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Which best describes an ethnic group making up about 1/2 of Iran's population?
Persians
Jews
Sunnis
Arabs
2
People from which ethnic group are most likely to be refugees?
Muslims
Kurds
Arabs
Christians
3
Which SW Asia country is number 23 on the map?
Turkey
Iraq
Iraq
Afghanistan
4
Which is not used as classification of an ethnic group
customs
ancestors
religious practices
language
5
True/False- All Muslims practice Islam.
True
False
6
Why do the Kurds not have a country of their own?
The Kurds are working to raise money to buy land.
The Kurds don't have enough people to make a country.
Other countries do not want to give up their land.
The Kurds are working with the Palestinians to get land.
7
Definition: An ethnic group who lives in the mountainous areas of Syria, Iraq, and Turkey
Muslims
Zionists
Persians
Kurds
8
Which SW Asia country is number 9 on the map?
Turkey
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Jordan
9
Which is not a place where you would likely find Kurds?
Iraq
Turkey
Syria
Israel
10
SW Asia is also known as?
China
Middle East
Africa
Himalayan Mtns.
11
Which is NOT a founder of OPEC?
Venezuela
Kuwait
Israel
Saudi Arabia
12
Which best describes where you might find Arabs living?
throughout eastern Europe
Only in Israel
throughout the Middle East
only in Iran
13
Kurdistan is....
not an actual country
an ancient temple and holy site
a nation formed after WWII
where the King of the Kurds lives
14
Definition: Most Iranians belong to this ethnic group and speak Farsi
Nomads
Persians
Bedouins
Arabs
15
What are the major ethnic groups of SW Asia?
Arabs, Persians, Christianity
Persians, Shia, and Sunni
Arabs, Kurds, and Persians
Arabs, Jews, and Muslims
16
Why is Israel not a member of OPEC?
Israel doesn't want to share their oil.
Israel is hoping to join OPEC soon.
Israel is not a friend of the Arab nations.
Israel doesn't have oil.
17
What is an ethnic group
People who share a common ancestry, holidays, and language
People with the same political beliefs
People who speak the same language and worship the same god
People who share a similar religion
18
Kurds would like to form their own country and call it Kurdistan.
False
True
19
Which SW Asia country is number 1 on the map?
Saudi Arabia
Jordan
Iraq
Turkey
20
What is the largest ethnic group in SW Asia?
Arabs
Jews
Persians
Kurds
21
_____ in the Middle East is scarce, while oil is not scarce.
Sunni
Water
Fossils
Religion
22
OPEC was founded to regulate the supply of oil. Regulate in this situation means?
Take control of the amount available
Force Jews to buy oil
Tax oil at very high rates
Give up demand for oil.
23
Arabic is to Arabs as ________ is to Persians.
Sunni
Shia
Farsi
Islam
24
Arabs usually live in Iran.
True
False
25
Which ethnic group would like to have their own country?
Arabs
Persians
Kurds
Farsi
26
Farsi is to Persians as _______ is to Kurds.
Kurdish
Sunni and Shia
Jewish
Kurdistan
27
Which best represents the ethnic groups of SW Asia?
Kurds, Persians, Arabs
Arabs, Christians, Israelis
Arabs, Persians, Jews
Muslims, Jews, Arabs
28
OPEC controls a supply of...
Gas
Oil
Water
Money
29
Which people are most likely to be refugees?
Persians
Farsi
Kurds
Arabs
30
Which of these is an ethnic group?
Muslims
Kurds
Christians
Sunnis
31
What is Zionism?
A movement made to Define Arab rights to land occupation.
A political movement made to bring peace bewteen nations.
A movement established to form a Jewish Homeland.
A movement to fight against the Shah of Israel.
32
What does OPEC stand for?
Occupations of Petroleum Counties
Organization of Protecting Equal Countries
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Occupied Policy on Economic Crisis
33
Which ethnic group have no homeland?
Arabs
Kurds
Jews
Persians
34
Most Muslims are Christians.
False
True
35
What is a refugee?
someone who refuses to help you
a group of zionists wanting freedom
a person who refuses to obey their countries laws
people that leave their country for safety & protection.
36
Sunni and Shia are both...?
languages spoken in the Middle East.
sources of water in the Middle East.
political parties in the Middle East.
branches of Islam practiced in the Middle East.
37
Which SW Asia country has had their water treatment facilities destroyed due to war?
Iraq
Iran
Turkey
Saudi Arabia
38
Which SW Asia country is number 3 on the map?
Iran
Turkey
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
39
Which SW Asia country uses desalination to provide water to their people?
Saudi Arabia
Turkey
Jordan
Iraq
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Arabs most likely speak Farsi.
True
False
