Liberty University - GEOG 200

1)Christianity emerged prior to Judaism.

2. A person of Semitic Arab ethnicity whose ancestral language is Arabic is known as a(n)     .

 

 

 

3. Country folk, who depend on subsistence agriculture, outnumber urbanites in the Middle East and North Africa.

 

4. What is a mullah?

 

5. Which war was an attempt by Arabs to regain the Occupied Territories?

 

 

6. A map of population density for the Middle East is perhaps best understood in comparison to proximity to water, as settlements have historically developed around access to water in dry environments.

 

7. Which member of the ecological trilogy provide technological innovation, manufactured goods, and religious and secular education and training?

 

 

8. The Dome of the Rock is a Muslim shrine built on the Noble Sanctuary, or as Jewish people recognize it, the Temple Mount.

 

 

9. The North African peoples of Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia share many traits with people to the east,

and therefore, consider themselves Middle Easterners.

 

 

10. Pastoral nomads and many animals migrate to mitigate the effects of drought, a coping adaptation known as drought avoidance.

 

11. When the Romans defeated the Jews and destroyed the Second Temple, Jews fled in an exile called

            .

 

 

12. Oases are ribbons of water and fertility within a desert region.

 

 

13. Copts and Maronites are    .

 

14. Which member of the ecological trilogy grows staple food crops such as wheat and barley that feed the other groups?

 

 

15. The Occupied Territories are the Gaza Strip, Sinai Peninsula, and Golan Heights.

 

16. Which member of the ecological trilogy are desert dwellers who provide livestock products, including live animals, meat, milk, cheeses, hides, and wool?

 

 

17. Which three countries have the largest populations in the Middle East?

 

 

18. The population in the Middle East and North Africa is concentrated along the Nile, Tigris, and Euphrates River valleys.

 

 

19. Jewish settlements in the West Bank violate Geneva Conventions and have been declared illegal by the Court of International Justice.

 

 

20. Residential areas of medinas were differentiated by income level, so that wealthier residents occupied a different area than poorer residents.

 

 

21. As the Middle East and North Africa become more urbanized, the ecological trilogy model is no longer valid.

 

22. Which entity was formed to ensure higher profits from oil?

 

23. What is the geographic region composed of Israel, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip called?

 

 

24. Population growth is moderately high in all countries of the Middle East and North Africa.

 

 

 

25. Palestine, Canaan, and the Promised Land refer to the same geographic area.

 

 

 

26. In the early twentieth century, ten countries were compelled to sign the Nile Water Agreement, which guaranteed Egyptian access to 75% of the river’s water.