The climate of most of SW Asia could be best described as hot and ________
arid
15
True or False-A large part of the population has moved from difficult life in the deserts to the easier life in the cities
True
10
What is the process of removing salt from ocean water called?
desalination
5
In the Middle East, what are the 2 main environmental problems?
water scarcity and water pollution
25
The majority of people living in Southwest Asia are members of which ethnic group?
Arab
15
Most Kurds and Arabs practice ______ Islam
Sunni
10
Most Persians practice _____ Islam.
Shia
15
What led to the split between the Sunni and Shia in Islam?
Disagreements over who should replace Muhammad as leader
20
People who share a common race, language, and/or ancestry is called ______ group
ethnic
10
Holy Book: Torah, oldest Middle East religion, founder: Abraham, worship in a synagogue/temple-what religion?
Judaism
20
Location-mountains of Syria, Iraq, Turkey, and Iran, they want to have their own country because of persecution, Religion: Sunni Islam-what ethnic group?
