Southwest Asia/North Africa Review

Question 1

The conflict in North Africa started with the display of riots and protest. What sparked it?

Accepted Answer

23 year old man set himself on fire

Question 2

A mosque is a building of worship for which religion?

Accepted Answer

Islam

Question 3

The followers of Islam would worship in a mosque.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

What body of water is most important to the US oil region?

Accepted Answer

Persian Gulf

Question 5

Where did President Carter meet with the Israel and Egyptian leaders?

Accepted Answer

Camp David

Question 6

What is the holy book of Islam?

Accepted Answer

The Qur'an

Question 7

What influences the economies of MENA?

Accepted Answer

petroleum

Question 8

What did the United Nations do to help the Jewish migration?

Accepted Answer

It recognized Israel as a state.

Question 9

The Jewish people migrated to what country after WWII?

Accepted Answer

Israel

Question 10

By what term do we refer the movement against the governments of North Africa?

Accepted Answer

Arab Spring

Question 11

Jerusalem is considered to be the holiest city in the world.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

If the prices of oil goes up in the Middle East, how will that affect the other countries?

Accepted Answer

gas prices would increase

Question 13

After WW II, which group of people fled Europe?

Accepted Answer

Jewish

Question 14

What city is holy to all 3 of the major monotheistic religions of MENA?

Accepted Answer

Jerusalem

Question 15

What technology allowed protesters in Egypt to communicate to the world?

Accepted Answer

cell phone

Question 16

What is the main export from the Middle East?

Accepted Answer

Petroleum

Question 17

Which holiday in the Middle East was affected during the Egyptian and Israeli conflict?

Accepted Answer

Yom Kippur

Question 18

The geographic feature that occupies much of North Africa is the vast ___________.

Accepted Answer

deserts

Question 19

What two seas are connected by the Suez Canal?

Accepted Answer

Red and Mediterranean

Question 20

The country that exports the most oil in the world is

Accepted Answer

Saudi Arabia

Question 21

The ______ played an important role in the revolution of the Arab Spring.

Accepted Answer

Internet

Question 22

Where is Morocco?

Accepted Answer

North Africa

Question 23

In the late 70's, what US President helped to establish peace in the Middle East?

Accepted Answer

President Carter

Question 24

What is the name of the buildings where people of the Jewish religion worship?

Accepted Answer

Synagogue

Question 25

Which one of these is a transportation barrier of the Nile River?

Accepted Answer

rapids and waterfalls

Question 26

What desert occupies most of North Africa?

Accepted Answer

Sahara Desert

Question 27

What is the name of the meeting houses for people of the Christian religion?

Accepted Answer

Church

Question 28

The Camp David Accord helped to establish a framework for peace in the Middle East.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 29

What is the name of the body of water with an abundance of oil?

Accepted Answer

Persian Gulf

Question 30

What is a reason that agriculture would not be a main export of the Middle East?

Accepted Answer

Too many deserts

Question 31

North Africa has the longest river in the world. What is the name of this river?

Accepted Answer

Nile River

Question 32

Which natural resource dominates the businesses of the Middle East?

Accepted Answer

oil

Question 33

Jerusalem is the birthplace of three major world religions. Name these 3 religions

Accepted Answer

Islam, Judaism, Christianity

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