What could you imply about the people who live near this body of water?

They are extremely wealthy due to oil reserves

What is one primary difference between Sunni and Shia Muslims?

They disagree over leadership of the church

How can a dam negatively impact the people who live in the area?

Blocks the flow of water downstream

Why is water pollution especially destructive in the Middle East?

Water is limited and thus pollution further limits the water

Where do the majority of people in the Middle East live?

Near fresh water and oil deposits

What is an ethnic group?

People who share a common ancestry, religion, and culture

How does OPEC regulate the world market?

They work together to fix the price of oil

What does OPEC stand for?

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

How does a rise in the literacy rate cause a rise in standard of living?

Better education = better job = higher standard of living

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1
What physical feature connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea?
Red Sea
Strait of Hormuz
Suez Canal
Persian Canal
2
Why is water a source of conflict in the Middle East?
Because water is scarce
Because they need a place to dump industrial waste
Their religion says that they must compete for the water
Because they have too many grain crops
3
What is one similarity between the three major religions in the Middle East?
They all follow the same rules
They all read the same holy text
They are all monotheistic
They all believe in multiple gods
4
What country is highlighted in the picture?
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Turkey
Israel
5
What could you imply about the people who live near this body of water?
They use the Persian Gulf to irrigate their crops
They all mutually share the Persian Gulf
They drink salt water
They are extremely wealthy due to oil reserves
6
What is one primary difference between Sunni and Shia Muslims?
They disagree over leadership of the church
Their Holy Book is different
They disagree over which God to believe in
One is founded by Jesus and the other is founded by Muhammad
7
What country is highlighted in the picture?
Iraq
Gaza Strip
Israel
Jordan
8
Which is not one of the three main religions in SW Asia?
Islam
Christianity
Buddhism
Judaism
9
What is the name of the body of water that borders Egypt and Saudi Arabia?
Persian Gulf
Red Sea
Suez Canal
Arabian Sea
10
Who founded Christianity?
Jesus
Muhammad
Abraham
Ms. Swift
11
Which imaginary line separates the Earth into east and west longitudes?
Tropic of Cancer
International Time Line
Equator
Prime Meridian
12
What is a positive impact of oil reserves in a country?
Conflict due to competition
Increased plant growth in the area
An increased GDP
Pollution
13
How can a dam negatively impact the people who live in the area?
It provides power to homes in the area
Holds pollution in the country with the dam
Creates more irrigation farther downstream
Blocks the flow of water downstream
14
Which country is highlighted in the picture?
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Israel
Iraq
15
Why is water pollution especially destructive in the Middle East?
They use very dangerous toxins that can kill you easily
There is no one living there to clean it up
Water is limited and thus pollution further limits the water
Because they have a lot of water
16
What word means the belief in one god?
Monotheistic
Atheist
Polytheistic
Religious
17
Where do the majority of people in the Middle East live?
Near fresh water and oil deposits
Near holy sites
In the desert as nomads
In the mountains
18
What country is highlighted in the picture?
Iraq
Israel
Afghanistan
Iran
19
Who founded Islam?
Jesus
Muhammad
Mr. Sheeran
Abraham
20
Which imaginary line separates the world into north and south hemispheres?
International Time Line
Prime Meridian
Tropic of Capricorn
Equator
21
This physical feature contains the largest amount of oil in the world.
Arabian Sea
Red Sea
Persian Gulf
Suez Canal
22
What is an ethnic group?
People who have different religions
People who eat the same types of food
People who dress the same
People who share a common ancestry, religion, and culture
23
How does OPEC regulate the world market?
They work together to fix the price of oil
They keep a close eye on the stock market
They export as much oil as possible in order to sell a lot
They compete against each other
24
What country is highlighted in the picture?
Afghanistan
Iraq
Israel
Iran
25
What does OPEC stand for?
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Oil Prices' Effects on Children
Old People Eat Chocolate
Organization Pumping Extra Crude-oil
26
What country is highlighted in the picture?
Cyprus
Isreal
Turkey
Iran
27
How does a rise in the literacy rate cause a rise in standard of living?
Those who cannot read can make more money
If you spend more time reading you have less time for money
Better education = better job = higher standard of living
People with a high literacy rate make less money

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