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Test review for 6th Grade, Social Studies, Unit 6 -Southwest Asia and North Africa - Test.
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How do deserts influence the economies in countries of North Africa and Southwest Asia?
They make billions on exporting sand.
Agricultural production is significantly limited.
The deserts do not influence the agriculture production.
The many Oasis's in the desert gives an agriculture surplus.
2
Why do many countries trade with Southwest Asia and North Africa countries?
Because there is a high demand for oil in the world.
Because their religious traditions go back for centuries.
Because their advertisements lure people to trade with them.
Because they are known for having the purest water.
3
What scarce resource has shaped the history of Southwest Asia?
sand
fresh drinking water
timber (trees)
oil and natural gas
4
How has the Middle East solved their scarcity of fresh drinking water problem?
planting drought resistant crops
importing bottled water from around the world
constructing dams on major rivers
building desalinization plants
5
What does the Arabian Peninsula look like?
Snake
T-Rex
Boot
Hat
6
How have SW Asia countries protected their oil industries?
Unique advertising so the demand is high.
Only use native workers.
They would pray 5 times a day.
Create a cooperative organization for oil-producing nations, OPEC.
7
Is the distribution of oil in South Asia equal or unequal?
Unequal
Equal
8
What led to the movement to have a Jewish state, called Israel?
Great Terror
Arab Spring
Holocaust
Great Depression
9
What present day country of Southwest Asia took the place of where the Ottoman Empire once was located?
Turkey
Iraq
Iran
Saudi Arabia
10
How are the religions of Islam, Judaism, and Christianity alike?
They are Monotheistic
They come from different regions of the world
They beleive in multiple gods
They speak the same language
11
What was the name of the protests by citizens in Southwest Asia and North Africa in 2011?
Holocaust
Great Depression
Arab Spring
Great Terror
12
Which country is the nation of Iran?
A
D
C
B
13
Which North African country was the first to become independant?
Morocco
Egypt
Tunisia
Libya
14
Scarcity is not having enough of a product to meet the demand for that product?
False
True
15
What geographic feature makes it difficult to farm in parts of Egypt?
There is not enough workers.
The salt from the ocean.
The Himalayas
The Deserts
16
How may the Five Pillars of Islam shape the daily activities of believers?
There are certain times to pray each day.
You must give 1/2 of your belongings to the poor every year.
It is mandatory to build your home using pillars.
Fasting can only be done at breakfast.
17
What man made waterway, controlled by Egypt, links Europe & North Africa to the Indian & Pacific Oceans?
Locks Canal
Panama Canal
Shipping Canal
Suez Canal
18
What body of water is located on the northern border of Africa?
Aral Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Caspian Sea
Indian Ocean
19
What is the most common religion in Southwest Asia -AKA- The Middle East and North Africa?
Islam
Christianity
Buddhism
Judaism
20
What North African country was the last to become independent?
Morocco
Egypt
Algeria
Libya
21
What religion is responsible for unifying Southwest Asia and North Africa as a culture region?
Christianity
Islamic
Judaism
Buddhism
22
Which religion did Christianity come from?
Judaism
Muslum
Islam
Buddhism
23
Where are most farms located in Egypt?
In the Desert
Terrace farming on the mountain slopes.
By the ocean
Along the Nile River
24
Which country is the nation of Egypt?
B
D
C
A
25
How have distributions of natural resources in SW Asia and N Africa affected economic patterns.
Some nations have significant wealth from the sale of oil.
Diamond mines have produced many jobs for the locals.
This region is home to many factories bottling fresh water.
A surplus of tropical fruit has increased the nations income
26
Monotheism is the belief in one god.
False
True
27
Many people living in Southwest Asia and North Africa speak what language?
Latin
Arabic
Indian
English
28
Which region in the world has the largest oil reserves?
Southwest Asia
Polynesian Islands
North America
The Far East
29
Desalination is the process of removing salt from seawater to make fresh drinking water?
False
True
30
What abundant natural resources are found in Southwest Asia?
diamonds
fresh drinking water
oil and natural gas
timber (trees)
31
Which country is located on the Arabian Peninsula?
Turkey
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Iran
32
What Geographic factors have influenced the agricultural output in Southwest Asia?
Mountains giving needed shade from the hot sun.
Cow manure for fertilizer
Red Sea, Black Sea, and Purple Sea
Nile, Tigris, and Euphrates rivers
33
What culture trait would the people of that country most likely keep from the country that colonized them?
their arts
their language
their fashion
their hair styles
34
How does Judaism, Christianity, and Islam maintain cultural traditions that are centuries old?
Older generations teach younger generations the beliefs.
It is against the law to practice other religions.
Every parent writes their life memoirs to their children.
Public schools have a class to teach each religion to kids.
35
Which country is the nation of Iraq?
B
A
D
C
36
Which country is the nation of Algeria?
B
A
C
D
37
What would be one reason why the Aswan Dam was built on the Nile River?
Assist ships traveling north
Provide a lake for recreation
Control Annual (once a year) Flooding
End the need for irrigation
38
What geographic feature dominates the region of North Africa and Southwest Asia?
A ridge of extremely high mountains.
Many fresh water seas.
Tropical Rainforest
A collection of vast deserts.
