(geo) cities M.E Flashcards
1
Q
chaos in the middle east (8)
A
- religious conflicts
- who controls holly land (Palestine)
- who controls oil
- rebel terrorists
- local Muslim tribes (shiites, sunnis, kurds)
- food, water, poverty, disease.
- Unstable government (dictators, genocidal leaders, rebels)
- uneducated people - dont know how to work toegther
2
Q
downfall was the end of Sadam Hussein and a bigger mess for Iraq
A
Bagdad
3
Q
capital of Syria and their leader Assad who is a genocidal maniac
A
Damascus
4
Q
key to success of political messed up country of egypt
A
Cairo
5
Q
educational universities; city of persians and capital of iran
A
tehran
6
Q
political capital of jewish country of israel
A
tel aviv
7
Q
religious capital for christians jews and muslims controlled by united nations
A
jerusalem
8
Q
key city for middle east country of lebanon
A
beirut
9
Q
capital of powerful large oil rich city in middle east saudi arabia
A
Riyadh
10
Q
very stable educational capital of oman
A
muscat
11
Q
maybe riches city in all the middle east
A
dubai (u.a.e.)