<p> Geography of Southwest Asia Study Guide with Answers Directions: Write the correct answer for each question.</p><p>1. Where do most Middle Eastern Jews live? Israel</p><p>2. What ethnic group lives in the mountains of Turkey and Iraq? Kurds</p><p>3. Today, most Iranians speak Farsi and belong to this ethnic group: Persians</p><p>4. The majority of people in Southwest Asia belong to which ethnic group? Arab</p><p>5. What issue led to the split between the Sunni and Shia Muslims? They disagreed over who should lead Muslims after Muhammad’s death.</p><p>6. Which best describes the religion of Arabs? Most are Muslim, though there are also many Christians and those of other faiths</p><p>7. Who is a common figure in the origins of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam? Abraham</p><p>8. The oldest religion in Southwest Asia is: Judaism</p><p>9. What are the three prominent religions in Southwest Asia? Judaism, Islam, Christianity</p><p>10. Pollution from oil spills on the Black Sea contaminate this country’s water supply: Turkey</p><p>11. Because of its harsh climate, which country has to rely on desalination plants to provide most of its citizens’ drinking water? Saudi Arabia</p><p>12. The process of removing salt from salt water in order to make it suitable for farming and drinking is known as Desalination 13. Which country’s water treatment plants have been damaged by decades of war? Iraq</p><p>14. Which country has fought military battles over water rights to the Jordan River? Israel</p><p>15. What non-renewable natural resource has contributed to the growth of the Middle East? Oil</p><p>16. What are three major water problems in Southwest Asia? Water shortages, unequal distribution, pollution</p><p>17. Disputes over what two natural resources are problematic for many Southwest Asian countries? Oil and Water</p><p>18. Which rivers flow through Turkey and Iraq? Tigris and Euphrates</p><p>19. Why is the Suez Canal so important to international shipping? It makes it possible to get from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea without sailing around Africa.</p><p>20. Because mountains block winds coming from the oceans, much of the interior of Southwest Asia is: Desert</p><p>21. The Strait of Hormuz connects which bodies of water? Persian Gulf & Arabian Sea</p><p>22. Which river is the key water source for Israel, Lebanon, and Syria? Jordan River</p><p>23. Much of the world’s oil supply is shipped through the narrow waterway between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula called the ______. Strait of Hormuz</p><p>24. This 25-mile territory has been a source of dispute between Israel and its neighbors for many years: Gaza Strip</p><p>25. What is the 120-mile man-made waterway that is used to transport goods from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea? Suez Canal</p><p>26. The climate of Southwest Asia has led much of the region to experience a scarcity of ______. Rainfall</p><p>27. Which best describes the climate of much of Southwest Asia? Hot and dry</p>