Middle East Study Guide:

Political map:
Know the locations of all countries on both maps.
Know the following capital/major cities:
Cairo, Egypt
Jerusalem, Israel
Baghdad, Iraq
Kabul, Afghanistan
Damascus, Syria
Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Know the locations of the following physical features:
Red Sea
Black Sea
Persian Gulf
Gulf of Aden
Nile River
Mediterranean Sea
Rub al Khali
Atlas Mountains

Medina, Saudi Arabia

Describe what the word Arab means.

Describe what the word Muslim means.
How many of the Muslim population are actually Arab?
Most of the worlds Muslims actually live where?

The Middle East spans what three continents?

This Middle Eastern country spans across both Asia and Europe.
What is desalination?

What does OPEC primarily do?

What is OPECs mission?

How could the global economy be affected if OPEC does not maintain a stabilized oil market?

How does the basic principle of supply and demand work?