Unit 7-8: Southwest Asia & South Asia

Question 1

A common thread linking the Arab Spring revolts is

Accepted Answer

resistance against an authoritarian regime

Question 2

The job of a refinery is

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to convert crude oil into useful products

Question 3

Which of the following men led a movement based on nonviolent resistance against Britain?

Accepted Answer

Mohandas Gandhi

Question 4

Which of the following is considered a stateless nation?

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Kurds

Question 5

Which of the following involves removing salt from ocean water?

Accepted Answer

desalinization

Question 6

Which of the following has prompted some Southwest Asian countries to diversify their economies

Accepted Answer

unstable oil prices

Question 7

Which describes the type of government in Bhutan?

Accepted Answer

constitutional monarchy

Question 8

Which is one of the largest sandy deserts in the world and is located on the Arabian Peninsula?

Accepted Answer

Rub al-Khali

Question 9

Which of the following rivers flows from the mountains of Lebanon into the Dead Sea?

Accepted Answer

Jordan River

Question 10

Which of the following is the dominant ethnic group of Sri Lanka?

Accepted Answer

Sinhalese

Question 11

The current conflict in Jammu & Kashmir has its origins in

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the partition of India & Pakistan

Question 12

Which of the following mountain ranges border the Deccan Plateau of the Indian Subcontinent?

Accepted Answer

The Ghats

Question 13

Which of the following is occupied by the country of Turkey?

Accepted Answer

Anatolian Peninsula

Question 14

Which of the following is true regarding modern India and the "Untouchable" castes?

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The constitution forbids discrimination against them

Question 15

Which of the following is a portion of the Second Temple in Jerusalem?

Accepted Answer

Western Wall

Question 16

Which of the following climate zones exist on the Deccan Plateau?

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semiarid

Question 17

Which of following has been formed by the Ganges and the Brahmaputra rivers?

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alluvial plains

Question 18

Which of the following is the holiest city of Islam?

Accepted Answer

Mecca

Question 19

Which of the following was an effect of the partition between India and Pakistan?

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all these choices

Question 20

During what part of the year do monsoons bring heavy rains?

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from June through September

Question 21

Southwest Asia is the country of origin of many refugees because of

Accepted Answer

the rise of terrorist organizations., ongoing civil wars.

Question 22

Which river ends in a delta in Bangladesh?

Accepted Answer

Brahmaputra

Question 23

People in Southwest Asia have moved increasingly to cities such as the Saudi capital,

Accepted Answer

Riyadh

Question 24

Which of the following was formed to regain land for Palestinian Arabs?

Accepted Answer

the Palestine Liberation Organization

Question 25

All of the following were members of the caste system EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

untouchables

Unit 7-8: Southwest Asia & South Asia

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Unit 7-8: Southwest Asia & South Asia

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