Duplicate of SWA Geography, Ethnic Groups and Religion Review

Question 1

Arabs represent the largest ethnic group in the Middle East.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

What is an example of an ethnic group?

Accepted Answer

Persians

Question 3

All Persians live in Iran

Accepted Answer

False

Question 4

All Jews are of the same ethnic group.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

All Arabs are Muslims?

Accepted Answer

False

Question 6

Most Kurds speak Kurdish a form of Farsi

Accepted Answer

Yes

Question 7

All Jews live in Israel

Accepted Answer

No

Question 8

Which of these cities is considered holy by all three major monotheistic religions?

Accepted Answer

Jerusalem

Question 9

What issue led to the split between the Sunni & Shia?

Accepted Answer

Who should lead the Muslim community after Muhammad died

Question 10

Which country is number 1 on this map?

Accepted Answer

Turkey

Question 11

Islam is the majority religion for which of the following ethnic groups?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 12

Which river is shared by Syria, Israel, and Jordan?

Accepted Answer

Jordan River

Question 13

What modern day country is home to most of the people who call themselves Kurds?

Accepted Answer

None of the above

Question 14

Persians are mostly Sunni Muslims.

Accepted Answer

No

Question 15

Which is the OLDEST of the monotheistic religions?

Accepted Answer

Judaism

Question 16

What kind of group shares a common language, music, history, and food?

Accepted Answer

An ethnic group

Question 17

Which bodies of water are connected by the Strait of Hormuz?

Accepted Answer

Persian Gulf & Arabian Sea

Question 18

Most Arabs speak Arabic.

Accepted Answer

Yes

Question 19

People of which ethnic group speak the language known as Farsi?

Accepted Answer

Persians

Question 20

What is the holy book of Judaism?

Accepted Answer

Torah

Question 21

Which country is labeled number 8?

Accepted Answer

Israel

Question 22

Which describes the climate of much of Southwest Asia?

Accepted Answer

hot and dry

Question 23

Most Arabs and Kurds are Sunni Muslims.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 24

What issue have the Kurds been fighting for and have been unsuccessful in achieving?

Accepted Answer

Creating an independent nation of their own.

Question 25

Which ethnic group is most numerous in Southwest Asia?

Accepted Answer

Arabs

Question 26

Which country is labeled number 23?

Accepted Answer

Afghanistan

Question 27

What kind of group shares a common belief about their god(s), people and sacred texts?

Accepted Answer

A religious group

Question 28

What are you born as a part of?

Accepted Answer

ethnic group

Question 29

What is an example of an religious group?

Accepted Answer

Muslim

Question 30

Which group accurately describes Arabs?

Accepted Answer

They are an ethnic group.

Question 31

What is the key belief of all monotheistic religions?

Accepted Answer

There is only one God

Question 32

Most of the largest cities in the Middle East are located on or near:

Accepted Answer

major rivers

Question 33

Which country has the largest population of Persian?

Accepted Answer

Iran

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