Notes for Our Test

Egypt:

-In Africa

-Hot, Dry summers.

-3 times bigger than Mexico.

-90% is Muslim.

-1% Christian.

Iran:

-98% Muslim

Saudi Arabia:

-#1 oil in exports in the world

-#2 in oil production

-Islamic

-monarchy

-#5 in gas reserves

-# in the world  

-good health care

-may use nuclear weapons on Israel.

-trying to build nuclear weapons.

-they hate Israel

Israel:

-Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Lebanon

-timber, potash, copper ore, natural gas, phosphate rock, magnesium bromide, clays, sand

-limited arable land and natural fresh water resources pose serious constraints; desertification; air pollution from  industrial and vehicle emissions; groundwater pollution from industrial and domestic waste, chemical fertilizers,  and pesticides.

-In Asia.

-18 years of age for compulsory (Jews, Druzes) and voluntary (Christians, Muslims, Circassians) military service; both  sexes are obligated to military service; conscript service obligation - 36 months for enlisted men, 21 months for  enlisted women, 48 months for officers; pilots commit to 9 years service; reserve obligation to age 41-51 (men), 24  (women) (2010).   

-Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israel Naval Forces (IN), Israel Air Force (IAF) (2010)

-Israel has a technologically advanced market economy.

-Jerusalem  (capital)

-2010 estimate 7,645,600

-75.5% Jewish, 20.3% Arab, 4.2% other

-Hebrew, Arabic

-Unemployment rate:   

7.6% (2009 est.)

-Oil - production:   

3,806 bbl/day (2009 est.) 99 Compared to world.

-Oil - consumption:   

231,000 bbl/day (2009 est.)

country comparison to the world: 52 

-Oil - imports:   

318,900 bbl/day (2007 est.)

country comparison to the world: 34 

-Government type:   

parliamentary democracy

-Independence:   

14 May 1948 (from League of Nations mandate under British administration)

 Christianity:

• Today it is the largest religion in the world, with around 2 billion followers

• Date founded:

c. 33 AD

• Place founded:

Palestine

• Founder:

Jesus of Nazareth, a Jewish carpenter

• Religious professionals:

Priest; bishop; archbishop; patriarch; pope; pastor; minister; preacher; deacon

• House of worship:

Church, chapel, cathedral, basilica, meeting hall

• Holy book: Bible

Judisum:

• date founded

c. 1300 BC

• place founded

           Mesopotamia

• founder

Abraham 

• spiritual leader

rabbi (rebbe in Hasidism)

• place of worship

synagogue ("temple" in Reform Judaism)

• day of worship

Saturday (Shabbat/Sabbath)

• theism

monotheism

• Holy Book: Torah

Islam:

• date founded

622 CE

• place founded

Mecca, Saudi Arabia

• founder

Muhammad (born c.570), a trade merchant from Arabia

• religious professionals

sheikh; imam (Shi'ite)

• house of worship

mosque

• sacred text

Qur'an (Koran)