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Ch. 17 and Ch. 18 Flashcards

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1
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What body of water is nine times saltier than the ocean?

A

Dead Sea

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2
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What is the large inland body of water?

A

Caspian Sea

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3
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How long is the Nile River?

A

4160 miles

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4
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What is known as “ the land between two rivers?” What countries does it irrigate?

A

Mesopotamia;

Syria, Turkey, and Iraq

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5
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What two river surrounds Mesopotamia?

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Tigris and Euphrates

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6
Q

What is Africa’s longest mountain chain?

A

Atlas Mountains

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7
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What body of water separates Europe and Africa?

A

Mediterranean Sea

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8
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What do Algerians mainly farm?

A

Barley, wheat, and oats

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9
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What is the most agriculturally productive area on the Arabian Peninsula?

A

Asir Mountains

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10
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How much rain do the Asir Mountains get?

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19 inches per year

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11
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What is significant about Mount Ararat?

A

Noah’s Arc rested between the two peaks of the mountain

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12
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What is known as the black sand deser?

A

Garagum

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13
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What is know as the red sand desert?

A

Qizilqum

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14
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Which country has the world’s largest supply of sulfate and largest deposit of sulfur?

A

Turkmenistan

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15
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The Middle East contains 70% of the world’s _______________.

A

known oil reserves

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16
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Describe ethnic diversity.

A

Many different cultural groups or races

17
Q

Approximately how many people in the Middle East are Arabic?

A

275 million

18
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What is the official language of the Arabs?

A

Arabic

19
Q

What did the Turks build?

A

The Ottoman Empire

20
Q

How long did the Ottoman Empire rule?

A

over 600 years

21
Q

What did Turks do that was uncommon in most Islamic nations?

A

They blended Western elements

22
Q

What language do Iranians speak?

A

Farsi

23
Q

What is the main religion in Iran?

A

90% Shiite Muslims

24
Q

What group of people make up 90% of Armenia?

A

Armenians

25
Q

What happened to the Armenians at the hands of the Ottoman Turks?

A

over 1 million were killed, deported, or died from illness in 1915

26
Q

What group of people had no country of their own?

A

Kurds

27
Q

Which people were considered Kurds?

A

those who lived in the border areas of Turkey, Iraq, and Syria

28
Q

Explain what happened in the 1967 Arab-Israeli War

A

Israel won the Golan Heights (a third of their water) from Syria and refused to give it back

29
Q

What are the most populous countries in the Middle East?

A

Turkey, Egypt, and Iran

30
Q

What are some problems of rapid urbanization?

A 
not enough jobs or housing,
poverty,
snarled traffic,
pollution,
sanitation issues

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