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What country is #4?
Pakistan
Jordan
Kuwait
Afghanistan
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An area in the desert where vegetation is found because water is available from a spring.
aqifer
salt flat
raj
oasis
3
The darker-shaded region is a:
colonial province
demilitarized zone
neutral country
disputed territory
4
Pakistan was created to address the conflict between which two religious groups?
Christians and Hindus
Buddhists and Muslims
Buddhists and Christians
Muslims and Hindus
5
A mountain chain containing some of the tallest mountains in the world, including the tallest.
The Alps
The Iberians
The Appalachians
The Himalayas
6
An important water resource to India, and also considered sacred to its people.
Indus River
Alluvial River
Ganges River
Brahmaputra River
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Which religious group is associated with worshiping in mosques?
Jews
Hindus
Muslims
Buddhists
8
What country is #2?
Canary Islands
Golden Islands
Maldives
Sri Lanka
9
What country is #5?
Afghanistan
Iran
Iraq
Kuwait
10
Most of southwest Asia has a semi-arid or arid climate zone.
True
False
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Which one of the following climate zones would NOT be found in Southwest Asia and North Africa?
Semiarid
Mediterranean
Tropical Wet
Arid
12
What is this cultural landmark in Southwest Asia?
St. Basil's Cathedral
Notre Dame
Dome of the Rock
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
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What is this cultural landmark in South Asia?
Shrine to the Ottoman Empire
Museum of Pradesh
Ustad Lahari
Taj Mahal
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At least once in their lives, all Muslims are expected to make a pilgrimage to ___________.
Saudi Aramaca
al-Jabez
Hajj-Kareb
Mecca
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Largely unskilled laborers who fill jobs that natives find culturally unacceptable.
"guest workers"
"emigrant laborers"
PLO
UAE
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He lived in Mecca and his teachings were the foundation of the religion of Islam.
Muhammad
Ivan the Terrible
Jesus Christ
Allah
17
A fundamentalist Muslim political group that protected Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan.
al-jazeera
taliban
PLO
krishna
18
Israel is the only Jewish state in Southwest Asia.
False
True
19
What type of economic activity is cutting diamonds and putting them in settings?
Primary
Tertiary
Secondary
20
Another name for the Gulf of Arabia is the _____________ Gulf.
Tranjabaz
Dead
Red
Persian
21
What country is #1?
Afghanistan
Saudi Arabia
Yemen
United Arab Emirates
22
What type of economic activity is selling diamond rings in a jewelry store?
Tertiary
Primary
Secondary
23
Which of these is one of the five pillars (central teachings) of Islam?
fasting during Ramadan
pray 5 times a day
pilgrimage to Mecca
charity
24
The three major holy sites in Jerusalem are:
Dome of the Rock, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, St. Basils
Dome of the Rock, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Western Wall
Dome of the Rock, Western Wall, Hagia Sophia
Dome of the Rock, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Taj Mahal
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What country is #4?
Afghanistan
Iraq
Iran
Lebanon
26
The founder of Buddhism-- he is also known as Buddha.
Mandala
Ghandi
Rajj
Siddhartha Gautama
27
The religion of most Indians, and they believe in as many or as little of the 330 million gods.
Buddhism
Judaism
Islam
Hinduism
28
The major religion in Southwest Asia is:
Hinduism
Islam
Buddhism
Judaism
29
What country is #3?
Sri Lanka
Maldives
India
Nepal
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A protest movement that uses peace to achieve its goals.
land reform
kashmir
indo-Pakistan conflicts
non-violent movement
31
What country is #3?
Lebanon
Jordan
Kuwait
Israel
32
What country is #5?
Pakistan
Bhutan
Bangladesh
Nepal
33
What unites North Africa and Southwest Asia into one cultural region?
The Arabic language and the religion of Hinduism
The Arabic language and the religion of Islam
The French language and the religion of Christianity
The English language and the religion of Hinduism
34
OPEC stands for:
Organization for Peace and Economic Community
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Oil Producing and Exporting Countries
Organization of Papaya Exporting Countries
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The period of direct British control of India that lasted for nearly 90 years.
hajj
el-bajin
koothrappali
raj
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What are the two main branches of Islam?
Druze and Semite
Druze and Shi'ite
Sunni and Shi'ite
Sunni and Druze
37
The process of removing salt from ocean water, usually done at sophisticated plants.
salt extracting
raj
salz-hajj
desalinization
38
What two bodies of water are connected by the Suez Canal?
The Persian Gulf and the Red Sea
The Red Sea and the Indian Ocean
The Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea
The Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean
39
What country is #1?
Kashmir
Nepal
Pakistan
India
40
What is the problem when countries rely on oil for most of their income?
oil is expensive to extract
most of the oil is only used by local customers
the price of oil fluctuates on the world market
oil is not worth very much
41
What country is #6?
Afghanistan
Jordan
Iraq
Israel
42
Petroleum that has not been processed and must be sent to a refinery for conversion.
fossil water
crude oil
rude oil
non-pourous fossil fuel
43
What type of economic activity is mining diamonds?
Primary
Tertiary
Secondary
44
What country is #2?
Iran
Morocco
Iraq
Turkey
45
The Western Wall is a holy site for what major religion?
Christianity
Judaism
Buddhism
Islam
46
Seasonal winds that can bring dry or wet weather depending on the season.
monsoons
North Atlantic drift
Black Sea sway
cyclones
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When rivers overflow their banks, they deposit this type of soil creating rich farmlands.
ganges
atoll
alluvial
archipelago
