Ethnic Groups of SWA

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Ethnic Groups of SWA
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Physical Features of SWA
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Religions of SWA
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Water, a scarce resource
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MISC.
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Ethnic Groups
Physical Features
Religions
Notecards
Miscellany
Water
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Arabs, Persians and Kurds follow this religion?
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1-100A
1 - 100
Islam
Home
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1-200
This ethnic group does NOT have their own
country.
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1-200A
1 - 100
The Kurds
Home
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1-300
This ethnic group lives in Iran
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1-300A
1 - 100
The Persians
Home
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1-400
This ethnic group is 85 Shia muslim
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1-400A
1 - 100
The Persians
Home
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1-500

• This is a language of the Persian people.

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1-500A
1 - 100
Farsi
Home
500
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2-100
1 - 100

• The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers flow through this
  country down to the Persian Gulf.

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2-100A
1 - 100
Iraq
Home
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2-200
This connects the Mediterranean and Red Sea.
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2-200A
1 - 100
The Suez Canal
Home
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2-300
This physical feature is on the border of Jordan
and Israel.
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2-300A
1 - 100
The Jordan River
Home
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2-400
This connects the Persian Gulf And the Arabian
Sea.
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2-400A
1 - 100
Strait of Hormuz
Home
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2-500
Of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, which is
closest to Europe?
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2-500A
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Euphrates River
Home
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3-100
1 - 100
People who practice the Islamic faith are called
this.
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Muslims
Home
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All three religion have One major belief
in Common, What is it?
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• The belief in one God
• Monotheistic

Home
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List the three Religions in order from oldest to
youngest.
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• Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

Home
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3-400
Which city in Israel is holy/ Important to all 3
religions?
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3-400A
1 - 100
Jerusalem
Home
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3-500
The muslim people Practice this during the ninth
month of the Islamic calendar.
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3-500A
1 - 100
Fasting during Ramadan
Home
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4-100
1 - 100
The people of SWA live near this because Much of
the region is Arid/ dry/ desert.
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4-100A
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Bodies of water or seacoasts
Home
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4-200

• This is an expensive process of removing the salt
  from saltwater.

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4-200A
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desalination
Home
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4-300

• The Middle East is extremely dry, so farmers
  water their crops using which method?

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• Irrigation (large sprinklers)

Home
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4-400
Areas that are dry or receive very
little Rainfall.
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4-400A
1 - 100
Arid
Home
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4-500
The pollution problem in SWA is not easy to fix
because of this.
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4-500A
1 - 100

• Political disputes and the countries blame each
  other for the problems

Home
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5-100
1 - 100

• The Muslim people pray 5 times a day facing what
  holy city?

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Mecca in Saudi Arbia
Home
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5-200
This natural resource has made parts of SWA very
wealthy. (found Under ground)
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5-200A
1 - 100
Oil
Home
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5-300
This is the 5th pillar of Islam.
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5-300A
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The Hajj- Pilgrimage (means Trip) to Mecca
Home
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5-400
This is the term For an Islamic Prayer leader.
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Imam
Home
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• On the map, what is highlighted yellow?

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• Strait of Hormuz

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• On the map, what is 1

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ARABIAN SEA
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On the map, what is 2
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red SEA
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ON THE MAP, WHAT COUNTRY IS HIGHLIGHTED GREEN?
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ISRAEL
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ON THE MAP, WHAT COUNTRY IS HIGHLIGHTED BLUE?
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IRAN
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