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UNIT ONE STUDY GUIDE PEOPLE & PLACES OF SW ASIA FRIDAY, SEPT. 9TH 1. Label the features Political Features Afghanistan Iran Iraq Israel Saudi Arabia Turkey West bank Gaza Strip Completed Study Guide/Return to Mr. Howard Physical Features Red Sea Arabian Sea Persian Gulf Tigris River Euphrates River Jordan River Strait of Hormuz Suez Canal 2. VOCABULARY – DEFINE EACH MonotheisticBelief in one God Arid- Dry Farmland Desalination- To remove salt from sea water to get fresh water Irrigation- To use water for farming crops Hajj- Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca 3. Explain how water pollution and the unequal distribution of water impacts irrigation and drinking water. 4. What are the reasons why water is so scarce in SWA? Dry, Desert Land, Polluted Water; Population Growth 5. What are some solutions to the water problems in SWA? Desalination, pass Pollution laws, Less water per person use. 6. Why are some of these problems not so easy to fix? Too expensive to clean salt water or polluted water and nobody is taking responsibility for polluting water. *****Know the following for all three religions born in the Middle East**** Judaism Holy book Place of worship Title of the leader of the service/prayers Name of God Believe in how many Gods? Christianity Islam Bible Koran Church Mosque Torah Synagogue Imam Rabbi Pastor God God Allah One One One Orthodox, Conservative, Catholic, Protestant Shia and Sunni Saturday Sunday Friday Oldest Middle Youngest Denominations or sects Day of the week for worship Rank oldest to youngest Five Pillars 1. Declaring your FAITH 2. Prayer 5 times a day 3. The Hajj, Pilgrimage to Mecca 4. Giving to CHARITY 5. FASTING during Ramadan Be able to explain to me at least three similarities and three differences between the three religions. similarities All Believe in ONE God (Monotheistic) differences Different Founders (Abraham, Jesus, Muhammad Jerusalem is a Holy City Worship on different days Abraham is important Different Holy Books and Different places of worship Be able to explain WHY the split occurred in Islam and WHAT the Shi’a believe about the caliph and what the Sunni believe about the Caliph. Also which is the bigger group? Lastly, where can I find the largest group of Shi’a? Sunni and Shia Muslim split because they had different beliefs on who should lead the Muslim religion. Sunni believe that the leader of Islam should be any good Muslim Shia believes that the leader of Islam should be a relative of Muhammad. Sunni= 85%, Shia= 15% The largest group of Shia can be found in IRAN What is the difference between an ethnic group and a religious group? Ethnic groups share the same custom, race, language and culture. Explain the diversity in three of the major ethnic groups in SWA. Are all people in SWA Arab? No, but they are the largest ethnic group What are the different religious groups found within Arabs? Muslims, Christian and Jewish What are the different religious groups found within Persians? Muslims, Christians and Jewish What religion do most Kurds follow? Mostly Sunni Muslim Where are most Persians found? IRAN ***Most people in SWA live near ____RIVERS______, _MOUNTAINS_____ and ____COASTS____ because it is __COOL AND THEY GET MORE RAIN___________.