Chapter 17&18 Flashcards
what sea is 9% saltier than the ocean
Dead Sea
What sea is the largest inland body of water
Caspian Sea
what does Mesopotamic mean
land between two rivers
Africa’s largest mountain range
Atlas
what is farmed
barley wheats and oats
most agriculturally productive area on the peninsula
Asir Mts.
how many inches of rain dos the Asir Mts. get each year
19
goragum desert
black sand desert and covers Turkmenistan
qizilqum desert
red sand, and covers half of Uzbekistan
what percent of worlds known oli resources
70
what percent of natural gas
33
where is the world’s largest supply of sulfate and the largest deposit of sulfate
Turkmenistan
how many people in the Middle East are Arab
275 M
what language does the Arab speak
Arabic
what sea separates Europe and Africa
Mediterranean
Why do the Arabs dislike the Israelis
Formation of homeland
Ottoman Turks built what
Ottoman Empire
How long did the Ottoman Empire rule
Over 600 years
Turks blend what
Western elements
Iranians speak
Farsi
Iranians are what
Shiite Muslim
Caucasian people
Most are Christians, and over 1M were killed, deported, or died from illness in 1915 at the hands of the Ottoman Turks
Kurds live in the border of what
Turkey, Iraq, Iran, and Syria
Kurds don’t have a what of their own
Country
When did Israel win the golden heights
1967
Most populated countries
Turkey, Egypt, and Iran
Problems of urbanization
Not enough jobs or housing & poverty, snarled trafficking, pollution, and sanitation issues
Mt. Ararat
Has 2 peaks; the site where Noah’s Ark rested
