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Review for the Middle East Exam
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1
What country is represented by #11
Lebanon
Jordan
Israel/Palestine
Syria
2
What canal connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea?
Panama Canal
Gaza Canal
Persian Canal
Suez Canal
3
What country is Number 8
Jordan
Iraq
Kuwait
Iran
4
What country is Number 7
UAE
Qatar
Bahrain
Kuwait
5
The breakup of the Ottoman Empire can largely be blamed for causing which of the following:
WWI
WWII
Regional conflicts in the Middle East
African conflicts
6
Founded by Muhammad:
Hinduism
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
7
Whose purpose is it to control the Production & Price of Oil?
NAFTA
Mecca
OPEC
UN
8
What does OPEC stand for?
Petroleum Excavation Corporation
Osgood Premium Entertainment Corporation
Organization of Peninsula Excavating Countries
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
9
Immediately after Israel was declared a State...
They were attacked by all their neighbors
They kicked out all of the Palestinians
They fought the Ottoman Empire
They tried to conquer the Middle East
10
What country is represented by #5
UAE
Bahrain
Qatar
Oman
11
Which two rivers are the major geographical features of Iraq?
Euphrates and Tigris
Seine and Rhine
Euphrates and Rolling
Nile and Amazon
12
What is Zionism?
hope that governments will be based on religious principles
plan to let Arabs and Jews share the land in Palestine
Hate for Jews
belief that Jews deserved to return to a homeland
13
Why is oil considered a nonrenewable resource?
It is used to produce electricity.
It is found deep in the ground.
It takes millions of years to form.
electricity. It creates pollution when burned.
14
Why did so many countries in the United Nations feel it was right to create Israel in 1948?
Many felt the Jews deserved help after the Holocast
Arab countries supported the creation of a home for the Jews
There was no one else living on the land at that time.
All groups in the Ottoman Empire were being given homeland
15
Israeli
refers to which ethnic group in the Arab-Israeli conflict?
Muslims
Jews
Arabians
Palestinians
16
Most of the conflicts in the Middle East stem from disputes over-
pollution & deforstation
gold & diamonds
trade & membership in the EU
religion & territory
17
What land form is represented by 8
Arabian Peninsula
Persian Gulf
Caspian Sea
Red Sea
18
Which conclusion can be drawn from a comparison of these three maps?
physical characteristics of a country can change over time.
Israel’s border has changed as a result of conflicts.
Egypt and Israel have quarreled over valuable oil reserves.
Arab Palestine gained independence along with Israel.
19
What country is Number 1
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
Yemen
Iraq
20
According to legend how did Siddhartha find his answer and his new religion?
He went to many different churches to find his answer.
He was a Prophet of God
He sat to meditate, and after 49 days, he understood.
He was given it by his parents
21
If a resource is "scarce" that means the resource is
available in small amounts
man-made
available in abundance
non-renewable
22
All of the following are common characteristics of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam except
A Holy book
Believe in the same god
celebrate the same holidays
Monothestic
23
The natural resource that Saudi Arabia is most known for is
Oil
Gold
Coal
Diamonds
24
Which of the following believes in the Torah
Hinduism
Islam
Christianity
Judaism
25
Saudi Arabia uses desalination. What is desalination?
the process of adding salt to fresh water.
the process of removing oil from the ground
process of making crude oil into gasoline for cars
the process of removing salt from seawater.
26
What are Palestinians and Israelis fighting over?
Economics
Religion
Government
Land
27
Which religions all began in the Middle East and consider Israel a holy place?
Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism
Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism
Judaism, Islam, and Sikhism
Judaism, Christianity, Islam
28
What country is represented by #27
Omen
UAE
Qatar
Yemen
29
Fast during Ramadan:
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism
Judaism
30
What are the main beliefs in Buddhism called?
Enlightenment
Tipitaka
Karma
Four Noble Truths
31
The document that expressed British support for creation of Jewish homeland in Palestine
Hamas
Apartheid
Treaty of Versailles
Balfour Declaration
32
Define the word secular
Not singalur
society
Parts of a society in the influence of religion
parts of a society are separated from religion.
33
What country is Number 10
Lebanon
Syria
Turkey
Israel/Palestine
34
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is based on the production of
Coal
Diamonds
Gold
Oil
35
What land form is represented by 9
Persian Gulf
Red Sea
Arabian Sea
Caspian Sea
36
Who do Jews, Christians, and Muslims trace their roots back to?
Abraham
Moises
Muhammad
Hitler
37
Government system where religious leaders hold power
Monarchy
Democracy
Dictatorship
Theocracy
38
Which of the following is a renewable energy resource
Natural gas
Uranium
Wind
Coal
39
What is the belief in only one God?
Monothestic
Nonthestic
Polythestic
40
What land form is represented by 2
Arabian Sea
Persian Gulf
Red Sea
Caspian Sea
41
Based on the teachings of Jesus:
Buddhism
Islam
Christianity
Judaism
42
After the fall of the Ottoman Empire, Palestine was a colony of:
USA
Palestinians
England
Jews
43
What country is Number 14
Pakistain
Turkmenistan
Afghanistan
Kazakhstan
44
An oil reserve is
oil stored to be shipped
amount of oil already sold
a banking term
a know supply of oil under the ground
45
Most people in the Middle East speak
Muslim
Spanish
Arabic
English
46
What are the five pillars?
five beliefs shared by Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
five basic obligations Muslims are supposed to meet
the first five books of the Quran
the five columns that support the roof of the Ka'aba
47
Zionism represents the world’s political movement for
The establishment of a Kurdish homeland in Kurdistan
The return of Mr. Arafat to America
The establishment of a Palestine homeland in Palestine
The establishment of a Jewish homeland in Israel
48
Which of the following is the correct timeline for these three monotheistic religions.
Judaism, Christianity, Islam
Christianity, Judaism, Islam
Islam, Judaism, Christianity
Judaism, Islam Christianity
49
Sacred writing is the Qur’an
Christianity
Buddhism
Hindusim
Islam
50
What country is represented by #12
Syria
Turkey
Lebanon
Jordan
51
What land form is represented by 10
Red Sea
Persian Gulf
Arabian Sea
Mediterranean Sea
52
What country is Number 13
Iraq
Iran
Pakistain
Syria
