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Review for the Middle East Exam
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1
The document that expressed British support for creation of Jewish homeland in Palestine
Hamas
Balfour Declaration
Treaty of Versailles
Apartheid
2
Define the word secular
Not singalur
parts of a society are separated from religion.
Parts of a society in the influence of religion
society
3
Which of the following is a renewable energy resource
Uranium
Natural gas
Wind
Coal
4
According to legend how did Siddhartha find his answer and his new religion?
He sat to meditate, and after 49 days, he understood.
He was a Prophet of God
He went to many different churches to find his answer.
He was given it by his parents
5
Most people in the Middle East speak
Muslim
English
Spanish
Arabic
6
If a resource is "scarce" that means the resource is
available in small amounts
available in abundance
non-renewable
man-made
7
What land form is represented by 10
Persian Gulf
Arabian Sea
Red Sea
Mediterranean Sea
8
What country is Number 10
Turkey
Israel/Palestine
Lebanon
Syria
9
Which religions all began in the Middle East and consider Israel a holy place?
Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism
Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism
Judaism, Christianity, Islam
Judaism, Islam, and Sikhism
10
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is based on the production of
Diamonds
Gold
Coal
Oil
11
What country is represented by #11
Jordan
Israel/Palestine
Syria
Lebanon
12
All of the following are common characteristics of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam except
celebrate the same holidays
Monothestic
A Holy book
Believe in the same god
13
Sacred writing is the Qur’an
Christianity
Buddhism
Islam
Hindusim
14
What country is Number 13
Pakistain
Iran
Iraq
Syria
15
Zionism represents the world’s political movement for
The establishment of a Jewish homeland in Israel
The return of Mr. Arafat to America
The establishment of a Palestine homeland in Palestine
The establishment of a Kurdish homeland in Kurdistan
16
An oil reserve is
oil stored to be shipped
a banking term
a know supply of oil under the ground
amount of oil already sold
17
Why is oil considered a nonrenewable resource?
It takes millions of years to form.
It is used to produce electricity.
It is found deep in the ground.
electricity. It creates pollution when burned.
18
What is Zionism?
hope that governments will be based on religious principles
Hate for Jews
belief that Jews deserved to return to a homeland
plan to let Arabs and Jews share the land in Palestine
19
Which of the following is the correct timeline for these three monotheistic religions.
Judaism, Islam Christianity
Islam, Judaism, Christianity
Christianity, Judaism, Islam
Judaism, Christianity, Islam
20
What country is Number 7
UAE
Qatar
Bahrain
Kuwait
21
Whose purpose is it to control the Production & Price of Oil?
OPEC
UN
NAFTA
Mecca
22
Which of the following believes in the Torah
Hinduism
Christianity
Judaism
Islam
23
What country is Number 1
Saudi Arabia
Yemen
Iraq
Kuwait
24
What country is represented by #12
Syria
Lebanon
Turkey
Jordan
25
The breakup of the Ottoman Empire can largely be blamed for causing which of the following:
Regional conflicts in the Middle East
African conflicts
WWII
WWI
26
Fast during Ramadan:
Islam
Hinduism
Christianity
Judaism
27
Saudi Arabia uses desalination. What is desalination?
process of making crude oil into gasoline for cars
the process of removing oil from the ground
the process of removing salt from seawater.
the process of adding salt to fresh water.
28
After the fall of the Ottoman Empire, Palestine was a colony of:
USA
Jews
England
Palestinians
29
Immediately after Israel was declared a State...
They kicked out all of the Palestinians
They fought the Ottoman Empire
They were attacked by all their neighbors
They tried to conquer the Middle East
30
What are the five pillars?
five beliefs shared by Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
the five columns that support the roof of the Ka'aba
five basic obligations Muslims are supposed to meet
the first five books of the Quran
31
What country is represented by #5
Bahrain
Oman
UAE
Qatar
32
The natural resource that Saudi Arabia is most known for is
Coal
Diamonds
Gold
Oil
33
What land form is represented by 9
Persian Gulf
Caspian Sea
Red Sea
Arabian Sea
34
What country is Number 14
Kazakhstan
Pakistain
Turkmenistan
Afghanistan
35
What land form is represented by 8
Persian Gulf
Caspian Sea
Red Sea
Arabian Peninsula
36
Founded by Muhammad:
Hinduism
Christianity
Judaism
Islam
37
Who do Jews, Christians, and Muslims trace their roots back to?
Hitler
Moises
Muhammad
Abraham
38
Government system where religious leaders hold power
Monarchy
Theocracy
Democracy
Dictatorship
39
What country is Number 8
Kuwait
Iran
Iraq
Jordan
40
What does OPEC stand for?
Osgood Premium Entertainment Corporation
Petroleum Excavation Corporation
Organization of Peninsula Excavating Countries
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
41
What canal connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea?
Gaza Canal
Persian Canal
Panama Canal
Suez Canal
42
What is the belief in only one God?
Polythestic
Monothestic
Nonthestic
43
What land form is represented by 2
Caspian Sea
Arabian Sea
Persian Gulf
Red Sea
44
Which two rivers are the major geographical features of Iraq?
Euphrates and Tigris
Seine and Rhine
Nile and Amazon
Euphrates and Rolling
45
Israeli
refers to which ethnic group in the Arab-Israeli conflict?
Palestinians
Muslims
Arabians
Jews
46
Based on the teachings of Jesus:
Islam
Judaism
Christianity
Buddhism
47
What country is represented by #27
Qatar
Omen
UAE
Yemen
48
What are Palestinians and Israelis fighting over?
Government
Land
Economics
Religion
49
What are the main beliefs in Buddhism called?
Karma
Four Noble Truths
Enlightenment
Tipitaka
50
Most of the conflicts in the Middle East stem from disputes over-
religion & territory
trade & membership in the EU
pollution & deforstation
gold & diamonds
51
Which conclusion can be drawn from a comparison of these three maps?
Egypt and Israel have quarreled over valuable oil reserves.
Israel’s border has changed as a result of conflicts.
Arab Palestine gained independence along with Israel.
physical characteristics of a country can change over time.
52
Why did so many countries in the United Nations feel it was right to create Israel in 1948?
Arab countries supported the creation of a home for the Jews
All groups in the Ottoman Empire were being given homeland
Many felt the Jews deserved help after the Holocast
There was no one else living on the land at that time.
