Chapter 7

Question 0

OPEC

Answer 0

Organization of petroleum exporting countries

Question 1

Middle East

Answer 1

Religion is generally arid, Muslim and rich in oil

Question 2

Islamic fundamentalism

Answer 2

Aspect of Islam that advocates return to more traditional practices, calls for the merger of religious and civil authority

Question 3

Mediterranean climates in the Atlas Mountains and the levant coastline are caused by…

Answer 3

Altitude and longitude

Question 4

Physiological density

Answer 4

The number of people per unit of arable farm land

Question 5

Domestication

Answer 5

Plants and animals are selectively bred for desirable characteristics, started 10,000 years ago

Question 6

Fertile Crescent

Answer 6

Ecologically diverse zone from levant through fertile hill country of northern Syria into Iraq

Question 7

Transhumance

Answer 7

Seasonal movement of livestock from winter to summer pastures

Question 8

Kibbutz

Answer 8

Collectively worked settlements that produce grain,veggies, and orchard crops, irrigated by the Jordan river and feeder canals

Question 9

Medina

Answer 9

The urban core of a traditional Islamic city has a central mosque and bazaar

Question 10

Monotheism

Answer 10

Belief in one god

Question 11

Shiite

Answer 11

Muslims favored passing power within Muhammad’s family

Question 12

Sunni Muslims

Answer 12

Favored passing power through established clergy, most Muslims are Sunni

Question 13

Theocratic state

Answer 13

State where religious leaders (ayatollahs) guide policy

Question 14

Ottoman Empire

Answer 14

Vast empire of Turks; included most of Southwest Asia and North Africa, as well as part of southeastern Europe