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Geography Unit 5 Stu Guide Day 12Name Class DateChapter 19 Main Idea Activities 19.2, continued_____ 5. Muslims today face Mecca, Islam’s holiest city, when they pray._____ 6. Historians consider the rule of Mongols a golden age of Persian culture._____ 7. Islam is the unifying cultural feature of the region._____ 8. Most people in the Persian Gulf and interior Southwest Asia are Arabs._____ 9. The diffusion of Arabic words is the result of migration, trade, and the spreadof Islam._____10. A people known as the Kurds were given their own country in the region inthe year 2001._____11. Most of the people who live in Iran are Persians who speak Farsi._____12. In Afghanistan the Qashqai make up the largest ethnic group._____13. Today about 90 percent of Muslims are Shia Muslims._____14. Muslims are expected to make a religious pilgrimage to Mecca.UNDERSTANDING MAIN IDEAS For each of the following, write the letter of the bestchoice in the space provided._____ 1. Which group created the region’s first real empire?a. Sumeriansb. Akkadiansc. Mongolsd. Ottoman Turks_____ 2. The prophet Muhammad was the founder ofa. Buddhism.b. Hinduism.c. Judaism.d. Islam._____ 3. The dominant language in the Persian Gulf and interior region isa. Arabic.b. English.c. Farsi.d. French._____ 4. The Sunnis and the Shia are thea. two major holidays celebrated in the region.b. region’s two main economic organizations.c. followers of Islam’s two main branches.d. region’s two largest deserts.Copyright © by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. All rights reserved.Holt World Geography Today 114 Main Idea Activities30
Geography Unit 5 Stu Guide Day 13Name Class DateCHAPTER 19Guided Reading Strategies 19.3The Persian Gulf and InteriorREADING THE SECTION As you read the section, examine the descriptions of thePersian Gulf and interior countries below. For each description, place a check mark in thebox next to the country being described.1. A government dominated by ayatollahs came to power in this country in 1979.❑ Afghanistan ❑ Iran ❑ Iraq ❑ Saudi Arabia2. Fighting in this country has continued on and since the 1970s.❑ Afghanistan ❑ Iran ❑ Iraq ❑ Saudi Arabia3. This country is the world’s largest exporter of oil.❑ Afghanistan ❑ Iran ❑ Iraq ❑ Saudi Arabia4. This country is ruled by a dictator named Saddam Hussein.❑ Afghanistan ❑ Iran ❑ Iraq ❑ Saudi Arabia5. A group called the Taliban came to power in this country in the 1990s.❑ Afghanistan ❑ Iran ❑ Iraq ❑ Saudi Arabia6. Today this country is a theocracy.❑ Afghanistan ❑ Iran ❑ Iraq ❑ Saudi Arabia7. This country is the caretaker of Mecca, Islam’s holiest city.❑ Afghanistan ❑ Iran ❑ Iraq ❑ Saudi Arabia8. This country invaded Kuwait in 1990 to capture its rich oil fields.❑ Afghanistan ❑ Iran ❑ Iraq ❑ Saudi ArabiaPOST-READING QUICK CHECK After you have finished reading the section, in thespace provided, match each of the following countries with its capital.______ 1. Afghanistan a. Tehran______ 2. Iran b. Baghdad______ 3. Iraq c. Kabul______ 4. Saudi Arabia d. RiyadhCopyright © by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. All rights reserved.Holt World Geography Today 58 Guided Reading Strategies31
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