Southwest Asia Test Flashcards
What peninsula comprises western turkey?
Anatolian
What peninsula is in eastern Egypt?
Sinai
What is the capital of turkey?
Ankara
What is the capital of Iran?
Teheran
What is Turkey’slargest city?
Istanbul
Whag buildings convert sea water into drinking water?
Desalination plants
What is the name for ancient tunnels that carry water to cities?
Qanats
What is a disadvantage of dams?
Expense, siltstion, salt infiltration
What dam blocks the Nike River in southern Egypt?
Aswan high dam
In what country in the region was oil first discovered?
Iran
In the early 1900s, who helped Iran pump out its oil?
Foreign companies
Besides oil, what other energy recourse is prominent in the region?
Natural gas
What is the largest ethnic group in the region?
Arabs
What large ethnic group is a minority in four contiguous countries? Name those four countries?
Kurds. Iran, Iraq, Syria, and turkey.
What is the major ethnic group of Iran?
Persians
Name two ethnic groups that live in Iran?
Persians, Kurds, and Arabs.
What is the first part of the holy book called?
Tanakh
Who did god tell the patriarch to sacrifice?
Isaac
Name two Jewish kings?
Saul, David, Solomon
In what building do Jews worship?
Synagogue or temple
What are the Jewish religious leaders called?
Rabbis
In what century was Islam founded?
7th century
What is the name for the essential beliefs of Islam?
Pillars
Name three of the Islamic essential ideas?
Fasting, charity, journey, prayers, and solegod
What is the Islam’s holy book?
Koran
What country has the largest Muslim population in the world?
Indonesia
Which country in the region has the largest percentage of Christian’s?
Lebanon and cyprusy
What are the Christian’s in Lebanon called?
Maronites
What percentage of Egypt’s population do the Copts comprise?
About 10%
