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Chapter 16: Northern Africa, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia
Chapter 16: Northern Africa, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia
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Geography of Northern Africa, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia
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1
What statement best describes Desalination?
The process of refining petroleum oil to gasoline
The process of turning phosphates to fertilizer
The process of refining petroleum oil to diesel fuel
The process of transforming salt water into fresh water
2
What three main rivers in North Africa and Southwest Asia did civilizations settle around?
Tigris,Euphrates,Nile
Nile,Volga,Tigris
Nile,Suez,Euphrates
Red,Nile,Tigris
3
The majority of the lowlands in North Africa, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia lie around?
Aral Sea
Suez Canal
Zagros Mountains
Caspian Sea
4
What is the 20% of the Sahara desert that is covered in soft sands called?
Deserts
Straits
Ergs
Wadis
5
Jordan and Syria have resorted to ______ their water supplies to manage the available amounts.
Building Dams
Drawing water from aquifers
Desilination
Rationing
6
What central Asian mountain range is the Khyber Pass located in?
Himilayas
Zagros
Hindu Kush
Pamir
7
Where is the largest oil reserve in the world?
Aral Sea
Red Sea
Persian Gulf
Caspian Sea
8
What are the rivers that form Mesopotamia?
Nile, Tigris
Ob, Lena
Tigris, Euphrates
Nile, Red
9
What is the title of location D?
Strait of Hormuz
Suez Canal
Bosphorus Strait
The Dardanelles
10
What are phosphates used to create in North Africa?
Natural Gas
Gasoline
Lumber
Fertilizer
11
This is a man made canal in North Africa that links the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea
Panama Canal
Suez Canal
The Dardanelles
Bosphorus strait
12
How many annual inches of rainfall does the Sahara desert average?
4-16
5
10+
3
13
What is the title of location A?
Suez Canal
The Dardanelles
Sea of Marmara
Bosphorus Strait
14
I will study the examples of the manipulation of water so that I can explain it on my quiz.
I do not care
I will
I will not
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15
Dams produce what form of clean energy?
Solar
Hydroelectric
Geothermal
Wind
16
Ancient Egyptians relied on _____ from the Nile river for agricultural production.
Extracting oil
Flooding
Lumber
Fishing
17
What is the title of location E?
The Dardanelles
Suez Canal
Strait of Hormuz
Bosphorus Strait
18
What country draws water from aquifers?
Egypt
Syria
Libya
Iran
19
What is the industry that turns Petroleum oil into gasoline?
Mines
Mills
Textile
Refinery
20
What Sea lies in between Dardanelles and the Bosphorus Strait?
Mediterranean Sea
Caspian Sea
Sea of Marmara
Aral Sea
21
What is the title of the waterway in the circle?
Strait of Gibraltar
Suez Canal
Bosphorus Strait
Strait of Hormuz
22
What term best identifies dried river and lake beds in Africa?
Ergs
Strait
Wadis
Canal
23
Morocco and Kazakhstan rely on what natural resource?
Natural Gas
Phosphates
Coal
Petroleum Oil
24
What is the title of location B?
Sea of Marmara
Bosphorus Strait
Strait of Hormuz
The Dardanelles
25
What is the title of location C?
Strait of Hormuz
Sea of Marmara
Bosphorus Strait
The Dardanelles
26
What is the only country in the regions that has enough lumber to support a lumber industry?
Morocco
Iraq
Lebanon
Syria
