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
o Why do you think the region is plagued by conflict?
I think the region is plagued by conflict, because of
the profit other countries are receiving from the oil
production and trade.
 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 are Cyprus, the Asian part of Turkey,
Syria, Lebanon, Israel, the West Bank and Gaza,
Jordan, Iraq, Iran, the countries of the Arabian
peninsula (Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, United Arab
Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait), and Egypt and
Libya.
 Click on Arab-Israeli Wars…
o Why are their tensions between Israel and the Arabs?
Tension occurred between Israel and the Arabs
because of the political, strategic, and economic
interests in the area of great power. So basically
there was conflict because both Israel and Arabs
wanted great power.
 Click on Iran-Iraq War …
o What country was the largest supplier of weapons in Iraq
during this conflict?
The Soviet Union
 Click on Persian Gulf Wars…
o What was the name of the Iraqi president? Saddam
Dr. J. Smith, Facilitator ITU: SIMCHA (Hebrew) JOY
Ms. J. Markley, Facilitator WebQuest: Central and Southwest Asia
Ms. R. Muffler, Monday Facilitator
 Hussein
o What was he accused of that led to war? Hussein
accused Kuwait of illegally pumping oil from Iraq’s
Rumaila oil field.
o When was the Iraqi president captured and convicted of
during this war?
Hussein was captured in Dec. 2003. He was
convicted of crimes against humanity.
 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? Red Sea
o What is the name of the sea north of Turkey? Black Sea
o What is the name of the sea north of Iran? Caspian Sea
o What is the name of the sea west of Israel?
Mediterranean Sea
o What is the name of the sea south of Oman? 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 60.5 miles
• Approximately how many mines is it from
Jerusalem to Egypt? About 80 miles
•
Click on Israel Profile: History Government Economy
Population
• What is the major International dispute in this
country? The international dispute with
this country is that, they are always
fighting wars.
• What does the symbol in the middle of the flag
represent? The symbol in the middle is the
Star of David. It represents their religion.
• Why are there tensions between Israelis and
Palestinians? The Palestinians were
invading the Israelis.
• How many feet below sea level is the Dead
Sea? The Dead Sea is 1312 Feet below sea
level.
 Go back to Maps-Middle East

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

Ms. J. Markley, Facilitator WebQuest: Central and Southwest Asia
Ms. R. Muffler, Monday Facilitator
 o Click on Saudi Arabia to answer the following questions…
o Name the neighboring countries… Iraq, Iran, Yemen,
Oman, Sudan, U.A.E, Jordan, and Syria.
 Approximately how many miles is it from Duba to
Egypt? About 200 miles.
 Click on Saudi Arabia Profile: History Government
Economy Population
• What type of Government does this country
have? Saudi Arabia had a complete
monarchy until 1922, then they had their
first constitution.
• Why did this country make large financial
contributions to the Iraqi war effort during the
1980’s? They made large financial
contributions because they were afraid
that they were going to be Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini's next targets.
• What is the Taliban? Is a leader
 Go back to Maps-Middle East
o Click on Kuwait to answer the following questions…
 What countries border Kuwait? Iraq, Saudi Arabia
 By examining the map, what would you think would
be Kuwait’s economic strength? Kuwait’s economic
strength would be food supply, because they
are right next to the ocean.
o Click on Kuwait Profile: History Government Economy
Population
 What are their official languages spoken? The
language is Arabic
 What is their main religion? Their main religion is
Islamic
 Why did Iraq invade Kuwait? The Iraqi president
accused Kuwait for invading their oil fields.
 What was the date that women voted for the first
time? In April 2006
 Go back to Maps-Middle East
o Click on Turkey to answer the following questions…
 Is Turkey north, south, east, or west of Israel?
 Where is Istanbul located? It is located in the
northern part of Turkey.
o Click on Turkey Profile: History Government Economy
Population
 Did Turkey fight in WWII? Why or Why not?
Dr. J. Smith, Facilitator ITU: SIMCHA (Hebrew) JOY
Ms. J. Markley, Facilitator WebQuest: Central and Southwest Asia
Ms. R. Muffler, Monday Facilitator
  Who are the Kurds?
 Name two interesting facts about the Kurdish
Culture.
 What tragedy happened on August 17, 1999?
 What countries are considered the major trading
partners with Turkey?
 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