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Warm up #7 in Notebook

Warm up #7 in Notebook. Map Study Questions 1-3 Pg. 552 5 Total Questions. 6 THEMES OF THE MIDDLE EAST (# 8 in Notebook). THEME 1: OIL. The Middle East contains about 65% of the world’s oil reserves. Saudi Arabia is the #1 oil country in the world. Saudi Arabian Oil Port.

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Warm up #7 in Notebook

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  1. Warm up#7 in Notebook Map Study Questions 1-3 Pg. 552 5 Total Questions

  2. 6 THEMES OF THE MIDDLE EAST (# 8 in Notebook)

  3. THEME 1: OIL • The Middle East contains about 65% of the world’s oil reserves. • Saudi Arabia is the #1 oil country in the world.

  4. Saudi Arabian Oil Port

  5. THEME 2: ARID • Most of the Middle East has a very arid climate. • Saudi Arabia contains the Rub-Al-Khali, the largest continuous sand desert in the world. • Many Middle Eastern countries have to trade profits from oil for increased water supplies.

  6. Desert oasis in libya

  7. THEME 3: ARAB WORLD • Most Middle Easterners are Arabs. • Others, however, are Persians, Turks, Hebrews, etc. • Most people in the Middle East speak Arabic. • Most architectural styles in the Middle East are Arabic styles.

  8. Arab architecture

  9. THEME 43 WORLD RELIGIONS • The Middle East is the birthplace of three major monotheistic world religions. • Judaism • Christianity • Islam

  10. 3 Monotheistic religions

  11. THEME 5: ISLAM • Most people in the Middle East are Muslims. • Many governments in the Middle East follow Islamic principles.

  12. Islamic women worship

  13. THEME 6: CONFLICT • The Middle East has seen many times of conflict. • The Jewish State of Israel has been the source of conflict for the last 50 years (Israeli-Palestinian Conflict).

  14. Palestinian-Israeli conflict

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