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Unit 7 TEST Central & Southwest Asia
Unit 7 TEST Central & Southwest Asia
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1
The Holy Books of Muslims and Jews respectively are ______________?
Bible, Torah
Torah, Koran
Torah, Bible
Koran, Torah
2
The country of Iraq resents the building of a network of dams on the Tigris-Euphrates Rivers by which country?
Russia
Turkey
Jordan
Israel
3
Most of the land in the Middle East is used for which type of economic activity?
Market-Oriented Agriculture
Subsistence Agriculture
Wheat Production
Commercial Production
4
The Middle East consists of mountains, upland plateaus, and valleys. These physical features are the result of ?
erosion
deposition
weathering
tectonic forces
5
Iran:_________ :: Saudi Arabia: _________
Kurds, Persians
Persian, Kurds
Shia, Sunni
Sunni, Shia
6
Which type of region would the Middle East be considered?
Formal
Functional
Perceptual
Physical
7
Which group is trying to remove Western influences and other religions from the Middle East?
Conservative government leaders
Iraqi freedom fighters
Islamic fundamentalists
Zionists in Israel
8
All of the following are responsible for the location of cities in the Middle East
Except
---
transportation routes
climatic conditions
water resources
cultural diversity
9
Which modern technology allows populations, e.g., Israel, to survive extreme droughts and lack of fresh drinking water?
Desalinization
Electricity
Canals
Levees
10
Which group has historically
NOT
had a country of its own?
Kurds
Pastuns
Persians
Iranis
11
In which of the following cities would almost all of the women wear clothing that covers all but their faces?
Mecca
Tel Aviv
Beirut
Jerusalem
12
Which of the following
BEST
describes how oil has changed the major producing countries in the Middle East?
Oil has been responsible for the growth of the Taliban
Oil has helped modernize these countries and given them political clout
Oil has made all the residents of these countries very rich
Oil has brought their economies to the highest level of development
13
Jerusalem and the surrounding territory have been under the control of all the following
Except
---
Sumerians
Romans
Hebrews
Muslims
14
Which of the following has been and is the most important reason for settlement patterns in the Middle East?
cultural traits
water resources
natural resources
cool climates
15
Which of the following is most powerful in defining the Middle East as a region?
Oil
Government
Language
Religion
16
Using the information below, which of the following is
TRUE
about the world's oil reserves?
Two-thirds of the world's oil comes from five countries
Two-thirds of the world's oil comes from non-Middle Eastern countries
Iran produces more than twice as much oil as Iraq
Russia produces more oil than Venezuela
17
Which of the following nations has the greatest ethnic diversity as a result of immigration from around the world?
Jordan
United Arab Emirates
Israel
Syria
18
Which country probably treats women more as equal to men?
Saudi Arabia
Israel
Pakistan
Syria
19
All of the following consider Jerusalem a holy city
Except
--
Christians
Jews
Muslims
Hindus
20
All of the following are problems in setting the boundary between Israel and Palestine
EXCEPT
Control of Jerusalem
Location of Aquifers
Jewish Settlements
Physical Features