The Middle East - review

The Middle East

study guide

oil - a carbon mixture used for gasoline and other fuels.
In the countries around the Persian Gulf, petroleum is the main part of their economy.

23. petroleum

Organization of Petroleum Exporting States
Controls the price of petroleum all around the world.

24. OPEC

The economy is based on more than one thing.
(Not just petroleum, for example)

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25. diverse economy

Most of the Middle East has not enough water.
It has caused conflicts between countries.

26. scarce water

Multiple Choice

Scarce water has caused...

• political conflicts

• religious wars

• starvation

Multiple Choice

A fuel made of carbon that can be refined into gasoline

• petroleum

• OPEC

• diverse economy

Multiple Choice

The country can produce more than just one thing.

• petroleum

• OPEC

• diverse economy

Multiple Choice

organization that controls the price of oil

• petroleum

• OPEC

• diverse economy

People share a culture that goes back through the generations

27. ethnic group

The main ethnic group of Iran

28. Persians

The largest ethnic group of the Middle East

29. Arabs

Ethnic group in Iraq, Iran, Syria and Turkey
They have no country of their own, but nationalists want one.

30. Kurds

Multiple Choice

any group of people who share a culture and traditions that go back generations

• ethnic group

• Arabs

• Persians

• Kurds

Multiple Choice

Nationalist ethnic group that does not have its own country

• Arabs

• Persians

• Kurds

Multiple Choice

The main ethnic group of Iran

• Arabs

• Persians

• Kurds

Multiple Choice

Largest ethnic group in the Middle East

• Arabs

• Persians

• Kurds

Began when the United Nations divided Palestine between Jews and Arabs.
Israel won the war and kept its independence.

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31. War of 1948

Iraq invaded Kuwait for its oil.
Stopped by a group of countries led by USA

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32. Persian Gulf Conflict

by Osama bin Laden against the USA.
led to the US invasion of Afghanistan.

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33. September 11 attacks

The USA was looking for Osama bin Laden.
It destroyed the Taliban government.

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34. US invasion of Afghanistan

Multiple Choice

The USA destroyed the Taliban because it was searching for Osama bin Ladin.

• war of 1948

• Persian Gulf Conflict

• 9-11 attacks

• US invasion of Afghanistan

Multiple Choice

Led by Osama bin Laden and caused the USA to attack Afghanistan

• war of 1948

• Persian Gulf Conflict

• 9-11 attacks

• US invasion of Afghanistan

Multiple Choice

Started because Iraq invaded Kuwait for oil.

• war of 1948

• Persian Gulf Conflict

• 9-11 attacks

• US invasion of Afghanistan

Multiple Choice

Started because nobody was happy with the UN's division of Palestine

• war of 1948

• Persian Gulf Conflict

• 9-11 attacks

• US invasion of Afghanistan

35. The 5 Pillars of Islam

5 key beliefs:

1. Statement of faith

2. Pray every day.

3. Give alms to the poor.

4. Don't eat during the month of Ramadan.

5. Pilgrimage to Mecca once in your life

Israel won the war and took over most of Palestine.
Palestinians became refugees in Gaza and the West Bank.

The outcome

The UN divided Palestine between Arabs and Jews.
Nobody was happy, and they fought for the land.

How it began

36. The 1948 War

37. The Distribution of petroleum

The countries that have lots of petroleum have lots of money, but not diverse economies.

38. Kurdish nationalism

The goal of Kurdish nationalism is to create an independent country for the Kurds.