Central and Southwest Asia

WebQuest

Take each step and complete the questions…

 Go to phschool.com
 Go to Course Content
 Place the Web Code: mjk-0022 and press Go
 Click on WORLD GEOGRAPHY HOME PAGE
 Click on Chapter 21: Regional Atlas: Introduction to Central &
Southwest Asia
 Read the Summary
Why do you think the region is plagued by conflict? The region is
plagued by conflict because it is a battlefield for Iraqis and terrorism.
It is coming out of several years of Soviet control.
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 Click on Go Online Activities
 Click on economic activities and resources
 Click on Geography
 Click on World Geography
 Click on Atlas on the top bar
 Click on the region called Middle East
 Click on Middle East Profile and read the content to answer the
following questions:
o What countries define the region? The countries that
define the region are: Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Cyprus,
Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, the West Bank and Gaza,
Jordan, Iraq, Iran, the countries of he Arabian peninsula,
Egypt, and Libya.
 Click on Arab-Israeli Wars…
o Why are their tensions between Israel and the Arabs?
There are tensions between Israel and Arabs because of
political, strategic, and economic interests in the area of
the great powers.
 Click on Iran-Iraq War …
o What country was the largest supplier of weapons in Iraq
during this conflict? The country that was the largest
supplier of weapons in Iraq during this conflict was the
Soviet Union.
 Click on Persian Gulf Wars…
o What was the name of the Iraqi president? Saddam
Hussein was the Iraqi president.
o What was he accused of that led to war? He was accused
of refusing to comply with peaceful withdrawal.
Dr. J. Smith, Facilitator ITU: SIMCHA (Hebrew) JOY
Ms. J. Markley, Facilitator WebQuest: Central and Southwest Asia
Ms. R. Muffler, Monday Facilitator
 o When was the Iraqi president captured and convicted of
during this war? He was captured and convicted in 2004.
 Click on Atlas
 Click on the Middle East region to answer the following
questions…
o What is the name of the sea that is between Egypt and
Saudi Arabia? The Red Sea.
o What is the name of the sea north of Turkey? The Black
Sea.
o What is the name of the sea north of Iran? The Caspian
Sea.
o What is the name of the sea west of Israel? The
Mediterranean Sea.
o What is the name of the sea south of Oman? The Arabian
Sea.
 On that same page, scroll down to Maps-Middle East
o Click on Israel to answer the following questions…
 With the maps distance indicator in the top left
corner
• Approximately how many miles is it from
Jerusalem to Nazareth? About 40 miles.
• Approximately how many mines is it from
Jerusalem to Egypt? About 100 miles.
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Click on Israel Profile: History Government Economy
Population
• What is the major International dispute in this
country? The major dispute is the permanent
settlement of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
• What does the symbol in the middle of the flag
represent? It represents the Jews’ connection
with the gods.
• Why are there tensions between Israelis and
Palestinians? There are tensions because of
religious purposes.
• How many feet below sea level is the Dead
Sea? 1,349 feet below sea level.
 Go back to Maps-Middle East
o Click on Saudi Arabia to answer the following questions…
 Name the neighboring countries… Egypt, Syria,
Jordan, and Lebanon.
 Approximately how many miles is it from Duba to
Egypt? About 100 miles
Dr. J. Smith, Facilitator ITU: SIMCHA (Hebrew) JOY
Ms. J. Markley, Facilitator WebQuest: Central and Southwest Asia
Ms. R. Muffler, Monday Facilitator
 Click on Saudi Arabia Profile: History Government
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Economy Population
• What type of Government does this country
have? Monarchy
• Why did this country make large financial
contributions to the Iraqi war effort during the
1980’s? Because they were fearful that they
might become Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini’s
next targets if Iran conquered Iraq.
• What is the Taliban? The Taliban (“Students of
Islamic Knowledge Movement”) is an
organization that ruled Afghanistan from 1996-
2001.
 Go back to Maps-Middle East
o Click on Kuwait to answer the following questions…
 What countries border Kuwait? Saudi Arabia and
Iraq.
 By examining the map, what would you think would
be Kuwait’s economic strength? It is near the sea,
where they can receive ship imports.
o Click on Kuwait Profile: History Government Economy
Population
 What are their official languages spoken? Arabic and
English
 What is their main religion? Islam (85%)
 Why did Iraq invade Kuwait? Iraq invaded Kuwait
because it blamed Kuwait for falling oil prices.
 What was the date that women voted for the first
time? 1999
 Go back to Maps-Middle East
o Click on Turkey to answer the following questions…
 Is Turkey north, south, east, or west of Israel? North
of Israel
 Where is Istanbul located? It is located on the top left
of Turkey.
o Click on Turkey Profile: History Government Economy
Population
 Did Turkey fight in WWII? Why or Why not? No
because they went to war with Germany in World
War One
 Who are the Kurds? The Kurds are an ethnic-Iranian
ethno linguistic group.
 Name two interesting facts about the Kurdish
Dr. J. Smith, Facilitator ITU: SIMCHA (Hebrew) JOY
Ms. J. Markley, Facilitator WebQuest: Central and Southwest Asia
Ms. R. Muffler, Monday Facilitator
 Culture. 1.) 12 million Kurds live in Turkey, roughly
20% of the country’s population. 2.) Kurdish culture
and its oppression led to the establishment of the
Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).
 What tragedy happened on August 17, 1999? Turkey
was devastated by an earthquake (magnitude 7.4),
which resulted in 17,000 casualties and 200,000 left
homeless.
 What countries are considered the major trading
partners with Turkey? Germany, UK, U.S., Italy,
France, Spain, Russia, and China.
 Exit out of phschool.com
 Go to ilike2learn.com
 On the left hand side of the page you will see The 10 Most
Popular Games
o Click on Middle East Map Quiz
 Complete the Map Quiz until you know where all the
countries of the Middle East are located..
 Lastly, ask Dr. Smith for a hardcopy of the Map Quiz for your
team to complete for 23 pts. World Geography credit.
o This Map Quiz must be completed with computer lids down
and with no outside resources.
o Once your team has completed the Map Quiz, turn it in for
correction and credit.
o Be sure to place your teammates names on the paper for
credit.

Dr. J. Smith, Facilitator ITU: SIMCHA (Hebrew) JOY

Ms. J. Markley, Facilitator WebQuest: Central and Southwest Asia
Ms. R. Muffler, Monday Facilitator