Ch. 18 Southwest Asia Test Review

A _ is a streambed that is dry for much of the year

• Wadi
• Oasis
• Alluvial Plain
• Fossil Water

_ determine the physical shape of Southwest Asia.

• Physical Landmarks
• Bodies of water
• Physical Features
•  The Geography 

What human-made feature has contributed greatly to the Red Sea becoming one of the world's busiest waterways?

• Suez Canal
• Panama Canal
• Strait of Homez
• The Underwater Canal

__is considered the father of monotheism by Jews, Christians, and Muslims.

• Moses
• Abraham
• Muhammad 
• Arbram

_ comprise the largest ethnic group in Southwest Asia.

• Arabs
• Persians
• Jews
• Kurds

The _ _ is a landform created by sediment deposited during the floods.

• Wadi
• alluvial plain
• Oasis
• Fossil Water

From which country did the United States suspect al-Qaeda operated?

• Afghanistan
• Iraq
• Iran
• Saudi Arabia

Most of Southwest Asia falls within an _ climate zone.

• Arid
• Semi Arid
• Mediterranean
• Hot, Dry

What is the Arab word for "God"?

• Brahma
• Yahweh
• Allah
• Vishu 

By about A.D. 800, Islam extended from northern Africa into most of _.

• Spain and Portugal
• Europe
• Western Asia
• Russia