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- Who controlled the Sinai peninsula after the Six Day War?
- Israel
- Name a sandless desert.
- Antarctica
- How big is the Sahara Desert?
- It is approximately 3.5 million square miles or as big as the continental United States.
- What is a "taproot"?
- Taproots are the roots on desert plants that grow so deep that they can tap sources of underground water.
- What is the Dead Sea?
- The Dead Sea is a 50-mile long by 11-mile wide salt lake.
- How many Arabs live throughout the world?
- More than 200 million.
- What is a Bedouin?
- A bedouin is a nomad who inhabits the Middle East and North Africa.
- What percentage of the world's oil supply comes from this region?
- More than 40 percent of the world's oil reserves are from this region.
- What does OPEC stand for?
- Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
- Where do most Kurds live?
- Most Kurds live in the mountains between Iran, Iraq,Syria, and Turkey.
- How much of this region is made up of desert?
- Nearly 2/3 of this region.
- What two water forms does the Suez Canal connect?
- It connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea.
- Why was Egypt forced to sell the Suez Canal to Great Britian?
- Because Egypt went into debt when they paid France to build the canal.
- In what year did the Suez Canal close for 8 years?
- 1967
- What is a desert?
- A desert is land that receives less than 10 inches of rain per year.
- In what year did the Suez Canal reopen?
- 1975
- What country was hired by Egypt to build the Suez Canal?
- France
- Why were British soldiers originally sent to Egypt?
- They were sent to protect the Suez Canal.
- Who believed the Suez Canal belonged to the Egyptians and declared it the property of Egypt?
- Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser
- In what year did the United Nations order Britian, France, and Isreal to leave Egypt and return to them the Suez Canal?
- 1956
- What countries invaded Egypt when Nasser took back the Suez Canal?
- Britain, France, and Isreal
- What is an isthmus?
- An isthmus is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger pieces of land.
- Why is the Suez Canal often called "the crossroads of Europe"?
- Because the route is used to transport goods to and from all three continents.
- When was OPEC formed?
- 1960
- When do oil experts believe that oil supplies will be used up?
- By 2050
- What is OPEC's purpose?
- OPEC's purpose is to regulate prices and production of oil.
- Name three areas where Arabs made great advances to civilization.
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1. mathematics ( ex:Arabic numerals)
2. medicine
3. physical science - How did the language and culture of Arabic spread throughout this region?
- The langugae and culture of Arabic spread as more and more people converted to the Islamic religion.
- Who are the Berbers?
- The Berbers are a minority group in Morocco and Algeria who lived in North Africa before the arrival of the Arabs.
- Name two cultural characteristics that people of the Middle East and North Africa have in common.
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1. Most of the people speak Arabic.
2. Most of the people practice Islam.