Unit 1 Cultural Geography

Question 1

What percentage of the world's oil is in the Middle East?

Accepted Answer

66%

Question 2

What is a limited (little supply) resource in the Middle East?

Accepted Answer

fresh water

Question 3

Which country in the Middle East is mostly dessert and sits on the Arabian Peninsula?

Accepted Answer

Saudi Arabia

Question 4

What did early Egyptian and Mesopotamia civilizations have in common?

Accepted Answer

Both were established near rivers

Question 5

Which ancient civilization was located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?

Accepted Answer

Mesopotamia

Question 6

Which modern day country is Mesopotamia in?

Accepted Answer

Iraq

Question 7

How can a culture be defined?

Accepted Answer

Clothing, religion, language

Question 8

Which continent is Iraq and Iran in?

Accepted Answer

Asia

Question 9

What imaginary line runs through center of the earth and divides it North & South hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

Equator

Question 10

What is an isthmus?

Accepted Answer

A strip of land that connects to 2 larger pieces of land

Question 11

What is a place of worship for Muslims called?

Accepted Answer

Mosque

Question 12

Why was the Aswan High Dam built ?

Accepted Answer

All of the answers are CORRECT

Question 13

Which country in the Middle East was created for Jews after World War II?

Accepted Answer

Israel

Question 14

This Middle Eastern country is landlocked and north of Pakistan.

Accepted Answer

Afghanistan

Question 15

What is latitude?

Accepted Answer

Lines on a globe that run east and west or side to side

Question 16

Why is it hard and costly for other countries to make deals to buy oil In Middle East?

Accepted Answer

Political conflicts and unrest

Question 17

Egypt is located in which continent?

Accepted Answer

Africa

Question 18

What is a holy day for Jews?

Accepted Answer

Rosh Hashanah

Questions 18