Geography Chapter 2.3

Highest point in Northwestern Syria that borders the Mediterranean Sea north of Lebanon

Passes through Syria on its way to Iraq

Jordan is divided into 2 regions

Jordan’s only access to the ocean is its port its a city in southwestern Jordan

The majority of the Syrian and Jordanian people are

make up about half the population of Jordan

In both Syria and Jordan the dominant religion is

Syria’s capital

Jordan's largest city and capital

is one of Syria’s largest industries

Syria also has two important mineral resources

Roman ruins are two historic sites that help the industry of tourism

useful for agriculture (The name of the land)

the largest country in the Fertile Crescent

Seminomadic people who dwell in the northeastern highlands

Iraq's official religion

The capital is Iraq’s largest city

Ranks second in population. It is located in Iraq

directed an invasion of Kuwait

small, oil-rich kingdom to the south, that was invaded by Saddam Hussein

the United States led an international force against Hussein and liberated Kuwait, forcing the Iraqi troops to retreat with heavy losses

launched a deadly attack against the United States in the War on Terror

An islamic terrorist organization led by Osama Bin Laden

Muslim terrorist groups

the world’s largest peninsula

most of Arabia has a what climate

To the east of this arid plateau, the desert yields to more fertile lowlands along the shores of the

Most of the rain in Arabia falls along the

Three characteristics dominate the Arabian Peninsula

Saudi Arabia's state religion

the family in Saudi Arabia has ruled the country since 1932

is the capital of Saudi Arabia and the home of the ruling family

 The two cities in Saudi Arabia that hold mosques

A muslim pilgrimage; is one of the religious requirements commanded in the Koran

The holy book of islam

narrow tower that someone calls out of in time of prayer

Caller of the Minaret

Temporary rivers

The two largest freshwater lakes in Southwest Asia

characterized by hot summers and cold winters

two key straits which connect the Black Sea to the Mediterranean

Turkey’s highest point; Also thought to be the place where noah landed the ark

where the disciples were first called Christians

Turkey’s largest city

Turkey’s first president

is Turkey’s capital and second largest city

Turkey’s largest lake

Turkey’s longest river

Modern Turkey is considered a what state

On the coast, Turkish farmers grow the world’s largest crop of

a yellow seedless raisin

Turkey’s main power source

magnificent cathedral built by Byzantine emperor Justinian the Great

Was Iran formerly

Rises 4,000 feet above sea level between two mountain ranges, Elburz Mountains, and Zagros Mountains

This religion dominates Iran more than any other Middle Eastern nation

The capital, is the largest city in Iran

renamed the country Iran and began a program of modernization, opening schools, developing industry, and building a modern transportation system

an exiled religious leader, took over the country of Iran in 1979

is the second largest producer of oil

capital of the Persian Empire

lived under the Communist domination of the Soviet Union for 70 years before the Soviet empire collapsed in 1991

Capital and largest city of Azerbaijan

a Turkish people, make up the majority of the population of Azerbaijan

One of the world’s largest mountain lakes, covers 5% of Armenia

A division of the Roman Catholic Church in Armenia

the capital and largest city of Armenia

the capital of Georgia

Is a formal religion which originated in the Great Schism of 1054 when the Roman Catholic Church formally split between East and West