1.
Religion
North Africa & Southwest Asia Study Guide
Test- Friday, February 22nd
Holy Book
Beliefs
Major Leader
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
2. What do Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have in common?
3. What connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea?
4. Where is the Aswan High Dam? And what is its purpose?
5. What type of government does Algeria have?
6. What country built pipelines to carry underground water from desert areas to coastal areas?
7. How does the Nile River delta benefit Egypt?
8. Who were the first known people to live in North Africa?
9. What type of government does Libya have?
10. What resources doe Algeria have large deposits of?
11. What nation of Southwest Asia has land in both Asia and Europe?
12. What and where is the Rub’ al Khali?
13. What is geographically significant about the Dead Sea?
14. What are the two most important resources in Southwest Asia?
15. Why has Southwest Asia suffered violent disputes for so many years?
16. What 3 things occurred when Israel was declared a state in 1948?
17. When was oil discovered in Saudi Arabia?
18. How does the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (O.P.E.C.) regulate oil prices?
19. What percentage of the world’s oil is shipped from the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz?
20. How do Persian Gulf countries get most of their fresh water?
21. According to the article, Over A Barrel, what negative effects does oil dependency cause? (6 things)
22. What country is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean?
23. What countries had revolutions during the Arab Spring?
24. Where does the Nile River empty?
25. What does the world Sahara mean?
26. What is at the northern most tip of Morocco?
27. What is the largest country in Southwest Asia?
28. What country produces the most oil in Southwest Asia?
29. What causes the standard of living to be very different amongst North African and Southwest Asian
countries?
30. What language is most commonly spoken in North Africa and Southwest Asia?