Review Guide for Southwest Asia Test

Directions: Fill out the following review guide using your notes on Southwest Asia and North Africa.

1. What are the two most common climates in Southwest Asia?

2. What is the name of the desert that covers North Africa?

3. What is an oasis?

4. What is the name of a dry riverbed found in the desert?

5. What is desertification?

6. List three strategic waterways found in Southwest Asia.

7. The Suez Canal connects the Mediterranean Sea with the ___________________

8. What is another name for the Persian Gulf?

9. What is the name of the region located south of the Sahara Desert that is vulnerable to desertification?

10. What is the name of the river that flows into the Dead Sea?

11. The fertile crescent is located between what two rivers?

12. Where would you find a Mediterranean climate in Southwest Asia?

13. What is the name of a small island located in the eastern Mediterranean?

14. What countries are members of OPEC in Southwest Asia?

15. Most of the countries around the Persian Gulf export _________

16. What does OPEC do?

17. What is the most important resource in Southwest Asia and North Africa?

18. When salt is taken out of seawater or ocean water it is called ________________

19. The economies in Southwest Asia rely heavily on __________ economic activity.

20. List three primary economic activities in Southwest Asia.

21. Why was the Aswan Dam built on the Nile River?

22. What is the name for unskilled laborers that immigrate to Southwest Asia to work?

23. What is the name of the overland trade route that linked Southwest Asia and East Asia?

24. What is the situation of Timbuktu, Mali?

25. What is the situation of Istanbul, Turkey?

26. What is the site of Alexandria, Egypt?

27. What is the site of Jerusalem, Israel?

28. List three major religions that began in Southwest Asia.

29. What religion considers the Western Wall to be a holy place?

30. What religion considers the Koran to be a holy book?

31. List the five pillars of Islam.

32. What is the holiest place in the religion of Islam?

33. What city is considered sacred by Judaism, Islam, and Christianity?

34. What are the major unifying characteristics of North Africa and Southwest Asia?

35. What is the only Jewish country in Southwest Asia?

36. List three non-Arab countries in Southwest Asia and North Africa.

37. What is the name of the island divided between people of Greek ethnicity and people of Turkish ethnicity?

38. What type of people live on the fringes of the Sahara and Arabian Deserts?

39. What items reflect the cultural landscape of Southwest Asia and North Africa?

40. What areas are heavily populated in Southwest Asia and North Africa?

41. What are the names of two areas where Palestinians live in Southwest Asia?