Unit 8: Southwest and Central Asia

Question 0

Turkey

Answer 0

Ankara

Question 1

Topography of Turkey

Answer 1

Taurus and Pontic mountains
Anatolian plateau
Mt. Ararat near Armenian border
Lowlands to the west

Question 2

Istanbul

Answer 2

Largest city in Turkey
Port
Former names: Constantinople and Byzantium
Hagia Sophia

Question 3

Bodies of water surrounding Turkey

Answer 3

Black Sea, Bosporus strait, Sea of Marmara, Dardanelles, Aegean Sea, Mediterranean Sea

Question 4

Ethnicity of Turkey

Answer 4

Most are Turks, 20% are Kurds

Question 5

Turkey was part of the _____
Ruler in 1923
Government type
Much of its trade with _____

Answer 5

Ottoman Empire
Ataturk
Secular
Europe

Question 6

Cyprus

Answer 6

Nicosia

Question 7

Three facts of Cyprus

Answer 7

Independence from Britain in 1960
Divided population- Greeks and Turks, the green line
Fishing and farming are major activities

Question 8

Israel

Answer 8

Jerusalem

Question 9

Cities in Israel

Answer 9

Tel Aviv- largest city

Haifa: port on the Mediterranean

Question 10

Topography of Israel

Answer 10

Mostly hills and valleys
Negev desert (south)
Sea of Galilee, Jordan River, and Dead Sea-lowest point in the world

Question 11

Israel formed in _____ from ____ rule as a ____ homeland

____ are Jews

Answer 11

1948
British
Jewish
80%

Question 12

Arabs in Israel

Answer 12

Palestinians

Question 13

Lands lost during the six-day war

Answer 13

Egypt: Gaza Strip and the Sinai
Jordan: West Bank and east Jerusalem
Syria: Golan heights

Question 14

Israeli government

Answer 14

Prime minister: Benjamin Netanyahu 
Parliament called Knesset
Hebrew and Arabic are official language
Shalom means peace
OT rules still apply to Orthodox Jews

Question 15

Syria

Answer 15

Damascus

Question 16

Land features of Syria

Answer 16

Much desert, most people live in the west or near the Euphrates River

Question 17

Political/ government of Syria

Answer 17

Gained independence from French after WWI
Not friendly with Israel or US (ties with Moscow)
Socialist government, Assad family, civil war
90% Arab/Muslim

Question 18

Bible reference of Syria

Answer 18

Naaman

Question 19

Lebanon

Answer 19

Beirut

Question 20

Lebanon facts

Answer 20

Population 1/2 Muslim, 1/2 Christian

Formerly under British control

Question 21

Lebanon Bible references

Answer 21

Cedar trees
Queen Jezebel, worship of Baal
Cities of Tyre and Sidon-wicked

Question 22

Cities in Jordan

Answer 22

Amman-capital

Agaba-port city by the Red Sea

Question 23

Jordan facts

Answer 23

Struggles with Israel, lost land to them

Desert country, supports Palestinian refugees

Question 24

Bedouins

Answer 24

Nomadic Arabs

Question 25

Jordan Bible references

Answer 25

Area of Moab-Ruth | Land of Edom-descendant of Esau

Question 26

Iraq

Answer 26

Baghdad

Question 27

Iraq facts

Answer 27

Tigris and Euphrates provide fertile land-ancient Mesopotamia Produces 3/4 of the world's dates Ranks 2nd in oil reserves Persian gulf war, Saddam Hussein, invasion of Kuwait

Question 28

Iraq recent years

Answer 28

2003- US wages war on terrorists 2005- first democratic election Saddam Hussein was arrears tried and executed by the new Iraqi government US helping to improve infrastructure

Question 29

The people of Iraq

Answer 29

Mostly Arabs, some Kurds in north | Both Shia and Sunni Muslims

Question 30

Iraq Bible references

Answer 30

Tower of Babel Ur Nineveh Babylon

Question 31

Iran

Answer 31

Tehran

Question 32

Five Iran facts

Answer 32

``` Land of ancient Persia Zagros mountains and the great salt desert 5th in oil, key city of Abadon Half of population under 25 Nuclear program could be a threat ```

Question 33

Iran government and religion

Answer 33

Mostly Shia Muslims Theocracy-rule by God (ayatollah-representative on earth) Anti-US and anti-Israel

Question 34

Iran Bible reference

Answer 34

Esther

Question 35

Saudi Arabia

Answer 35

Riyadh

Question 36

Land features of Saudi Arabia

Answer 36

Makes up most of the Arabian peninsula Surrounded by two seas and four gulfs Mostly a dry desert or plateau region

Question 37

People and government of Saudi Arabia

Answer 37

Religious center of Islam-Mecca King is a member of the Saud family Almost totally Arabic and Muslim

Question 38

Saudi Arabia oil facts

Answer 38

Depends on oil for most of its wealth Ranks 1st Oil is 91% of total exports

Question 39

Yemen cities

Answer 39

San'a-capital | Aden-port city

Question 40

Yemen facts

Answer 40

North Yemen and South Yemen joined in 1990 Mountains, herdsman, 20% literacy rate Little oil, some farming-coffee beans

Question 41

Oman

Answer 41

Muscat

Question 42

Oman facts

Answer 42

Good farming, some oil | Still ruled by a sultan