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Unit 3 Middle East Review
Unit 3 Middle East Review
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1
Which nation is the world's largest exporter of petroleum?
Turkey
Saudi Arabia
Israel
Jordan
2
A issue in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been over control of which important source of water in that dry region?
Euphrates River
Jordan River
Tigris River
the Sea of Galilee
3
Which factor of production MOST DIRECTLY influences economic growth by encouraging the creation of new businesses?
adopting a common currency
investment in natural resources
investment in capital resources
investment in entrepreneurship
4
Country III on the continumm line is
Turkey
Israel
Jordan
Saudi Arabia
5
The Strait of Hormuz is located off the southern coast of which of the following countries?
Syria
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Iraq
6
How does being literate generally affect people's standards of living?
It gives them access to tax breaks that others may not claim.
It gives them the ability to work as unskilled labor.
It helps them work with people who speak different languages.
It helps them compete for high-paying jobs.
7
The leader of a country with a pure command economy are debating which goods to specialize in. What is MOST important ?
What goods are most desired in other countries?
What goods use up the fewest natural resources?
What goods can be produced the most efficiently?
What goods cost the least money to produce?
8
As members of the OPEC took control of domestic oil production in the 1970s, which of thefor
OPEC began to increase investments in alternative hydrocarbon initiatives.
OPEC began to have more control over oil prices on the world market.
OPEC began to have less control over oil prices on the world market.
OPEC began to reduce investments in alternative hydrocarbon initiatives.
9
According to estimates from the United Nations, how many people in Southwest Asia lack access to safe drinking water?
30 million
50 million
100 Million
40 million
10
Why would a country invest in human capital?
to improve workplace efficiency
to reduce economic specialization
to increase the value of natural resources
to reduce competition among businesses
11
What type of investment would be the MOST LIKELY to raise a country's literacy rate?
investment in capital goods
investment in money
investment in human goods
investment in property goods
12
Government system where government has all control
command
traditional
market
mixed
13
The nations in the Middle East with the highest gross domestic product are MOST LIKELY to be those that
invest heavily in property
invest heavily in goods
invest heavily in stocks
invest heavily in capital
14
Letter X represents what river?
Euphrates
Nile
Jordan
Tigris
15
On which factor are monetary exchange rates based?
the level of entrepreneurship in a nation's economy
existing barriers to foreign trade imposed by a nation
international supply and demand for a nation's currency
the goods in which a nation specializes in producing
16
Which statement about the economies of Southwest Asia is correct?
Most of them are traditional economies.
Most of them are pure command economies.
Most of them are pure market economies
Most of them are mixed economies
17
In a parliamentary democracy, the head of government is a part of which of these?
judicial branch
military branch
legislative branch
executive branch
18
Regional conflicts in SW Asia, where many OPEC members are located, generally result in
a decrease in demand in oil
decrease in oil prices
an increase in demand in oil
increase in oil prices
19
Which two countries border Turkey
Iran and Saudi Arabia
Iraq and Iran
Afghanistan and Iraq
Iraq and Jordan
20
What economic term means to tax a good as it enters a country where this tax must be paid before the good is unloaded?
ban
tarrif
embargo
quota
21
Which of the following BEST describes an embargo?
a tax on an imported good
a ban on trade
a limit on a good
money to a country
22
a government that is ruled by one person, such as a monarch or dictator.
Oligarchy
Democracy
Autocracy
Aristocracy
23
Which of these Southwest Asian nations has the MOST secure and reliable access to water?
Iraq
Israel
Turkey
Saudi Arabia
