Unit 7: Southwest Asia & North Africa

Question 1

Why have the religious rituals of the region lasted for many centuries?

Accepted Answer

They have been passed down from generation to generation

Question 2

What was the outcome of the Peace Treaty between Egypt & Israel in 1979?

Accepted Answer

They ended with a historic agreement

Question 3

A collection of vast deserts dominates which region of the world?

Accepted Answer

North Africa & S.W. Asia

Question 4

What number represents the country that has the Nile river?

Accepted Answer

16

Question 5

How did Egypt's control over technology affect protestor's use of mobile phones?

Accepted Answer

They used cameras to record the events of their revolution

Question 6

How have the Nile, Tigris & Euphrates rivers affected the economies in the region?

Accepted Answer

They provide water & fertile soil for agriculture.

Question 7

What geographical features have caused negative effects on Egypt's expansion of transportation?

Accepted Answer

Rapids & Waterfalls along the Nile

Question 8

How can technology positively influence societies of North Africa & S.W. Asia?

Accepted Answer

Governments will allow greater participation by citizens

Question 9

Who migrated to Israel after World War II because of long traditional links to the region?

Accepted Answer

Jewish people

Question 10

What number represents Morocco?

Accepted Answer

20

Question 11

Why are Muslims expected to attend a Hajj to Mecca?

Accepted Answer

To honor the sites important to early Islam

Question 12

What number represents the country that has the Tigris & Euphrates rivers?

Accepted Answer

7

Question 13

Which natural resource has led to significant business investments in the S.W. Asian region?

Accepted Answer

Oil deposits

Question 14

What architectural characteristics do mosques have?

Accepted Answer

Slender tower for calling out prayers

Question 15

How can the Five Pillars of Islam shape the daily activities of believers?

Accepted Answer

There are certain times to pray during each day

Question 16

What kind of government best describes Saudi Arabia?

Accepted Answer

Absolute Monarchy with a king having all the power

Question 17

How has new communication technologies affected societies in the region today?

Accepted Answer

They have allowed more participation by citizens in the gov.

Question 18

What number represents Algeria?

Accepted Answer

19

Question 19

What causes most conflicts in this region TODAY?

Accepted Answer

Control over territory

Question 20

How does the Sahara Desert most likely influence the economies of S.W. Asia & North Africa?

Accepted Answer

Agricultural production is significantly limited

Question 21

What number represents Saudi Arabia?

Accepted Answer

11

Question 22

Name two democratic governments in S.W. Asia

Accepted Answer

Turkey & Israel

Question 23

What natural resource has made many countries very rich in this region of the world?

Accepted Answer

Oil

Question 24

Why is Yom Kippur so important?

Accepted Answer

It is a day of asking for forgiveness

Question 25

How did geographic factors contribute to the location of the Suez Canal?

Accepted Answer

Uses a narrow land bridge to link the Mediterranean/Red Seas

Question 26

Which cultural factors did Anwar Sadat bring to the 1979 Egyptian & Israeli negotiating table?

Accepted Answer

All of them

Question 27

What language do most people in the region speak due to the Islam religion?

Accepted Answer

Arabic

Question 28

Where is Iran located?

Accepted Answer

Between Iraq & Afghanistan in Southwest Asia

Question 29

What number represents the country of Tunisia?

Accepted Answer

18

Question 30

What religion is mostly followed as a result of a Muslim invasion during the Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

Islam

Unit 7: Southwest Asia & North Africa

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Unit 7: Southwest Asia & North Africa

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