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Brief overview of SW Asia.
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1
What is another name for the majority of the region of southwest Asia?
the Middle East
Africa
Mesopotamia
Asia
2
Which SW Asia country is number 3 on the map?
Iran
Turkey
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
3
True or False. Saudi Arabia has had recent reforms in education, infrastructure, and benefits.
False
True
4
Which of the following is SW Asia's most important resource?
oil
water
farm land
gold
5
True or False. The tallest building in the world is the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.
True
False
6
Which SW Asian country's capital is Tehran and its government is a theocratic republic?
Jordan
Iran
Israel
Iraq
7
Which SW Asia country was invaded in 1990 by Iraq?
The United States
Iran
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
8
People from which of the following countries used to be known as Persians?
Arabs
Syrians
Iranians
Iraqis
9
Which of the following religions did not begin in the Middle East?
Judaism
Islam
Christianity
Hinduism
10
Which SW Asian country is number 4 on the map?
United Arab Emirates
Israel
Jordan
Azerbajian
11
Which SW Asian country is number 1 on the map?
Turkey
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Iran
12
True or False. Irrigation has supplied water for farming in the Middle East for 7,000 years.
True
False
13
ISIS is found in which of the following SW Asia countries?
Israel
Lebanon
Iran
Syria
14
Southwest Asia has mostly what type of climate?
Steppe
Desert
Humid Subtropical
Mediterranean
15
True or False. Southwest Asia is adjacent to the Mediterranean Sea.
False
True
16
Which SW Asia country is number 2 on the map?
Israel
Azerbajian
United Arab Emirates
Jordan
17
What is one of the two major rivers of the SW Asian region?
Rub al Khali
Nile
Tigris
Euphrates
18
It is estimated that SW Asia and Northern Africa have over _____ % of the world's oil reserves.
80
60
20
40
19
Which of the following water forms are found adjacent to the region of SW Asia?
the Persian Gulf
the Gulf of Bothnia
the Gulf of Tonkin
the Gulf of Corinth
20
What is the name of the desert that is the world's largest area of uninterrupted sand?
Syrian Desert
Arabian Peninsula
the Empty Quarter
Rub' al-Khali