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What are the three main oil- producing countries of the ME?
Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia
Israel, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia
Iran, Iraq, Turkey
Turkey, Israel, Saudi Arabia
2
What group is both an ethnic group and religious group?
Arabs
Jews
Persians
Muslims
3
What predominately Palestinian territory is located in Israel?
West Bank
Gaza Strip
Golan Heights
Arabia
4
A government that is controlled by a religious leader is a:
theocracy
monarchy
democracy
parliamentary system
5
The State of Israel was established in:
1600
1948
1802
1980
6
A major conflict in the ME is between Arab states and:
Iran
Turkey
Iraq
Israel
7
Which country on the map is dark purple?
Iraq
Turkey
Iran
Saudi Arabia
8
What narrow waterway is an important shipping channel for oil?
Strait of Hormuz
Gaza Strip
Persian Gulf
Red Sea
9
Where do almost all ME Jews live?
Iran
Turkey
Israel
Saudi Arabia
10
What are the three major water problems of the Middle East?
water shortages, unequal distribution, pollution
water shortages, flooding, pollution
too much groundwater, aquifers, pollution
flooding, pollution, dams
11
The oldest western religion is:
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
Hinduism
12
What are three prominent religions of the ME?
Judaism, Islam, Christianity
Persian, Islam, Judaism
Hinduism, Buddhism, Shintoism
Hinduism, Judaism, Christianity
13
What ethnic group lives in the mountains of Turkey and Iraq?
Shiites
Sunnis
Kurds
Jews
14
What type of economy does Israel have?
parliamentary
traditional
command
market
15
The Torah is the holy book of:
Islam
Judaism
Hinduism
Christianity
16
Examples of human rights and personal freedoms would be:
right to vote and choose employment
right to read and vote
right to eat and sleep
unfair trials and punishments
17
Iraq invaded Kuwait and international forces jumped in to help Kuwait in this war:
Vietnam War
Sunni/Shiite War
Persian Gulf War
Korean War
18
Which country did Saddam Hussein rule?
Afghanisan
Israel
Kuwait
Iraq
19
When a country invests in transportation systems and power plants, it is investing in:
human capital
entrepreneurs
capital
natural resources
20
What organization was formed in 1960 by five oil-rich countries?
Organization of Petroleum Importing Countries (OPIC)
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
Countries Selling Oil (CSO)
Countries With Oil for Sell (CWOS)
21
What are two major groups of Muslims?
Sunnis and Persians
Sunnis and Shiites
Kurds and Jews
Arabs and Christians
22
What country did U.S. forces enter to look for Osama bin Laden?
Pakistan
Iran
Kuwait
Afghanistan
23
Prejudice against Jews is know as:
Apartheid
Imperialism
Anti-Semitism
Zionism
24
When a country educates and trains its people, it is investing in:
transportation
natural resources
infrastructure
human capital
25
What large empire broke up after WWI?
Ottoman Empire
Aztec Empire
Arabic Empire
Roman Empire
26
The government controls everything in this type of economy:
market
mixed
traditional
command
27
Which country on the map is dark red?
Turkey
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Iran
28
When did terrorist attack the World Trade Center in New York City?
2001
2005
1980
1999
29
The Jordan River empties into the:
Dead Sea
Arabian Sea
Red Sea
Black Black Sea
30
Which two countries divided the ME into countries after WWI?
Britain and France
Britain and Canada
Italy and Portugal
France and Germany
31
The movement to unite Jews and settle them in Palestine was called:
Immigration
Anti-Semitism
Homecoming
Zionism
32
What rivers are like twin rivers flowing through Turkey and Iraq?
Jordan and Euphrates
Jordan and Tigris
Red and Jordan
Tigris and Euphrates
33
What body of water is located between Saudi Arabia and Iran?
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
Persian Gulf
Arabian Sea
34
In what country did we find Osama bin Laden?
Iran
Pakistan
Kuwait
Afghanistan
35
Who wanted to rid the world of "its Jewish problem"?
Zionist
Osama bin Laden
Adolf Hitler
Saddam Hussein