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1
Efficient rapid transit systems would help solve these transportation problems?
crowded roads and air pollution
water pollution and air pollution
crowded roads and water pollution
gridlock and water pollution
2
What narrow waterway is an important shipping channel for oil?
Persian Gulf
Suez Canal
Strait of Hormuz
Red Sea
3
Which country is shaded purple?
Turkey
Israel
Afghanistan
Iran
4
Examples of human rights and personal freedoms would be...
the right to vote and choose your school
none of the above
the right to vote and choose your job
the right to have a family and choose your spouse
5
What physical feature is letter A?
Suez Canal
Strait of Hormuz
Mediteranean Sea
Red Sea
6
Prejudice against Jews is known as
Apartheid
Imperialism
Anti-Semitism
Zionism
7
Which two countries divided the Middle East into countries after World War I
Great Britain and United States
Italy and United States
France and Great Britain
France and Italy
8
What are the latitude and longitude of a point called?
IDK
signal
coordinates
meeting places
9
Which physical feature is letter C?
Nile River
Arabian Sea
Jordan River
Tigris River
10
Which country is shaded in Red?
Saudi Arabia
Israel
Iran
Pakistan
11
Over the last 50 years, residents have been leaving the nomadic life to live here....
Suburbs
Cities
Towns
Rivers
12
What country did U.S. forces enter in 2001 to look for terrorist leader Osama bin Laden?
Afghanistan
Kuwait
Iran
Israel
13
What organization was formed in 1960 by five oil rich countries?
PEC
COPE
OPEC
OPIC
14
A major conflict in the Middle East is between Arab states and the country of...
Israel
Iran
France
Great Britain
15
When did terrorists attack the World Trade Center in New York City?
2001
1999
2005
1980
16
Who wanted to rid the world of its "Jewish problem"?
Osama Bin Laden
Saddam Hussein
Zionists
Adolf Hitler
17
Which physical features is letter D?
Persian Gulf
Suez Canal
Arabian Sea
Red Sea
18
The type of money used by a country is called
Gold bars
checks
currency
paper
19
During World War II, six million Jews were killed in what is called the:
Holocaust
Apartheid
Night of Broken Glass
The Genocide
20
What are groups identified on the basis of religion, race, or national origin?
Cultural Groups
Ethnic Groups
Language groups
Religious Groups
21
When a company educates and trains its people, it is investing in
human capital
natural resources
labor
capital
22
When a country invests in transportation systems and power plants, it is investing in
natural resources
human capital
Capital
none of the above
23
Which country is shaded in Black?
Iraq
Iran
Turkey
Saudi Arabia
24
This forbids trade with another country
Quota
Embargo
Tariff
None of the Above
25
Which country is shaded in yellow?
Afghanistan
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Iraq
26
What large empire broke up after World War I?
Persian Empire
Roman Empire
Arabic Empire
Ottoman Empire
27
What type of economy does Israel have?
Market
Pure
Mixed
Command
28
Iraq invaded Kuwait and international forces joined to help Kuwait in this war
Korean War
Persian Gulf War
Vietnam War
Iraq/Iran War
29
Which physical feature is letter B?
Tigris River
Jordan River
Suez Canal
Euphrates River
30
The movement to unite displaced Jews and settle them in Palestine was called
Zionism
Homecomeing
Anti-Semitism
Immigration
31
Where do almost all Middle Eastern Jews live?
Iraq
Israel
Iran
Turkey
32
Which country is shaded Blue?
Saudi Arabia
Israel
Turkey
Afghanistan
33
Which physical feature is letter E?
Strait of Hormuz
Arabian Sea
Red Sea
None of the above
34
A country with crumbling bridges and damaged roads is demonstrating a lack of investment in
entrepreneurs
natural resources
human capital
capital
35
What are three prominent religions in the Middle East?
Christianity, Shintoism, Buddhism
Islam, Judaism, Christianity
Christianity, Buddhism, and Islam
Judaism, Islam, and Buddhism
36
What group is both an ethnic AND religious group?
Jews
Arabs
Kurds
Muslims
37
There is usually a high correlation between the standard of living and....
Religious conflict
literacy rate
Poulation density
Graduation rates
38
This is a tax on imported goods
Tariff
Barrier
Quota
Embargo
39
Which physical feature is Letter I?
Red Sea
Euphrates River
Jordan River
Suez Canal
40
Which physical feature is letter B?
Euphrates River
Jordan River
Nile River
Tigris River
41
Which country did Saddam Hussein rule?
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Afghanistan
42
what are the three main oil producing Middle Eastern countries?
Saudi Arabia,Turkey, and Israel
Pakistan, Afghanistan, Israel
Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Iraq
Turkey, Iran, and Israel
43
What ethnic groups lives in the mountains of Turkey and Iraq?
Persians
Arabs
Jews
Kurds
44
What physical feature is letter G?
Gaza Strip
Arabian Sea
Jordan River
Red Sea
45
What two challenges does Israel face in building its economy?
water and air pollution
national security and immigration
national security and pollution
low literacy rates and national security
46
What are the two major groups of Muslims?
Persians and Christians
Arabs and Kurds
Sunni and Persians
Sunni and Shia
47
Which country is shaded in gray?
Israel
Iraq
Turkey
Saudi Arabia
48
Which physical feature is letter F?
Red Sea
Indian Ocean
Arabian Peninsula
Arabian Sea
49
This is a restriction on the amount of a good that can be imported.
Tariff
Embargo
Quota
Tax
50
What rivers are like twin rivers flowing through Turkey and Iraq?
Nile and Amazon
Nile and Euphrates
Tigris and Congo
Tigris and Euphrates
51
This person has an idea for a good or service and takes the risks to produce it
banker
money manager
investor
entrepreneur
52
A government that is controlled by a religious leader is a....
Democracy
Monarchy
Republic
Theocracy
53
The State of Israel was established in what year?
1948
1899
1980
1942
54
The government controls everything in this type of economy.
Mixed
Pure
Command
Market