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Southwest Asia Unit Test GA standards
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1
Largest cities in Southwest Asia are located near
large grasslands
mountain ranges
major rivers
deserts
2
Which are the three main religious groups of the Middle East
Christianity, Islam, Arab
Hinduism, Islam,Judaism
Buddhism, Hinduism
Christianity, Islam, Judaism
3
What are the Five Pillars
5 basic obligations Muslims have to complete in their life
5 beliefs shared by Jews, Christians, and Muslims
First 5 books of the Quran
5 columns that hold up a mosque
4
What is the religion of most Arabs in SWA
Sunni Muslim
Shia Muslim
Christianity
Judaism
5
Why is Iran sometimes called a theocratic republic
Iran's religious leaders make the laws
Iran is led by both elected and religious leaders
6
Which is the holy text of Judaism
Torah
New Testament
Quran
Constitution
7
How has money from oil sale affected the economic development of SWA
Having oil does not make a difference in the economy
Countries w oil have a higher GDP & standard of living
the discovery of oil has means everyone is rich there
Countries with oil need less water
8
The leader of a parliamentary system is often called
prime minister
president
king
governor
9
The Tigris and Euphrates river form a water way called Shat-Al-Arab and flow into the
The Empty Quarter
Caspian Sea
Persian Gulf
Jordan River
10
In a presidential system of government, how is a president chosen
by a majority vote of the legislature
in a separate vote from the one that chooses the legislature
by a decision of the national courts
by the political party with the most representatives
11
Why does the OPEC play a powerful role in the world economy
OPEC build dams along river shared by several countries
OPEC is part of the United Nations
OPEC membership includes many oil companies owned by the US
OPEC controls the oil in the world market
12
How long does a monarch rule
one elected term
as long as the parliament allows him or her to rule
a term of ten years
until he dies or gives up power
13
Irrigation is
all of the above
dams
takes salt out of sea water to make it fresh
man-made system to bring water to crops
14
Which river do Syria, Israel, and Jordan share
Nile
Euphrates
Tigris
Jordan
15
What is the United States main economic interest in SWA
trade routes
oil
tourism
16
Which describes the climate of much of Southwest Asia
hot and dry
moderate and cool
tropical and rainy
windy and cold
17
Country 4 has a parliamentary democracy. Jews are the largest ethnic and religious group in #4
Syria
Israel
Iran
Jordan
18
120mile long man-made physical feature allows ships to get to SWA without sailing around Africa
Gaza Strip
Dead Sea
Suez Canal
Euphrates Rive
19
Describe the relationship between national wealth and literacy rate
Literacy is always higher in wealthy countries
Countries with oil wealth always have a high literacy rate
there is no relationship between a GDP and Literacy rates
Literacy rate is usually higher in wealthy countries
20
Which bodies of water are connected by the Strait of Hormuz
The Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea
Red Sea and Arabian Sea
Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea
the Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf
21
What issue led to the split between the Sunni and Shia in Islam
Shia wanted 6 pillars of Islam not 5 pillars
They disagreed over who should lead Muslims after Muhammad
Shia believe only Arabs can be Muslims
Shia wanted to pray facing Jerusalem not Mecca
22
In a confederation government system most of the power is in the hands of the
individual votes
central governments
local governments
legislature
23
In a unitary government systems most of the power is in the hands of the
local governments
central government
individual voters
king and advisors
24
What basic belief made Christianity different from Judaism
Christians believe Jesus is the Messiah, savior of man
Christians allowed polytheism, worship of multiple gods
Jews didn't have a problem with the Romans like Christians
Jew only accepted the Ten Commandments
25
Which countries border the Gaza strip
Israel and Egypt
Iraq and Jordan
Lebanon and Syria
26
What is an entrepreneur
business people who try not to take risk with their money
someone who is always successful in whatever she attempts
someone who is willing to take a risk to begin a business
people who enjoy saving money
27
Who makes most of the important governmental decisions in an autocracy
The people
The court system
The ruler
The elected legislature
28
The Israeli parliament is called the
Knesset
Senate
House of Representatives
Congress
29
Bedouins traditionally live in
major deserts
large river systems
urban areas, like cities
oil fields
30
Saudi Arabia is ruled by a
king
group of leading religious leaders
popularly elected president
representative government
31
Who created the boundaries of the new countries created from the old Ottoman empire after WWI
United States
Ottoman rulers
Middle Eastern governments
European Politicians
32
What is the Shariah Law
laws based on the teachings of the Quran
laws based on democracy
laws calling for separation of church and state
laws made by the king alone
33
The two most valuable resources in the Middle East are
oil and natural gas
Water and cotton
phosphates and oil
sulfur and natural gas
34
desalination means
removing salt from sea water to make it fresh water 4 crops
dams
drip irragation
hydropower
35
What is a refugee
a person who had to leave home because of war
a person who left home because of there was not enough water
