Middle East- The Region and the People

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27 questions
Use this map with questions 1-6
Use thes graphics with questions 7-9.
Use this map with questions 10-12
Use the Political Relief Map to answer the following questions.
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What country is just south of the Caspian Sea?

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What country is across the Red Sea from Egypt?

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What country is bordered by the Medeterranean Sea and the Black Sea?

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In what country do the Tigris and Euphrates Riveres meet?

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What country lies between Iraq and Saudi Arabia?

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Use the Political Relief Map to match each country with its national capital.

Draggable itemCorresponding Item
Iraq
Riyadh
Oman
Tehran
Saudi Arabia
Baghdad
Iran
Muscat
Use Focus on Oil and OPEC to determine whether each of the following statements is true or false.
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OPEC stands for the Oil and Petroleum Exporting Countries

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Pipelines transport oil across Qatar to the Persian Gulf

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Russia and the United States combined produce more oil than OPEC.

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A massive known oil deposit lies under which body of water?

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Which country is almost completely covered with working oil fields?

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Which country has working oil fields on the Red Sea?

USe this map to answer question #13
Use this graph to answer questions 14-17
Use these and the maps below to answer questions 18-22
Use these and the map above to answer questions 18-22
Use this map to answer questions 23-27
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Use the Precipitation map (Rainfall) to rank the precipitation of the following places, with the 1st slot (top) representing the place that receives the MOST rainfall and 4th (bottom) the LEAST amount of rainfall

  1. Turkey along the Mediterranean Sea
  2. Georgia along the Black Sea
  3. Egypt
  4. western Iran
Use the People per Car graph to answer the following questions.
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Which country has the fewest people per car?

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What country has the most people per car?

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Which country has less than half as many people per car as Iran?

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Which country has twice as many people per car as the United States?

Use Focus on Israel Over Time to complete the following sentences.
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Israel is about _______ the size of Florida.
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Israel seize the _______ Peninsula in 1967.
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From 1975 to 1982 Israel returned the peninsula to _______
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Today the _______ Strip is administered by Plaestinian Authority.
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The capital of Israel, _______ is a holy city for Muslims, Jews, and Christians.
Use the Predominat Religion map to answer the following questions.
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All of Oman practices what religion?

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Most of Iran practices what religion?

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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and its surrounding area practice what religion?

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What is the predominant religion of Israel?

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What TWO religions are practiced around Baghdad, Iraq?