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A review for Geographical Understandings of the Middle East
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If Turkey and the United States are both presidential democracies, how do they determine their leaders?
The leaders are passed down through generations.
The citizens do not get to choose the leaders.
The citizens directly vote on the leaders inboth countries.
The citizens vote on the legislature, then they select leader
2
Which group is both an ethnic group and religious group?
Persians
Jews
Arabs
Muslims
3
What are the three main ethnic groups discussed in this unit?
Iraqi's, Israeli's, and Arabs
Arabs, Kurds, and Persians
Christian, Arab, and Muslim
Ashanti, Arab, and Muslim
4
Which statement best describes the power of Saudi Arabia’s monarch?
Power is equal to the prime minister.
Power is mostly ceremonial.
Power is greater than the prime minister.
Power is mostly an authoritarian dictatorship.
5
Who founded Christianity?
Ms. Powell
Muhammad
Jesus
Abraham
6
What could you imply about the people who live near this body of water?
They drink salt water
They are extremely wealthy due to oil reserves
They use the Persian Gulf to irrigate their crops
They all mutually share the Persian Gulf
7
What country is highlighted in the picture?
Iraq
Gaza Strip
Israel
Jordan
8
What large empire broke up after World War I?
Ottoman Empire
Aztec Empire
Persian
Roman Empire
9
Who selects the prime minister of Israel?
The citizens elect the legislature, then they select prime minister
The prime minister is appointed by the monarch.
The citizens directly vote on the primeminister.
The prime minister is a hereditary position.
10
The oldest religion in Southwest Asia is:
Buddhism
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
11
What is the difference between an ethnic group and a religious group?
Religious groups are determined by culture not belief
You can change ethnic groups but not religious groups
You can change religious groups but not ethnic groups
An ethnic group is what you believe
12
How does OPEC regulate the world market?
They keep a close eye on the stock market
They compete against each other
They export as much oil as possible in order to sell a lot
They work together to fix the price of oil
13
Why is water a source of conflict in the Middle East?
Because they have nothing better to fight over
Their religion says that they must compete for the water
Because they need a place to dump industrial waste
Because water is limited
14
Where do the majority of people in the Middle East live?
In the mountains
In the desert as nomads
Near fresh water and oil
Near holy sites
15
What country is highlighted in the picture?
Iraq
Israel
Saudi Arabia
Turkey
16
What physical feature connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea?
Suez Canal
Persian Canal
Strait of Hormuz
Red Sea
17
The international movement for the establishment of a Jewish national homeland is known as what?
Diaspora
Zionism
Anti-semitism
the Holocaust
18
What phrase will help you remember the rivers in the Middle East?
S.E.T.
Y.E.T
B.E.T.
J.E.T.
19
How does a dam negatively impact the people who live in the area
Holds pollution in the country with the dam
Creates more irrigation farther downstream
Blocks the flow of water downstream
It provides power to homes in the area
20
Which Southwest Asian country permits only men to vote in elections?
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Israel
Turkey
21
What is a positive impact of oil reserves in a country?
Pollution
Increased plant growth in the area
An increased GDP
Conflict due to competition
22
Which country is highlighted in the picture?
Iran
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Israel
23
In a parliamentary democracy the Prime minister is directly elected by the people
False
True
24
Which imaginary line separates the Earth into east and west longitudes?
International Time Line
Tropic of Cancer
Prime Meridian
Equator
25
The two predominate forms of democratic government are parliamentary and
preferential
constitutional
presidential
Communist
26
What led the US to bomb and invade Afghanistan in 2001?
oil
belief they were harboring terrorist
27
Why is water pollution especially destructive in the Middle East?
They use very dangerous toxins that can kill you easily
Because they have a lot of water
There is no one living there to clean it up
Water is limited and thus pollution further limits the water
28
How does a rise in the literacy rate cause a rise in standard of living
People with a high literacy rate make less money
Those who cannot read can make more money
If you spend more time reading you have less time for money
Better education = better job = higher standard of living
29
What does OPEC stand for?
Organization Pumping Extra Crude-oil
Oil Pumping Effects Children
Old People Eat Chocolate
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
30
Who can vote in Israeli and Turkish elections?
All citizens over 16
Only Women
All citizens over 18
Only Men
31
When did terrorists attack the World Trade Center in New York City?
1991
2011
1983
2001
32
Saudi Arabia has what type of government?
Anarchy
Oligarchy
Absolute Monarchy
Democracy
33
Which imaginary line separates the world into north and south latitudes?
Prime Meridian
Equator
International Time Line
Tropic of Capricorn
34
What is the name of the body of water that borders Egypt and Saudi Arabia?
Arabian Sea
Red Sea
Suez Canal
Persian Gulf
35
What is one similarity between the three major religions in the Middle East
They all follow the same rules
They all worship the same God
They all read the same holy text
They all believe in multiple gods
36
This physical feature contains the majority of the oil in the world.
Persian Gulf
Red Sea
Arabian Sea
Suez Canal
37
The climate of Southwest Asia has led much of the region to experience a scarcity of _____________.
desalination plants
trading
oil production
water
38
Which is not one of the three main religions in SW Asia?
Christianity
Buddhism
Islam
Judaism
39
What country is highlighted in the picture?
Iran
Isreal
Cyprus
Turkey
40
What is the primary difference between Sunni and Shia Muslims
They disagree over which God to believe in
One is founded by Jesus and the other is founded by Muhammad
Their Holy Book is different
They disagree over leadership of the church
41
What word means the belief in one god?
Polytheistic
Monotheistic
Religious
Atheist
42
What is ‘anti-Semitism’?
Refusal to allow the practice of religion
hatred of the Jews
denying rights to women
hatred of Arabs
43
What country is highlighted in the picture?
Israel
Iraq
Afghanistan
Iran
44
What country is highlighted in the picture?
Israel
Iraq
Afghanistan
Iran
45
A United Nations inspection team was in Iraq from 1991 to 1998, with the purpose of finding and destroying:
Military Helicopters
Desalination Plants
Oil Fields
Weapons' of Mass Destruction
46
In a presidential democracy the President is directly elected by the people
False
True
47
Who founded Islam?
Abraham
Muhammad
Jesus
Mr. Sheahan
48
What is an ethnic group
People who share a similar religion
People who dress the same
People who eat the same types of food
People who share a common ancestry, religion, and culture
49
Who drew up the boundaries for the new countries formed after the breakup of this empire?
US Goverment
Chinese and Japanese
Middle Eastern Governments
British and French
