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1
The majority of people in Southwest Asia belong to which ethnic group?
Jews
Arab
Persians
Kurds
2
In the late 1900s, the United States went to war to stop the invasion of __________ led by _________ .
Iraq, Osama bin Laden
Kuwait, Saddam Hussein
Iran, Saddam Hussein
Israel, Osama bin Laden
3
Much of the world’s oil supply is shipped through the narrow waterway between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula called the
Strait of Hormuz
Jordan River
Suez Canal
Panama Canal
4
What are the three prominent religions in Southwest Asia?
Islam, Judaism, Christianity
Persian, Islam, Christianity
Judaism, Islam, Hinduism
Hinduism, Judaism, Christianity
5
Which place is
NOT
a site of continual conflict between Israeli Jews and Palestinian Arabs?
Israel
West Bank
Mecca
Gaza Strip
6
What led the US to bomb and invade Afghanistan in 2001?
Afghanistan invaded Kuwait and threatened the US’ oil supply.
The United Nations asked the US to overthrow the Taliban government.
The US believed Afghanistan’s government was helping al-Qaeda & bin Laden
Afghanistan was building nuclear weapons and the US wanted to stop it
7
Since the 1990's, more than 90% of West African rain-forests have been cut down. What is this process called?
Over-extraction
Deforestation
Desertification
Desalination
8
When did terrorists attack the World Trade Center in New York City?
2001
1983
2011
1991
9
What large empire broke up after WWI
Ottoman Empire
Aztec Empire
Persian Empire
Roman Empire
10
Why was
OPEC
created?
To design new technology for getting oil out of the ground
To keep non-members from producing any oil
To regulate the supply/distribution and price of oil
To help Palestinian Arabs with problems with Israeli Jews
11
Which country’s leader is
NOT
part of the legislative branch?
Saudi Arabia
All of the above
Turkey
Israel
12
The Strait of Hormuz Connects which bodies of water?
Red Sea & Arabian Sea
Mediterranean Sea & Red Sea
Persian Gulf & Arabian Sea
Mediterranean Sea & Persian Gulf
13
Which of these types of government allows citizens to have the greatest amount of political influence?
democracy
dictatorship
oligarchy
absolute monarchy
14
What is
NOT
something that is polluting African waters?
Logging
Industrial waste
Human sewage
Agricultural runoff
15
What is the 120-mile man-made waterway that is used to transport goods from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea?
Panama Canal
Persian Gulf
Suez Canal
Gaza Strip
16
Which two
African
ethnic groups are heavily influenced by the teachings of Islam?
Swahili and Arab
Bantu and Arab
Ashanti and Arab
Ashanti and Swahili
17
Why did Iraq invade Kuwait?
To stop Kuwait from building nuclear weapons
To overthrow Kuwait’s harsh dictator
To protect the Arab culture
To gain control of oil fields and reserves
18
Where are most
OPEC
countries located?
Southern and Eastern Asia
North America
Southwest Asia/ Middle East
Northern Africa
19
Today, most Palestinians deny that this country exists:
Iraq
Israel
Jordan
Iran
20
Where do most Middle Eastern Jews live?
Israel
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Iraq
21
What is Africa’s transitional zone between dry desert and grasslands called?
Sahel
Kalahari
Savanna
Sahara
22
Which group of people has
NOT
been fighting conflicts over land in the Middle East since the mid-1900s?
Persians
A. Kurds
A. Arabs
Jews
23
Who drew up the boundaries for the new countries formed after the breakup of this empire?
The United States’ government
Former empire leaders
British and French politicians
Middle Eastern governments
24
In Israel, the political party that has the largest number in the _________ chooses the chief executive
Knesset
House of Lords
Senate
Grand National Assembly
25
Which of the following is a belief in many traditional African religions?
belief that Jesus is the son of God
belief that their tribal leader is god
belief in the power of ancestors
belief in one god
26
Tariffs and quotas are alike because they both ?
completely stop trade between countries.
make trading a lot easier between countries.
restrict or limit trade between countries.
increase trade between countries.
27
What are three major water problems in Southwest Asia?
Water shortages, unequal distribution, pollution
Flooding, pollution, dams
Too much ground water, aquifers, pollution
Water shortages, flooding, pollution
28
This 25-mile territory has been a source of dispute between Israel and its neighbors for many years
Suez Canal
Gaza Strip
Strait of Hormuz
Persian Gulf
29
What large geographic feature dominates most of northern Africa?
Kalahari
Sahara
Sahel
Savanna
30
Why is specialization so valuable to international trade today?
People can do a more efficient job producing and trade for what they need
It keeps the prices low on imported goods.
Most countries only make one product really well.
It limits the amount of agriculture a country allows.
31
Which country’s water treatment plants have been damaged by decades of war?
Turkey
Syria
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
32
Which Middle Eastern economy has the most free (from government control) mixed economy?
Israel
Turkey
None of the above
Saudi Arabia
33
_________ is the oldest religion in Southwest Asia
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
Buddhism
34
Who is the chief executive in Turkey’s government?
Chancellor
Monarch
Prime Minister
President
35
In which country do citizens
NOT
elect members to the unicameral(one) legislature?
Saudi Arabia
All of the above
Israel
Turkey
36
Syria has not built new
factories
or used new
technology
in many years. What is the country
NOT
investing in?
opportunity costs
human capital
capital goods
natural resources
37
What problems did the new boundaries cause as people found themselves living in newly created countries?
The new countries included people who did not have much in common
People in the new countries could no longer practice their religion.
Most of the new countries were formed in the desert, so it was hard t
All the new countries had a low standard of living.
38
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39
Which river is the key water source for Israel, Lebanon, and Syria?
Tigris River
Jordan River
Strait of Hormuz
Euphrates River
40
What is ‘
desertification
’?
Preserving desert area
Process of dry land becoming desert
Overpopulation of desert area
Decrease of desert area
41
Iraq invaded Kuwait and international forces joined to help Kuwait in this war:
Vietnam War
Kuwait War
Persian Gulf War
Operation Iraqi Freedom
42
Israel’s chief executive is the Prime Minister, while Turkey’s is the ____________.
Chancellor
Premier
King
President
43
In a parliamentary democracy, the chief executive is part of the _____________ branch.
Executive
Legislative
Judicial
Presidential
44
What is Islamic law?
Laws calling for a separation of church and state
Laws made by the king alone
Laws that allow women to vote
Laws based on the teachings of the Quran
45
Who is a common figure in the origins of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?
Jesus
Abraham
Moses
Muhammad
46
The relationship between the literacy rate and standard of living in Southwest Asia is _________.
Literacy rate has no effect on the standard of living.
The higher the literacy rate, the higher the standard of living.
The standard of living is independent of literacy rate.
Low literacy rate creates a higher standard of living.
