UNIT 1 REVIEW_ Middle East Geography & Culture

Question 1

The arrow on this map is pointing to what river?

Accepted Answer

Euphrates

Question 2

The arrow on this map is pointing to what river?

Accepted Answer

Tigris

Question 3

Identify the Arabian Sea.

Accepted Answer

6

Question 4

How would you describe the desert climate across most of the Middle East?

Accepted Answer

Arid

Question 5

Which number on the map represents the country of Iraq?

Accepted Answer

2

Question 6

A group of people who share a belief system in a god or gods, with a specific set of rituals and holy texts.

Accepted Answer

Religious Group

Question 7

Which statement is the MOST accurate when describing the Middle East?

Accepted Answer

Arabic is the most common language.

Question 8

Which is the BEST description of how the physical geography the Middle East has impacted where people live?

Accepted Answer

Most of the population lives in the major river valleys.

Question 9

Which number on the map represents the region of the Middle East?

Accepted Answer

5

Question 10

_Major languages spoken: [Arabic, Farsi, Kurdish, Turkic]_ Which would be the BEST title for this list?

Accepted Answer

Major Ethnic Groups of the Middle East

Question 11

Which is the holy book of Islam?

Accepted Answer

Qur'an (Koran)

Question 12

How do dams create problems for many countries in the Middle East?

Accepted Answer

Dams limit the amount of water that flows downstream into other countries.

Question 13

What would have the GREATEST impact in limiting the growth of cities in the Middle East?

Accepted Answer

water supply

Question 14

Which is the OLDEST monotheistic religion?

Accepted Answer

Judaism

Question 15

What is the biggest challenge the Middle East faces in terms of its water supply?

Accepted Answer

general scarcity

Question 16

Which Ethnic Group created a major empire that rivaled the Greeks and now lives in modern day IRAN?

Accepted Answer

Persians

Question 17

What is the best description for the term "Ethnic Group"?

Accepted Answer

a group of people who share a common language, culture, or history

Question 18

Followers of Islam worship in...

Accepted Answer

Mosques

Question 19

The arrow on this map is pointing to what physical feature?

Accepted Answer

Strait of Hormuz

Question 20

Which term represents the belief in only ONE God?

Accepted Answer

Monotheism

Question 21

The arrow on this map is pointing to the

Accepted Answer

Jordan River

Question 22

Which of these historical figures is MOST important to Islam?

Accepted Answer

Muhammad

Question 23

The arrow on this map is pointing to what physical feature?

Accepted Answer

Red Sea

Question 24

Which number on the map represents the country of Saudi Arabia?

Accepted Answer

6

Question 25

Followers of Judaism worship in...

Accepted Answer

Synagogues or Temples

Question 26

Which number represents the area known as the West Bank?

Accepted Answer

3

Question 27

MOST people that live in Southwest Asia (the Middle East) identify as part of which Ethnic Group?

Accepted Answer

Arab

Question 28

Which is the holy book of Judaism?

Accepted Answer

Torah

Question 29

Which of these historical figures is MOST important to Christianity?

Accepted Answer

Jesus

Question 30

Which term is NOT an example of an Ethnic Group?

Accepted Answer

Muslim

Question 31

"Abraham is the father of the faith." Followers of which religion believe this statement?

Accepted Answer

Judaism

Question 32

This building is MOST important to the followers of what religion?

Accepted Answer

Islam

UNIT 1 REVIEW_ Middle East Geography & Culture

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UNIT 1 REVIEW_ Middle East Geography & Culture

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