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Name of god in Islam
Allah
Yahweh
Torah
God
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What is the oldest religion in SW Asia?
Judaism
Christianity
Buddhism
Islam
3
What is irrigation?
A synonym of religion often used by Arabs
A legal code used by Shia to force their religion on Jews
A name for technology used by Iraq to restore water treatment facilities
A method for watering crops in dry, arid locations when rain is low
4
True/False- All Muslims practice Islam.
False
True
5
Three major water problems in SW Asia are...
ground water, aquifers, shipping
population control, chemicals, tsunamis
shortages, unequal distribution, pollution
flooding, pollution, geysers
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Which SW Asian country has NO oil?
Israel
Iran
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
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Strait of Hormuz
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How would you describe oil distribution among the countries of SW Asia?
Some countries have far more oil than others
All oil comes from one large oil reserve
All countries have the same amount of oil
One country has ALL of the proven oil reserves
9
Who was the founder of Islam?
MOHAMMED
Torah
ABRAHAM
Jesus
10
Which country relies on a process of desalination to provide water for its people?
Turkey
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
Iran
11
What country has the most oil reserves in SW Asia?
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Israel
Kuwait
12
Which is NOT a founder of OPEC?
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
Venezuela
Israel
13
The Strait of Hormuz connects the...
Mediterranean Sea and Persian Gulf
Red Sea and Black Sea
Arabian Sea and Persian Gulf
Red Sea and Arabian Sea
14
What does OPEC stand for?
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Occupied Policy on Economic Crisis
Organization of Protecting Equal Countries
Occupations of Petroleum Counties
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What is the largest ethnic group in SW Asia?
Arabs
Jews
Persians
Hurds
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Not all Arabs are Muslims.
True
False
17
The country in Southwest Asia that has a "water advantage" is _____________.
Iran
Turkey
Jordan
Israel
18
The Middle East has a big problem with ____________ ____________ .
water scarcity
oil scarcity
allah scarcity
torah scarcity
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What is the religious book of Islam?
Quran
Torah
The bible
Islam
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Which person is a member of an ethnic group?
Jenna is a Christian.
Patrick is a Jew.
Allie is an Arab.
Kayla is a Muslim.
21
SW Asia suffers from unequal water distribution
False
True
22
Advances and improvements in irrigation have led to what problem in the Middle East?
increases in tourism
increases in religious groups
increases in salt production
increases in water pollution
23
Which bodies of water are connected by the Suez Canal
Red Sea & Mediterranean Sea
Arabian Sea & Mediterranean Sea
Persian Gulf & Arabian Sea
Tigris & Euphrates Rivers
24
___________ is the most common religion in the Middle East.
Islam
Judaism
Christianity
Hinduism
25
What are the two most valuable natural resources in SW Asia?
oil and water
iron and water
Oil and salt
oil and sand
26
In what country is the Gaza Strip located?
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Israel
Iraq
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Which is true of the Suez Canal?
No one knows how it was created
It was built to shorten the shipping route between Europe and India
It has always existed as a natural border between Iraq and Iran
It formed as a result of an Earthquake
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What does Islam mean?
the belief in God
the belief in no God
submission the will of Jesus
submission to the will of God
29
What is the purpose of OPEC?
To make oil available to all the world
To help the US get cheap oil
to regulate the price of oil
to keep all the oil in the middle east
30
Which country has had their water treatment facilities destroyed due to warfare which has lasted more than 30 years?
Iraq
Turkey
Israel
Iran
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Most of the people of the Middle East or SW Asia are this religion _________________________.
Christians
Jewish
Shia Muslims
Sunni Muslims
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What is true about Tigris and Euphrates?
They're desalinated by Saudi Arabia.
They're polluted in Egypt.
They begin in Turkey and flow through Iraq
They end in Turkey.
33
The West Bank and the Gaza Strip have been the scene of conflicts between Israelis and ________
Shia Jews
Iraqi Jordanians
Hindus
Palestinian Arabs
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Why are desalinization and drip irrigation methods not used more in SW Asia?
Few countries in SW Asia have access to seawater.
Most countries do not know about these technologies.
These technologies are very expensive for countries to use.
Desalination is not very effective in a hot, dry climate.
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Zionism is?
A type of religion practiced in Saudi Arabia.
a protest against Israel that happened in 1912
the Jewish national movement, hoped to create a Jewish state
a peaceful lifestyle, known as a nonviolence way of living
36
Which of the following is not a religion in SW Asia?
Islam
Judaism
Christianity
Hinduism
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Because most of SW Asia is desert, people tend to live
in mountainous areas
near oil fields
near water sources such as rivers and coasts
in the plains
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A major dispute between the Israelis and the Palestinians is that each side
has close military alliances with neighboring countries
believes in different interpretations of the same religion
as historical connections to the same land
wants to control oil resources in the area
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Followers of the religion of Islam are called.
Arabs
Torahs
Mormon
Muslims
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what are the two branches of Islam?
Shia and Islam
Shia and Sunni
Shia and Jehovah
Sunni and Allah
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Which country has built 22 dams and 19 hydroelectric plants through the Anatolia Project?
Iran
Israel
Jordan
Turkey
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The holy city of Islam
Hadith
Kaabah
Mecca
Sharia
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What city is holy to all three religions of SW Asia?
Mecca
Jerusalem
Riyadh
Medina
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What is an ethnic group
People who speak the same language and worship the same god
People who share a similar religion
People with the same political beliefs
People who share a common ancestry, holidays, and language
45
This country is mostly desert and has no rivers.
Iraq
Turkey
Israel
Saudi Arabia
46
Of the 2 branches of Islam, they believe that leadership in the religion must be a direct descendent of Muhammad.
Shia
Allah
Torah
Sunni
47
Which person is a member of a religious group?
Patrick is a Persian.
Kayla is a Kurd.
Allie is an Arab.
Jenna is a Jew.
48
In Islam, Hajj is
The requirement to travel to Mecca once in your life
The requirement to fast for one month during the day
The requirement to pray 5 times per day
The requirement to give money to the poor
49
Which of the following is NOT a cause of the Middle Eastern water crisis?
extended periods of drought
humid, rainy climate
population growth
increases in water pollution
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OPEC controls a supply of...
Money
Gas
Water
Oil
