Middle East Part 2 Test Review

Question 1

A tax placed on imported goods is called a ___.

Accepted Answer

tariff

Question 2

What is human capital?

Accepted Answer

skills and education workers have

Question 3

What is an autocratic government?

Accepted Answer

one ruler has absolute power

Question 4

What led to the end of the Ottoman Empire at the close of World War I?

Accepted Answer

The Ottomans were on the losing side of the war.

Question 5

Which of the following would be a problem in a COMMAND economy?

Accepted Answer

individuals trying to start a new business

Question 6

Why is Iran sometimes called a theocratic republic?

Accepted Answer

the government is led by both elected & religious leaders

Question 7

What is a federal form of government?

Accepted Answer

power is shared among states and central government

Question 8

The Israeli parliament is called the Senate.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 9

Who makes the decisions in a MARKET economy?

Accepted Answer

consumers and market

Question 10

Why did the US go to war against Iraq in 2003?

Accepted Answer

the US believed Saddam Hussein had WMDs and helping al-Qaeda

Question 11

A limit to the number of foreign goods allowed into the country is called ___.

Accepted Answer

quota

Question 12

Why did the US invade Afghanistan in 2001?

Accepted Answer

Because they were offering safety to al-Qaeda

Question 13

Why did the United Nations try to stop Iraq from taking over Kuwait?

Accepted Answer

Iraq's actions threatened the oil supply.

Question 14

Who are the Taliban?

Accepted Answer

an anti-American religious group

Question 15

What is an Ayatollah?

Accepted Answer

a Islamic religious leader

Question 16

In a presidential system of government, how is the president chosen?

Accepted Answer

separate vote from the legislature

Question 17

Israel specializes in ___.

Accepted Answer

agricultural technology

Question 18

Literacy rate is the ability of the people over the age of 15 to read and write.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 19

Why do most economies today operate between a market and a command economy?

Accepted Answer

most economies need a mix of market and government

Question 20

Quotas, tariffs, and embargoes are different types of trade barriers.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 21

What is a theocracy?

Accepted Answer

God is seen as the supreme leader

Question 22

If a country does not invest in human capital, how can it affect their GDP?

Accepted Answer

GDP may go down

Question 23

What is Shariah law?

Accepted Answer

laws based on the teachings of the Quran

Question 24

The economies of Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Iran could best be described as ___.

Accepted Answer

mixed

Question 25

The people make most of the important decisions in an autocracy.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 26

What role do the people play in a government that is a monarchy like Saudi Arabia?

Accepted Answer

little influence, ruler makes all decisions

Question 27

The leader of a parliamentary system is often called the Queen of England.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 28

What is a confederation type of government?

Accepted Answer

local governments hold all the power

Question 29

Saudi Arabia specializes in the production of ___.

Accepted Answer

oil and gas

Question 30

Which describes the Holocaust?

Accepted Answer

the murder of millions of European Jews

Question 31

What was the outcome of the 1948 war between the new state of Israel and the Palestinians?

Accepted Answer

Israel won and the new state was larger

Question 32

In a COMMAND economy, how are decisions made?

Accepted Answer

government planners

Question 33

What does OPEC stand for?

Accepted Answer

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

Question 34

Who makes most of the important decisions in an autocracy?

Accepted Answer

the ruler

Question 35

Which of the following countries would be a good example of a unitary government system?

Accepted Answer

Saudi Arabia

Question 36

Saudi Arabia is ruled by a ___.

Accepted Answer

King

Question 37

In 2015, women gained the right to vote in Saudi Arabia.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 38

When war broke out in Palestine, what countries joined with Palestinian Arabs to stop Israel?

Accepted Answer

neighboring Arab countries

Question 39

Money is considered capital.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 40

Israel invests heavily in capital goods in all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

Oil

Question 41

What is economic SPECIALIZATION?

Accepted Answer

producing goods can make efficiently and trade for others

Question 42

What is an oligarchy type of government?

Accepted Answer

small group makes all major decisions

Question 43

In a TRADITIONAL economy, how are decisions made?

Accepted Answer

custom and habit

Question 44

Citizens 18 and older can vote in Iranian elections.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 45

A democracy BEST describes the government of Israel.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Middle East Part 2 Test Review

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Middle East Part 2 Test Review

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