Southwest Asia geography human environment interaction’s religion and culture – Flashcards
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Political
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Relieved to government determined by government such as boundaries for independent nations
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Physical
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Visible environmental mountains rivers lakes seas and oceans are all examples
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Ethnic group
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People who may share common such as language physical traits customs and traditions
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Religious group
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People who share a common set of beliefs usually in the supernatural being or beings Jews Christians and Muslims and Sunnis are all examples
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Arabs
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The most common ethnic group in the Middle East
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Kurds
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Ethnic group to lives in the mountain regions of my Iran Iraq Syria and Turkey. Most are Sunni Muslims
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Persians
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Group who make over half of the population of Iran
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Shia
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A smaller percentage of all muslims. Believe that Mohammed heris should be descendants of Mohammed
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Sunni
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Group that makes up 85 to 90% of all Muslims. Believe that Mohammed did not a point to successor to the Successor needs to be elected or appointed
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Compare
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Relate same similarities
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Contrast
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Dissimilar different
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Diversey
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Variety are differences among people or groups
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Prominent
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Notable primary most common
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Monotheistic
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Belief one God
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Polytheistic
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Belief in many gods
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Judaism
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The first monotheistic religion. Abraham is considered founder. Worship in synagogue. Holy text is Torah.
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Christianity
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Second monotheistic religion
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Islam
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The third monotheistic religion Mohammed is considered the founder worship in mosque holy text is the Qur'an
