1. Sponge: 24/25
Use this time to study for your “QUIZ BOWL” competition. Class will be divided into two teams. One person from EACH team will come up to the front to answer a question. Team that has the MOST points at the end of the game, WINS!!!! Study ALL notes, maps, graphic organizers, flashcards, etc….
(10 minutes)

2. Let’s Get Ready To RUMBLEEEEEEEEE!!!!! 
Quiz Bowl
Let’s Get Ready To RUMBLEEEEEEEEE!!!!! 

3. Which describes the climate much of Southwest Asia?
A.) windy and cold B.) hot and dry C.) tropical and rainy D.) moderate and cool

4. Which describes the climate much of Southwest Asia?
A.) windy and cold B.) hot and dry C.) tropical and rainy D.) moderate and cool

5. What are two of the most valuable resources found in S.W. Asia?
A.) water and cotton B.) phosphates and oil C.) oil and natural gas D.) sulfur and natural gas

6. What are two of the most valuable resources found in S.W. Asia?
A.) water and cotton B.) phosphates and oil C.) oil and natural gas D.) sulfur and natural gas

7. What Middle East country is landlocked?

8. Afghanistan

9. Where is the Gaza Strip?

10. Where is the Gaza Strip?

11. Where is the Persian Gulf?

12. Where is the Persian Gulf?X

13. Where is Afghanistan?

14. Where is Afghanistan? X

15. Where is Saudi Arabia?

16. Where is Saudi Arabia? X

17. Where is Iran?

18. Where is Iran? X

19. Where Is the Arabian Sea?

20. Where Is the Arabian Sea?X

21. Where Is the Red Sea?

22. Where Is the Red Sea? X

23. Where is the Euphrates River?

24. Where is the Euphrates River?

25. Where is the Suez Canal?

26. Where is the Suez Canal?

27. Name the 3 Major Ethnic Groups In the Middle East

28. Persians, Kurds, and Arabs

29. What language do the Arabs speak?

30. Arabic

31. The Kurds were nomadic (moved from place to place)
The Kurds were nomadic (moved from place to place). However, they live mainly in the ________ of some S.W. Asia countries.

32. Mountains

33. What is one characteristic of an ethnic group?

34. Language, religion, shared history, lineage, etc…
Answers may vary

35. A group that shares a belief system in a god or gods, with a specific set of rituals is a ________ group.

36. Religious

37. Where do most Persians live?

38. Iran

39. The Tigris and Euphrates rivers come together in which country?

40. Iraq

41. Name the 3 major religious groups

42. Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

43. What do all 3 religions have in common?

44. They are Monotheistic (Believe in One God)

45. Who was the founder/leader of Islam?

46. Muhammad

48. What was the primary disagreement between the Sunni and Shia Muslims?

49. Who would be Muhammad’s successor (replacement) after his death

50. Over 90% of the people living in the Middle East believe in what religion?

51. Islam

52. Farsi is spoken by what ethnic group?

53. Persians

54. Water Pollution, oil spills from factories, chemical fertilizers are all ________ issues that have caused the unequal distribution of water in the Middle East.

55. Environmental

56. Which river do Israel, Syria, and Jordan share?

57. Jordan River

58. What is literacy

59. The ability to read and write

60. Why do women have lower literacy rates in SW Asia than men?

61. Answers vary: Most women are not valued and they are expected to be the homemakers. Many people believe homemakers do not need an education.

62. The Middle East is mainly?
A.) Grasslands B.) inland lakes C.) fertile farming areas D.) desert

63. The Middle East is mainly?
A.) Grasslands B.) inland lakes C.) fertile farming areas D.) desert

64. What Middle East country has the largest deposits of oil?

65. Saudi Arabia

66. Which major religion uses the Torah (sacred book)?

67. Judaism

68. What is desalination

69. The process that removes salt and chemicals from sea water

70. Why does Saudi Arabia have the least amount of water?

71. Mainly desert

72. Why do Turkey and Iraq have more water than the other Middle East countries?

73. The Tigris and Euphrates provide more water to those countries