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1
Why can Middle Eastern countries afford the EXPENSIVE process of Desalination for water?
money from U.S.A.
money from ISIS
money from Oil
2
How has the Tigris and Euphrates river valley affected settlement patterns in Iraq?
People build AWAY from the river to avoid water pollution
People settled in river valley because if its cool climate
People settles there because of fresh water and fertile soil
People build cities in mountains to avoid flooding
3
Much of the Middle East experiences which type of climate?
Mediterranean
Tropical
Arid/Desert
Tundra
4
How are overgrazing and desertification related?
overgrazing is an EFFECT of desertification
overgrazing is a CAUSE of desertification
both are causes of deforestation and erosion
both are effects of desertification
5
Which religion is most associated with the Koran?
Judaism
Taoism
Christianity
Islam
6
Which holy city is located in Israel and has many
monotheistic
structures?
Tehran
Jerusalem
Baghdad
Ankara
7
What type of climate does the Middle East have?
subtropical
tropical
arid/ semi-arid
Mediterranean
8
According to Islamic Belief, Mohammed is
reincarnation of Moses
an angel
prophet of Allah
son of Allah, similar to Jesus
9
The actions of __________ threaten the stability of the Middle East
immigrants and religious extremists
women's rights advocates
unions and protesters
ISIS and other insurgent groups
10
Christianity, Judaism and Islam have a shared belief in
Jesus
monotheism
the New Testament
Old Testament
11
The religion most associated with the Torah (Old Testament) is ________________
Judaism
Hinduism
Christianity
Islam
12
Why is the Suez Canal important?
Center for World Wide Trade
Important political/economic power for Middle East region
All of the Above
Man-Made Canal for shipping
13
How has the Tigris and Euphrates river valley affected settlement patterns?
People built their cities away from river valley to avoid polluted water.
People settled in Mesopotamia because of its fresh water and fertile soil.
People built cities in mountains to avoid flooding in the river valley
People settled in the river valley because of its cool climate.
14
What physical feature is #29?
Sahara Desert
Tigris & Euphrates Rivers
Arabian Peninsula
Mediterranean Sea
15
What physical feature is #27?
Tigris & Euphrates Rivers
Arabian Peninsula
Mediterranean Sea
Nile River
16
Most people living in the Middle East today are...
Muslim
Christian
Hindu
Jewish
17
The population of ___________ areas has been growing, so air pollution in these areas is worse.
rural
urban
18
OPEC is an organization designed to regulate the prices of
freshwater
weapons
coal
oil
19
What physical feature is #26?
Tigris & Euphrates Rivers
Sahara Desert
Arabian Peninsula
Mediterranean Sea
20
The Middle East is considered a cultural region because_______
people share common history, language and religion
warm, dry climate
fertile river valleys
many deserts and mountain areas
21
What physical feature is #28?
Tigris & Euphrates Rivers
Arabian Peninsula
Mediterranean Sea
Nile River
22
The major source of conflict between the two branches of Islam is disagreement over__________________
whether to keep shari’ah restrictions or to move toward openness
whether the government should pay for every citizen’s hajj.
whether relatives of Muhammad should be his successors.
whether to allow non-Muslim immigrants to live in the holy city of Makkah.
23
To overcome the shortage of freshwater, countries in the region are focusing on_____
conserving water supplies
desalination
drilling deeper wells
dragging icebergs from Antarctica
24
Which monotheistic religion in the region came FIRST?
Buddhism
Judaism
Islam
Christianity
25
What was an effect of the 1947 UN Plan to divide Israel and Palestine?
Arabs accepted the Plan, Jews rejected it
Jews fled the region to neighboring Jordan, Syria and Israel
Jews accepted the plan, Arabs rejected it
Both Jews and Arabs accepted the plan and shared the land
26
What physical feature is #30?
Nile River
Arabian Peninsula
Mediterranean Sea
Tigris & Euphrates Rivers
27
The Arab Spring was a revolution of people demanding _________________
equal rights
fair treatment from government
all answers!
democracy
