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45 Multiple Choice questions some with images. Three 60 second breaks throughout
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1
Since the 1990's, more than 90% of West African rain-forests have been cut down. What is this process called?
Desalination
Over-extraction
Desertification
Deforestation
2
What large geographic feature dominates most of northern Africa?
Savanna
Sahel
Sahara
Kalahari
3
What is ‘
desertification
’?
Process of dry land becoming desert
Overpopulation of desert area
Decrease of desert area
Preserving desert area
4
_________ is the oldest religion in Southwest Asia
Buddhism
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
5
Which group of people has
NOT
been fighting conflicts over land in the Middle East since the mid-1900s?
A. Kurds
Persians
A. Arabs
Jews
6
What is the 120-mile man-made waterway that is used to transport goods from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea?
Panama Canal
Persian Gulf
Gaza Strip
Suez Canal
7
Where are most
OPEC
countries located?
Northern Africa
Southern and Eastern Asia
North America
Southwest Asia/ Middle East
8
Which of the following is a belief in many traditional African religions?
belief that their tribal leader is god
belief in the power of ancestors
belief that Jesus is the son of God
belief in one god
9
The majority of people in Southwest Asia belong to which ethnic group?
Kurds
Arab
Jews
Persians
10
Tariffs and quotas are alike because they both ?
make trading a lot easier between countries.
restrict or limit trade between countries.
completely stop trade between countries.
increase trade between countries.
11
In the late 1900s, the United States went to war to stop the invasion of __________ led by _________ .
Israel, Osama bin Laden
Iraq, Osama bin Laden
Iran, Saddam Hussein
Kuwait, Saddam Hussein
12
Which two
African
ethnic groups are heavily influenced by the teachings of Islam?
Swahili and Arab
Ashanti and Swahili
Ashanti and Arab
Bantu and Arab
13
Which Middle Eastern economy has the most free (from government control) mixed economy?
Saudi Arabia
Israel
Turkey
None of the above
14
What are the three prominent religions in Southwest Asia?
Persian, Islam, Christianity
Judaism, Islam, Hinduism
Islam, Judaism, Christianity
Hinduism, Judaism, Christianity
15
What is
NOT
something that is polluting African waters?
Industrial waste
Human sewage
Logging
Agricultural runoff
16
Why was
OPEC
created?
To design new technology for getting oil out of the ground
To regulate the supply/distribution and price of oil
To help Palestinian Arabs with problems with Israeli Jews
To keep non-members from producing any oil
17
In which country do citizens
NOT
elect members to the unicameral(one) legislature?
Turkey
All of the above
Israel
Saudi Arabia
18
Much of the world’s oil supply is shipped through the narrow waterway between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula called the
Strait of Hormuz
Jordan River
Panama Canal
Suez Canal
19
Who is a common figure in the origins of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?
Moses
Abraham
Muhammad
Jesus
20
What are three major water problems in Southwest Asia?
Flooding, pollution, dams
Water shortages, unequal distribution, pollution
Water shortages, flooding, pollution
Too much ground water, aquifers, pollution
21
When did terrorists attack the World Trade Center in New York City?
2001
1983
2011
1991
22
The Strait of Hormuz Connects which bodies of water?
Mediterranean Sea & Red Sea
Persian Gulf & Arabian Sea
Red Sea & Arabian Sea
Mediterranean Sea & Persian Gulf
23
Israel’s chief executive is the Prime Minister, while Turkey’s is the ____________.
President
King
Premier
Chancellor
24
Which river is the key water source for Israel, Lebanon, and Syria?
Tigris River
Strait of Hormuz
Jordan River
Euphrates River
25
This 25-mile territory has been a source of dispute between Israel and its neighbors for many years
Persian Gulf
Gaza Strip
Strait of Hormuz
Suez Canal
26
In a parliamentary democracy, the chief executive is part of the _____________ branch.
Legislative
Judicial
Presidential
Executive
27
What problems did the new boundaries cause as people found themselves living in newly created countries?
All the new countries had a low standard of living.
People in the new countries could no longer practice their religion.
Most of the new countries were formed in the desert, so it was hard t
The new countries included people who did not have much in common
28
Which of these types of government allows citizens to have the greatest amount of political influence?
oligarchy
absolute monarchy
democracy
dictatorship
29
Who drew up the boundaries for the new countries formed after the breakup of this empire?
The United States’ government
British and French politicians
Former empire leaders
Middle Eastern governments
30
Who is the chief executive in Turkey’s government?
Monarch
Chancellor
President
Prime Minister
31
Which country’s water treatment plants have been damaged by decades of war?
Syria
Turkey
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
32
Syria has not built new
factories
or used new
technology
in many years. What is the country
NOT
investing in?
capital goods
natural resources
opportunity costs
human capital
33
In Israel, the political party that has the largest number in the _________ chooses the chief executive
House of Lords
Grand National Assembly
Senate
Knesset
34
What is Africa’s transitional zone between dry desert and grasslands called?
Savanna
Sahel
Kalahari
Sahara
35
Why did Iraq invade Kuwait?
To protect the Arab culture
To stop Kuwait from building nuclear weapons
To overthrow Kuwait’s harsh dictator
To gain control of oil fields and reserves
36
What led the US to bomb and invade Afghanistan in 2001?
The US believed Afghanistan’s government was helping al-Qaeda & bin Laden
Afghanistan invaded Kuwait and threatened the US’ oil supply.
Afghanistan was building nuclear weapons and the US wanted to stop it
The United Nations asked the US to overthrow the Taliban government.
37
Where do most Middle Eastern Jews live?
Iraq
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Israel
38
Which place is
NOT
a site of continual conflict between Israeli Jews and Palestinian Arabs?
Mecca
Gaza Strip
Israel
West Bank
39
What is Islamic law?
Laws that allow women to vote
Laws made by the king alone
Laws based on the teachings of the Quran
Laws calling for a separation of church and state
40
Which country’s leader is
NOT
part of the legislative branch?
Turkey
All of the above
Saudi Arabia
Israel
41
Chillax for a min..... 60 seconds
I need to really study because I am lost
I'm ready for this 60 sec to end bc I want to play
I feel very prepared
I am going to ROCK the SS Final
42
Why is specialization so valuable to international trade today?
It limits the amount of agriculture a country allows.
People can do a more efficient job producing and trade for what they need
It keeps the prices low on imported goods.
Most countries only make one product really well.
43
The relationship between the literacy rate and standard of living in Southwest Asia is _________.
The standard of living is independent of literacy rate.
Low literacy rate creates a higher standard of living.
The higher the literacy rate, the higher the standard of living.
Literacy rate has no effect on the standard of living.
44
Iraq invaded Kuwait and international forces joined to help Kuwait in this war:
Kuwait War
Vietnam War
Persian Gulf War
Operation Iraqi Freedom
45
What large empire broke up after WWI
Ottoman Empire
Aztec Empire
Persian Empire
Roman Empire
46
Today, most Palestinians deny that this country exists:
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Jordan
