Middle East Unit Exam

The Sinai Peninsula connects Egypt with what country in the Middle East?

What percentage of Muslims around the world are Sunni (the majority)?

The United Arab Emirates is a current member of OPEC according to the map.

Who is this?

In what country is this building (the tallest in the world)?

Muslims believe that _ was Abraham's first born son.

What country is this?

The PLO's main goal was to:

What country is this?

The country in the world with the highest population of Muslims living in it is _.

This word means "mass uprising" and was given to Palestinians in Israel.

In what country is this building?

The Middle Eastern country with the highest Muslim population is _.

The acronym OPEC stands for:

Before World War I, the country of Israel was known as _.

What is #2 on the map of Israel?

Israel fought the countries of Egypt and _ in two different wars in 1967 and 1973.

This is the title given to the leader of the Islamic faith in the world.

What is #3 on the map of Israel?

The building pictured is a holy site for which religion?

The type of Islam practiced by the leaders and followers of ISIS would best be described as:

Which country is the birthplace of the 3 monotheistic religions of the world?

ISIS controls land in which countries in the Middle East?

In which city are the 2016 Summer Olympic Games being held in?

This is a map of what ethnic group in the Middle East?

Yasser Arafat was the original founder of which organization?

What is #1 on the map of Israel?

According to the map, how many countries in the Middle East have a majority Shiite population?

What empire controlled the area of the Middle East before World War I?

What country below has a majority of its Muslim population Shiite/Shia Muslim?

Which country ranks #1 in the world in oil production, exports, and reserves?

The Palestinians have lost control of land in Israel since the end of WWI.

What European country controlled Iraq between World War I and World War II?

Which city has a higher population?

Anti-Semitism is a hatred and outright discrimination against what ethnic group of people?

About how many Kurds live in the Middle East?

The main ethnic group living in the Middle East are:

ISIS is also known by what other two acronyms? Choose only 1.

Which country below has the highest total population in the Middle East?

In what country is this building (the third tallest building in the world)?

This was the name of the Palestinian terror group responsible for Olympic crisis in 1972.

Which country below was NOT one of the original founding member of OPEC in 1960?

What body of water is #5 on the map of Israel?

The Qu'ran is the holy book for what religion?

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a Palestinian?

A group that is linked together by cultural identity (religion, language, etc.) is called a _.

What country is this?

In what country are the Taurus Mountains located in?

Looking at the map below, in what country is Wahabbism practiced in?

This word means "religious leader" and refers to the Iranian Revolution.

The main goal of ISIS is to:

A politically organized territory with a sovereign government and actual borders is called:

What country is this?

What country is this?

What is #4 on the map of Israel?

In what country is the main ethnic group Persian?

What percent of the world's population are followers of Islam?

Jews and Christians believe that _ was Abraham's first born son

What is Mr. Cupp's middle name?

The belief of the Jewish that the land of Israel is rightfully theirs to own and control is:

The main difference between Sunni and Shiite Muslims is:

Using the map below, the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers run through which country?

Iraq fought a bitter war against which Middle Eastern country from 1980-1988?