Which BEST describes an ethnic group?

A group with somewhat common ancestry and shared culture.

Why does the organization of OPEC play a powerful role in the world economy?

OPEC controls the oil in the world market

How has the discovery of oil in some SW Asian countries affected the economic development?

Countries with oil are richer than countries without oil

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1
Islam, whose followers are known as Muslims, is based on the teachings of what prophet?
Muhammad
Buddha
Moses
Jesus
2
Which BEST describes an ethnic group?
Several families that live and work together
A multi-cultural group that only shares religious beliefs.
Workers working in the same job
A group with somewhat common ancestry and shared culture.
3
Why does the organization of OPEC play a powerful role in the world economy?
OPEC controls the oil in the world market
OPEC membership includes several US-owned companies
OPEC builds dams along rivers shared by several countries
OPEC is part of the United Nations
4
What body of water is surrounded by Iran, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Kuwait?
Persian Gulf
Arabian Sea
Red Sea
Mediterranean Sea
5
How has the discovery of oil in some SW Asian countries affected the economic development?
Countries with oil are richer than countries without oil
It has affected the economy very little
Countries with oil need less water
It has not affected the economic development
6
Most people in Southwest Asia follow which religion?
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism
7
Sunni Muslims believe that after the death of Muhammad, the leader should be
Muhammad's brother
Elected by the community
A descendant of Muhammad
Chosen by Muhammad
8
What is the one thing MOST Arabs, Kurds, and Persians have in common?
Most are nomads
Arabic is the first language of all three groups
They all live in Saudi Arabia
Most practice Islam
9
What river borders Syria, Jordan, Israel, and the West Bank?
Euphrates River
Tigris River
Jordan River
Ganges River
10
Who founded Judaism?
Jesus Christ
Buddha
Muhammad
Abraham
11
Which is true of Judaism, Islam, and Christianity?
They are all monotheistic
Their origins are in Africa
They all have Muhammad as a major prophet
They are all polytheistic
12
Which is a religious group of Southwest Asia?
Muslims
Persians
Kurds
Arabs
13
What event led to the split between Sunni and Shia Muslims
the pilgrimage to Mecca
the death of Jesus
The creation of Islam
The death of Muhammad
14
If you are describing someone as a Muslim, you are describing his
ethnic group
education
religious group
language
15
What links the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea?
Suez Canal
Strait of Hormuz
Jordan River
Euphrates River
16
What two rivers in Iraq feed into the Persian Gulf?
Euphrates and Tigris
Nile and Jordan
Ganges and Rhine
Jordan and Euphrates
17
Who founded Christianity?
Buddha
Jesus Christ
Muhammad
Abraham

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