Chapter 7: North Africa and Southwest Asia
what name is the region of Southeast Asia and North
Africa most commonly known? Why? Whose
perspective is this from?
What countries comprise the Maghreb of Southwest
Asia/North Africa?
By what name is the large peninsula of Turkey,
located wholly in Asia, known?
By what name is the eastern Mediterranean region of
Southwest Asia and North Africa known?
List the environmental problems facing North
Africa/Southwest Asia
Which animal is most to blame for the loss of forests
in Southwest Asia and North Africa?
Which of the following resources presents the
greatest challenge for survival in Southwest Asia and
North Africa?
What is the oldest environmental problem in
Southwest Asia and North Africa?
Which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa is
most likely to experience earthquakes?
What is a "qanat"?
In which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa
is the Aswan High Dam located?
What is the chief problem associated with the use of
groundwater in Southwest Asia and North Africa?
What type of subsistence agriculture depends on the
seasonal movement of livestock for their livelihood?
What is kibbutz? Where is this found?
List countries located in the Fertile Crescent
Which two bodies of water mark the traditional
boundaries of Mesopotamia?
How is Saudi Arabia expanding its farm acreage?
What does “domestication” mean?
How did domestication take place in the region?
What happened first…what crop, animal, etc…when
What is "dryland" agriculture? Which countries
would this be most common?
Where is the Nile delta?
Where do most of Egypt’s population live, in terms
of the Nile?
What is the approximate population of Southwest
Asia and North Africa?
Which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa
has the highest total fertility rate?
What countries have TFR lower than 3?
Which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa
has the highest population density?
What part of Southwest Asia and North Africa is the
least densely populated?
What is physiological density?
What is the dominant factor in the location of the
population settlements in North Africa and Southwest
Asia?
What is brain drain? Why is it a problem in this
region?
Where are people migrating to in this region? Know
specific countries.
Know general migration patterns in the region…
Why are people moving out of this region…main
reason…secondary reasons
What country of Southwest Asia and North Africa
has seen hundreds of thousands of its people leave
the country since 2003?
Which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa is
the most highly urbanized?
Which city in Southwest Asia and North Africa
contains the Dome of the Rock, the Al-Aqsa Mosque,
and the Western Wall? Be able to identify which
sacred site corresponds to which religion.
What is a medina?
Which group of people was displaced by the creation
of Israel?
Why is the region of Southwest Asia and North
Africa considered a culture hearth?
Which ethnic group of Southwest Asia and North
Africa is an example of a nation without a state?
What religions arose in this region?
In what year did Islam originate in the region of
North Africa and Southwest Asia?
What religion has had the greatest impact on urban
function and design in Southwest Asia and North
Africa?
What religion was the first monotheistic religion of
Southwest Asia and North Africa?
You would be most likely to see a Shiite Muslim in
which country?
What is the Hajj?
What country of Southwest Asia and North Africa is
officially an Islamic theocracy?
Which country in Southwest Asia and North Africa
has taken steps to join the European Union?
Which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa
was a victim of Iraq's environmental warfare during
the first Gulf War in 1991?
What is the definition of "hydropolitics"?
Which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa is
experiencing tension between Sunni and Shi'a
Muslims?
How far did the Ottoman Empire Expand?
Which country of North Africa and Southwest Asia
has been a source of conflict between Greece and
Turkey?
What major event led to European colonialism in
Southwest Asia?
Which European country took the early lead in
colonizing North Africa?
In which part of Israel has some land been returned to
Palestinian control, but new Israeli settlements have
also been allowed?
By what name was Iran historically known?
What was the last country in Southwest Asia and
North Africa to regain its independence after
decolonization?
Which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa
has the most diversified economy, and is not reliant
on oil?
What is the name of the organization established by
seventeen members of the Arab League in 2005 to
eliminate trade barriers in the region?
What percent of the world’s oil supply does Saudi
Arabia have?
What does the acronym OPEC stand for? Who are
its members?
Which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa is
the poorest on the Arabian Peninsula?
In which Middle Eastern conflict have there been
accusations that water has been used as a "weapon of
control"?
Which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa
has implemented the Badia Project, which is
designed to keep its mobile Bedouin population
viable and free?
Which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa
has drawn filmmakers for more than a century?
How is the Islamic Financial Services sector different
from traditional international banking system?
Which new energy source is being developed for
export in North Africa and the Middle East?
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