Kebabs

Question 48

Israel's largest city

Answer 48

Tel-Aviv

Question 49

Israel's 2 official languages

Answer 49

Hebrew & Arabic

Question 50

Land were there is 3 religions: Christianity, Judaism, & Islam

Answer 50

Holy Land

Question 51

What are the three religions that composed the Holy Land

Answer 51

Christianity, Judaism & Islam

Question 52

Israel's government

Answer 52

Federal Republic

Question 53

Connects to the Mediterranean sea and is important for trade

Answer 53

The Black Sea

Question 54

Also splits the he country of Turkey into two parts, a small part lies in Europe and the rest in Asia

Answer 54

Bosporus

Question 55

Begins in Syria and flows south through Israel and Jordan

Answer 55

The Jordan River

Question 56

What is the main religion in Israel

Answer 56

Jewish

Question 57

What are the resources of Turkmenistan

Answer 57

Oil,Gas and Cotton

Question 58

What is the currency of Turkmenistan

Answer 58

Manat

Question 59

Language of Turkmenistan

Answer 59

Turkmen

Question 60

Religion of Turkmenistan

Answer 60

ISlam

Question 61

Government of Turkmenistan

Answer 61

Secular Democratic &Presidential Republic

Question 62

What is the main climate of all Central Asia

Answer 62

Dry and Hot

Question 63

Food,of Turkmenistan

Answer 63

Mushrooms, wheat, melons, root crop

Question 64

Language of Uzbekistan

Answer 64

Uzbek, Kazakh, and Others

Question 65

Religion of Uzbekistan

Answer 65

Islam

Question 66

Government of Uzbekistan

Answer 66

Democracy

Question 67

Currency of Uzbekistan

Answer 67

Som Uzbek

Question 68

Currency of Afghanistan

Answer 68

Afghani

Question 69

Government Afghanistan

Answer 69

Islamic Republic

Question 70

Religion of Afghanistan

Answer 70

Islam

Question 71

Language of Tajikistan

Answer 71

Tajik and a little of Kyrgyz

Question 72

Government Tajikistan

Answer 72

Islamic Law

Question 73

Religion of Tajikistan

Answer 73

Islam

Question 74

Currency of Tajikistan

Answer 74

Afghan Afghani

Question 75

Main food of Tajikistan

Answer 75

Horse meet

Question 76

Government of Kazakhstan

Answer 76

Presidential Republic

Question 77

Religion of Kazakhstan

Answer 77

Islam

Question 78

Currency of Kazakhstan

Answer 78

Kazakhstani Tenge

Question 79

Culture of Kazakhstan

Answer 79

The main tradition is hospitality.

Question 80

Language of Kazakhstan

Answer 80

Kazakh

Question 81

Became the next major group to conquer Central Asia

Answer 81

Russia

Question 82

Language of Kyrgyzstan

Answer 82

Kyrgyz

Question 83

What is the main religion of Central Asia

Answer 83

Islam

Question 84

What is the government of Kyrgyzstan

Answer 84

Parliament Government

Question 85

Currency of Kyrgyzstan

Answer 85

Kyrgyzstani Som .

Question 86

In Central Asia, large glaciers are common in high mountains such as the

Answer 86

Pamirs

Question 87

This large valley has been a major center of farming in the region for thousand years

Answer 87

Fergana Valley

Question 88

What mineral resources does Central Asia have?

Answer 88

Gas & Oil

Question 89

What is the difference between the cyrillic & Latin Alphabet?

Answer 89

Cyrillic is for Russian Alphabet and Latin for English or Spanish

Question 90

What is the main language in Afghanistan?

Answer 90

Pashto & Dari

Question 91

What is Taliban Group?

Answer 91

Radical Muslim Group

Question 92

Is a large lake that is shrinking because they use the water for farming

Answer 92

The Aral Sea

Question 93

What three types of challenges does Central Asia face today?

Answer 93

Environment, economy & Politics

Question 94

Is landlocked and it has access to the Caspian Sea

Answer 94

Central Asia