2. Jeopardy Physical Geography Human Geography Religion Ancient Civilizations ?????? Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 ????

3. $100 Question from H1 This is the lowest point on the Earth’s land surface.

4. $100 Answer from H1 What is the Jordan Rift Valley or Dead Sea Rift?

5. $200 Question from H1 Wind, farming, overgrazing, and loss of vegetation have exacerbated this problem.

6. $200 Answer from H1 What is desertification?

7. $300 Question from H1 a Ergs, Regs, and Hamadas types of desert that can be found here.

8. $300 Answer from H1 What is the Sahara Desert?

9. $400 Question from H1 This mountain range is characterized by a pyroclastic, shield volcano.

10. $400 Answer from H1 What is the Tibesti Mountains?

11. $500 Question from H1 This is home to the ancient, ruined city of Palmyra and covers 4/5ths of Jordan's territory.

12. $500 Answer from H1 What is the Syrian Desert?

13. $100 Question from H2 This is where most nomads in North Africa live today.

14. $100 Answer from H2 What is in cities or villages?

15. $200 Question from H2 English is widely spoken in the Arabian Peninsula due to this.

16. $200 Answer from H2 What is international business and trade focusing on the oil industry?

17. $300 Question from H2 High unemployment in North Africa has resulted in this on a large scale.

18. $300 Answer from H2 What is illegal immigration into Europe?

19. $400 Question from H2 This country has elected a female Prime Minister.

20. $400 Answer from H2 What is Israel?

21. $500 Question from H2 This ethnic group has political dominance in Afghanistan.

22. $500 Answer from H2 What is Pashtun?

23. $100 Question from H3 This form of government follows the guidelines of an official religion.

24. $100 Answer from H3 What is a Theocracy?

25. $200 Question from H3 Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have this in common.

26. $200 Answer from H3 What is the concept of monotheism or Abraham is their founding patriarch?

27. $300 Question from H3 This was the cause of the split of Islam into Sunni and Shia factions.

28. $300 Answer from H3 What is disagreement over Muhammad successor?

29. $400 Question from H3 This country has a Christian majority. (there are 2)

30. $400 Answer from H3 What is Armenia or Georgia?

31. $500 Question from H3 Daily Double!!! These are the Five Pillars of Islam.

32. $500 Answer from H3 What is: 1.The declaration of faith. 2.The pilgrimage to Mecca, Hajj. 3.Charity, give 2.5 percent of income. 4.Fasting during the holy month of Ramadan. 5.Praying 5 times a day toward Mecca.

33. $100 Question from H4 The Persian Empire was centered in this modern day country.

34. $100 Answer from H4 Who is Iran?

35. $200 Question from H4 This industry was key to the rise of civilization in river valleys.

36. $200 Answer from H4 Who is agriculture?

37. $300 Question from H4 Cuneiform writing, a code of law, and a system of mathematics are characteristic of this ancient civilization.

38. $300 Answer from H4 Who is Sumer or the Sumerians?

39. $400 Question from H4 This notable ruler led Persia at its peak.

40. $400 Answer from H4 Who is Darius the Great?

41. $500 Question from H4 This was a period of revived trade and prosperity under foreign rule in Central Asia.

42. $500 Answer from H4 What is Pax Mongolica?

43. $100 Question from H5 This group of Afghan guerrillas fought the Soviet invasion.

44. $100 Answer from H5 Who are the Mujahedeen?

45. $200 Question from H5 Control of these provided a military and commercial advantage.

46. $200 Answer from H5 What are the Turkish Straights?

47. $300 Question from H5 This was the goal of founding OPEC.

48. $300 Answer from H5 What is keeping oil prices high?

49. $400 Question from H5 This percentage of Egyptians live in the Nile River’s delta.

50. $400 Answer from H5 What is 90%?

51. $500 Question from H5 This country in Central Asia still has a command economy after the fall of the Soviet Union.

52. $500 Answer from H5 What is Turkmenistan?

54. Final Jeopardy In these two nations the Arab Spring Movement successful in overthrowing their oppressive, non- Democratic governments.

55. Final Jeopardy What are Egypt and Libya?