The Middle East: Video - Land and People
CORNWELL - 9TH GEOGRAPHY
1. It is where the continents of Europe, ______, and ______come together.
2. It is called the Middle East or the ______East because of its Central location in the ______hemisphere.
3. Oldest civilizations are Sumer and ______.
4. It stretches from Iran to the ______peninsula and into North ______.
5. Nearly 1/3 (one-third) of the land is ______
6. The Middle East is separated from ______and bordered on the north by the ______Sea, the Black Sea and the Caucasus mountains.
7. Over 3/4 (three-fourths) of the people are ______and the ______that is spoken is called Arabic.
8. The first Arab people were Semitic and many of them were ______herders of sheep, goats and camels.
9. Traditionally ______, desert tribes today make up less than ____ percent of the population.
10. Most Middle Eastern values & customs are based upon the religion of ______and 90% of the people are followers of Islam called ______.
11. Islam means ______to the will of god who’s name is ______.
12. Mohammed lived in ______and Medina was the messenger of ______or Allah.
13. Allah gave Mohammed a strict set of rules to live by in a holy book called the ______.
14. Most nations in the Middle East are ______(ethnic group).
15. Two countries, ______and ______are non-Arabic nations. Iranians speak ______or ______and Israelis speak ______.
16. The only non-Muslim nation in the Middle East is ______and has many people of ______descent.
17. Over 1/2 (one-half) of the people in the Middle East are ______but less than ______of the land is able to be farmed (arable).
18. The most important natural resource in the region is ______or oil.
19. The ______States and Europe are the two biggest importers of Mideast oil.
20. The vital (important) connecting link from the Red Sea to the ______Sea is the Suez Canal.
21. The petroleum industry is a large employer of scientists, ______, and laborers.
22. With ______, there has been tension between Islamic and Western ______influences.
23. Since there are few natural ______in the Middle East, much of the conflict long ago was about control of the ______.
24. In Islam, ______are superior to women and are kept separate, especially during ______.
25. The major divisions of Islam are called ______and ______.
26. Israel’s population is made up of 4/5(four-fifths) ______.
27. In North Africa, the majority of people are ______(religion) and speak Arabic.
28. The main tribe in North Africa are called the ______and they are famous for making ornately colored ______and hand made ______.
29. The clash between Muslims that are fundamentalist and those favoring ______has led to hostility.
30. Recently, the two main reasons for conflict and tension between Middle Eastern countries and the West have been over ______and the country of ______.
31. The presence and quantity of ______in the Middle East has encouraged exchanges and ______with Western industrialized countries.