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SW Asia (Middle East) Test Review
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A #WorldGeography #Test to help students #study and learn about #SouthwestAsia
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1
What is NOT a risk of transporting crude oil?
Lethal explosions aground or underground
Collisions between oiltankers
Oil Tankers running aground
Underground Leaks of Oil
2
What is the purpose of a refinery?
Make oil and distribute it globally
Convert oil into useful products
TRICK QUESTION!!! :)
Distribute natural gases throughout the region
3
What is the lowest place on exposed earth's crust?
Dead Sea
Afghanistan
MECCA
Jordan River
4
Who founded Islam?
Muhammed
Founded as a terrorist organization and became a country
Jesus
Osama Bin Laden
5
What is the importance of control of the Strait of Hormuz?
Fishing Industries rely on it
Main source of irrigation for region
It offers access to the Persian Gulf oil fields
It offers a water path to Afghanistan
6
What is a characteristic of desert populations in the Middle East and North Africa?
Arid climate
Muhammed
Move to find resources thickly dispersed
Move to find resources thinly dispersed
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Which country's constitution is most influenced by Islam?
Iraq
Iran
US
France
8
Major conflict between Arabs and Jews in Israel...
Economic struggle
Different groups had competing claims over land there
Genocide
Arabs were suspected in attack on Jews
9
What is NOT a reason Saudi Arabia is important to many people around the world?
Oil is found there more than anywhere around the world
Mecca, Holy City, is there
Main source of irrigation
10
What is NOT a characteristic of the Taliban?
Gained power in Afghanistan
Imposed strict rules on its people
Group in Iran
Suspected in helping terrorists
11
Which is NOT a pillar of Islam?
Prayer
Going to Mecca yearly
Charity
Going to church daily
12
What is the main purpose of OPEC?
Control distribution of oil globally
Assist in military attacks
Educate children of region
Raise money for education and health costs
13
Country that used to be under control by Taliban-
Afghanistan
France
Britain
Iran
14
What is the difference of the Mediterranean Coast from the rest of Southwest Asia?
Greater salinity
Good climate for growing fruits and vegetables
Different religions
Arid and semi-arid climate
15
What is a important source of irrigation in the region?
Persian Gulf
Indian Sea
Jordan River
Dead Sea
16
What 2 nations met with Jimmy Carter to sign Camp David Accords?
Israel and Egypt
France and Great Britain
Austria and Iraq
Afghanistan and Iran
17
What are the two rivers in the Fertile Crescent?
Nile and Euphrates
Tigris and Euphrates
Mississippi and Arizona
Tigris and Nile
18
Culturally, what category do most people living in N. Africa and SW Asia?
Mostly Muslim
Mostly Arab
Believe strongly in education
19
The spot where Muslims believe Muhammad rose to Heaven-
Dome of the Stone
Mecca
Dome of the Rock
Israel
20
What is the purpose of this type of irrigation field?
Widespread cultivation of crops in arid regions
So desert plants receive water as well
Water travels west instead of east to oppose wind directions
21
Which 2 countries had control of Eastern Mediterranean region following WWI?
France and Britain
Iraq and Afghanistan
France and Britan
France and Iran
22
When did the Ottoman Empire fall?
After WWI
After WWII
1948
1941
23
When was the state of Israel created and caused the conflicts with Palestine?
After WWII
After WWI
1948
1923
24
What is a similarity between the Kurds and Palestinians?
Helped Isis
Mostly Arab
Lived in the region for more than 1000 years
Stateless Nations
25
What is the holy city where Muslims make pilgrimage every year?
Dome of the Rock
Israel
Jerusalem
Mecca
26
What religions originated in the Middle East?
Satanist, Jewish, Muslim
Christianity, Islam, Aethiest
Christianity, Judaism, Islam
Christianity, Judaism, Aminism
27
Who lived in areas of Turkey, Iraq, and Iran for the past 1000 years?
Kurds
Middle Easterns
Americans
Mesopotamians
28
Known as "Empty Quarter" or "Place where no one comes out"
Bermuda Triangle
Rub-Al-Khalil
Negev
Sahara
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How does the rest of the world perceive Jerusalem?
Terrorists themselves
Satan-worshippers
Holy
Suspected of helping terrorists
