What is desalination? pros and cons

A process of removing salt from ocean water.

pros: Drinkable water and water quality. cons: expensive and requires a lot of energy.

What is climate like in southwest Asia

Arid, dry and deserts

Which physical feature do people usually settle near?

rivers

Why do most people not live in deserts?

There is no water

When did it begin?

1st Christianity, 2nd Judaism, 3rd Islam

Founder of Christianity

Jesus

Founder of Judaism

Abraham

Founder of Islam

Muhammad

Holy book of Islam

Quran

Holy book of Judaism

Torah

Holy book of Christianity

Bible

Holy city of Judaism

JerusaleM

Holy city of Islam

Mecca

Holy city of Christianity

Jerusalem

Major beliefs of Christianity

Belief in one God; Jesus Christ was the Son of God

Major beliefs of Islam

5 pillars

Name of followers of Islam

Muslims

Name of followers of Judaism

Jews

Name of followers of Christianity

Christians

What is monotheism?

Belief in one God

Why did the Sunni and Shia split?

over leadership

5 Pillars of Faith

Faith - That there is one God, and Muhammad was his messenger Prayer - You must pray 5 times a day. Alms - You must give to the poor on Alms day for ALLAH Fasting - Adult healthy Muslims must abstain from food during the month of Ramadan Hajj - You must go to Mecca at least once in your life, and this applies to men and women

what is the difference between an ethnic group and a religious group?

An ethnic group is a cultural group, a religious group is a group that believes in a higher power, not every group does.

Arabs location and language

North Africa and Arabic

Persian location and language

Iran and Farsi

Kurds language and location

Kurdish and turkey, Iran

Most people in the Middle East are

Arabs

Arabs religion

Islam

What is irrigation?

Bringing water to land

two of southwest Asia main resources

Oil and natural gas

SW Asia scarce resource

fresh water

Suez Canal

a shortcut that allows trade between all three continents.

Persian gulf

holds one of the largest and most important oil fields in the world.

Strait of Hormuz

important shipping channel because much of the world's oil supply passes through this strait

Tigris River

Provides water for both drinking and farming.

Euphrates River

It is a source of water for Iraq, Syria, and turkey today.

Jordan River

Main source of water for Israel, and because it is the political boundary between Israel, west bank, and Jordan.

Gaza Strip

it's one of the world's most densely populated areas.

Turkey

Water pollution comes from industrial waste and oil spills.

Syria

reduced the amount of water reaching Syria (40%).

• food shortage

Iraq

reduced the amount of water reaching Iraq(80%). Farmers without jobs. -water pollution. -food problems.

Saudi Arabia

Desert climate, struggled for the water needs of its growing population. - saltwater intrusion

Jordan

water scarce country. Jordan can not meet all the needs of the people. get water two days a week. military battles over water rights.

Israel

Relays on drawing water from its aquifers. conflicts water rights to the Jordan river with Syria, Jordan, and Palestine.