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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Religious:based on beliefs;ethnic:based on ancestoryEx:Arabs;Persians;Islam;Judaisim | what is the difference of religious and ethnic groups? |
| Islam, Judaism, Christianity | what are the 3 religious groups of SW Asia? |
| Arabs, Kurds, Persians | What are the 3 ethnic groups? |
| it makes the rivers less powerful and smaller when it reaches the other countries | How has dams on rivers in SW Asia caused problems b/w countries that share the same river? |
| Jordan River | What river do Syria, Israel, Jordan share? |
| natural gas, oil | what are the 2 valuable natural resources for energy found in SW Asia? |
| Countries have more oil production=$$$=standard of living | How has the discovery of oil affected the economy of those countries? |
| 50% | How much of the world's oil is found in SW Asia? |
| Persian Gulf | Most cities are located near what? |
| desert | Much of SW Asia is what type of geographical feature? |
| Shia, Sunni;who to take over leadership | What are the 2 branches of Islam? What issue led to split Islam? |
| Euphrates River | which river has caused conflict because of water rights? |
| Organization of Petroleum ExportingCountries;to have more control of the price of oil on world market | What is OPEC? What is the purpose of OPEC? |
| hot and dry | What is the climate of SW Asia? |
| Jesus is the Messiah | What basic belief made Christianity diff. from Judaism ? |
| the production of oil and the money increased | How has he presence of oil in some SW countries affected the standard of living? |
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