1. Southwest Asia and North Africa Study guide

2. 11. Why do many religious groups in the Middle East oppose Westerners ?

3. They feel like Western Cultures are a threat to their culture, and they want to protect their culture.

4. 12. Explain why Israel is so ethnically diverse

6. Because if its location. Crossroads of the World ! Jewish people from all over the world have immigrated to Israel. Zionism

7. 13. What is one thing that the Israelis did to overcome the challenge of limited farmland?

8. Drip Irrigation

9. Squeezing every drop of water from the air Tal-Ya Water Trays Technologies developed reusable plastic trays to collect dew from the air, reducing the water needed by crops or trees by up to 50 percent.

10. They build irrigation systems ( New and improved)

11. 14. Describe the Benefits of the Suez Canal

15. It is short cut that connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea, and saves thousands of miles of travel for shipping vessels.

16. 15. Explain the current type of government that Syria has, and how the Syrian president feels concerning opposition to his policies?

17. They Syrian government is a Democracy.

18. However, it believes in using force to control those that oppose the presidents policies. The Syrian president believes the government has the right to protect inself against those that wish hit hard or want to overthrow it.