Middle East 7th Grade Mid-term

Question 1

Letter D on the map labels which feature of the Middle East?

Accepted Answer

Red Sea

Question 2

In regards to the U.S. military and Afghanistan and Iraq are similar in that both

Accepted Answer

Are experiencing a high presence of U.S. military

Question 3

Israeli citizens have more influence over their elections than citizens of Saudi Arabia.

Accepted Answer

Citizens of Israel get to vote for their legislature

Question 4

How do literacy rates differ between males and females in the Middle East?

Accepted Answer

In some countries women have lower literacy rate than males.

Question 5

Letter B on the map represents which feature in Southwest Asia?

Accepted Answer

Tigris River

Question 6

The breakup of the Ottoman Empire can be blamed for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Regional conflicts in the Middle East

Question 7

Israel has a ______ economy, private owned business and government play a role making choices.

Accepted Answer

Mixed

Question 8

The Zionist Movement led to which major Jewish event?

Accepted Answer

The creation of the State of Israel

Question 9

Which question can be answered by this diagram?

Accepted Answer

The founders of Christianity and Judaism

Question 10

Letter B identifies which country on the map.

Accepted Answer

Iraq

Question 11

An auto maker charges 100,000 instead 10,000, what economic question did they decide on?

Accepted Answer

For whom will the good be produced?

Question 12

Which describes the climate of Southwest Asia?

Accepted Answer

Hot and Dry

Question 13

Arabs, Persians, and Kurds all live in the same region and are the same. Why is this incorrect?

Accepted Answer

The groups have many differences in their culture/religions.

Question 14

Which religion began in the Middle East?

Accepted Answer

Both

Question 15

Which Letter identifies Saudi Arabia

Accepted Answer

Letter A

Question 16

Natural Resources aren't evenly distributed in the S/W Asia, which shows unequal distribution?

Accepted Answer

Abundance of oil, scarcity of water.

Question 17

Which location identifies where MOST of the world economies would be placed on this graphic?

Accepted Answer

Between points A and B

Question 18

How has the discovery of oil in the Middle East affected the development of this area?

Accepted Answer

Countries with oil are richer than those who have no oil.

Question 19

There are many regional conflicts in the Middle East today. Many of these can be attributed to

Accepted Answer

The way Europe split up the Ottoman Empire

Question 20

Which letter on the map represents the Persian Gulf?

Accepted Answer

Letter A

Question 21

Why do voter's have more power in a democracy than they do in an autocracy or oligarchy?

Accepted Answer

The voters get to choose the people who make the laws

Question 22

What generalization can be made about the relationship between wealth and literacy?

Accepted Answer

Literacy is usually higher in wealthy countries.

Question 23

In Saudi Arabia they have a king in power and he appoints leaders to positions of power.

Accepted Answer

Unitary

Question 24

Israel holds elections and citizens vote on the legislature.

Accepted Answer

Democracy

Question 25

Based on this information Israel would be considered a

Accepted Answer

Parliamentary Democracy

Question 26

In this type of government has multiple levels and power is spread out evenly.

Accepted Answer

Federal

Question 27

Which letter identifies Israel on the map?

Accepted Answer

Letter D

Question 28

Because of Muhammad's death, two groups were formed to decide who should be next in power.

Accepted Answer

Sunni and Shia

Question 29

In which form of government is power held by a select few?

Accepted Answer

Oligarchy

Question 30

Why is the Suez Canal import to international shipping?

Accepted Answer

Ships get to Medditerrian Sea without going around Africa.

Middle East 7th Grade Mid-term

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