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What is this cultural landmark in Southwest Asia?
St. Basil's Cathedral
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Dome of the Rock
Notre Dame
2
Israel is the only Jewish state in Southwest Asia.
False
True
3
Which religious group is associated with worshiping in mosques?
Buddhists
Jews
Muslims
Hindus
4
Pakistan was created to address the conflict between which two religious groups?
Muslims and Hindus
Buddhists and Christians
Christians and Hindus
Buddhists and Muslims
5
What type of economic activity is selling diamond rings in a jewelry store?
Secondary
Tertiary
Primary
6
The darker-shaded region is a:
disputed territory
colonial province
demilitarized zone
neutral country
7
At least once in their lives, all Muslims are expected to make a pilgrimage to ___________.
Mecca
Saudi Aramaca
Hajj-Kareb
al-Jabez
8
What country is #1?
United Arab Emirates
Afghanistan
Saudi Arabia
Yemen
9
What country is #4?
Kuwait
Afghanistan
Jordan
Pakistan
10
The Western Wall is a holy site for what major religion?
Buddhism
Judaism
Islam
Christianity
11
What country is #2?
Sri Lanka
Maldives
Canary Islands
Golden Islands
12
Most of southwest Asia has a semi-arid or arid climate zone.
False
True
13
What two bodies of water are connected by the Suez Canal?
The Persian Gulf and the Red Sea
The Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea
The Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean
The Red Sea and the Indian Ocean
14
A mountain chain containing some of the tallest mountains in the world, including the tallest.
The Alps
The Appalachians
The Iberians
The Himalayas
15
What is this cultural landmark in South Asia?
Taj Mahal
Museum of Pradesh
Shrine to the Ottoman Empire
Ustad Lahari
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What country is #6?
Afghanistan
Iraq
Israel
Jordan
17
The process of removing salt from ocean water, usually done at sophisticated plants.
desalinization
salt extracting
salz-hajj
raj
18
Another name for the Gulf of Arabia is the _____________ Gulf.
Red
Persian
Dead
Tranjabaz
19
He lived in Mecca and his teachings were the foundation of the religion of Islam.
Muhammad
Ivan the Terrible
Allah
Jesus Christ
20
What are the two main branches of Islam?
Sunni and Shi'ite
Sunni and Druze
Druze and Shi'ite
Druze and Semite
21
The founder of Buddhism-- he is also known as Buddha.
Mandala
Ghandi
Siddhartha Gautama
Rajj
22
The religion of most Indians, and they believe in as many or as little of the 330 million gods.
Judaism
Islam
Buddhism
Hinduism
23
What country is #3?
Maldives
Sri Lanka
Nepal
India
24
Seasonal winds that can bring dry or wet weather depending on the season.
cyclones
monsoons
North Atlantic drift
Black Sea sway
25
What type of economic activity is cutting diamonds and putting them in settings?
Primary
Tertiary
Secondary
26
When rivers overflow their banks, they deposit this type of soil creating rich farmlands.
atoll
archipelago
ganges
alluvial
27
What type of economic activity is mining diamonds?
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
28
An area in the desert where vegetation is found because water is available from a spring.
oasis
raj
aqifer
salt flat
29
What country is #5?
Iraq
Iran
Afghanistan
Kuwait
30
What unites North Africa and Southwest Asia into one cultural region?
The French language and the religion of Christianity
The Arabic language and the religion of Hinduism
The Arabic language and the religion of Islam
The English language and the religion of Hinduism
31
A protest movement that uses peace to achieve its goals.
kashmir
non-violent movement
land reform
indo-Pakistan conflicts
32
What country is #4?
Iraq
Afghanistan
Lebanon
Iran
33
The three major holy sites in Jerusalem are:
Dome of the Rock, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, St. Basils
Dome of the Rock, Western Wall, Hagia Sophia
Dome of the Rock, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Taj Mahal
Dome of the Rock, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Western Wall
34
The major religion in Southwest Asia is:
Buddhism
Hinduism
Islam
Judaism
35
Which one of the following climate zones would NOT be found in Southwest Asia and North Africa?
Tropical Wet
Semiarid
Arid
Mediterranean
36
An important water resource to India, and also considered sacred to its people.
Ganges River
Brahmaputra River
Indus River
Alluvial River
37
What country is #2?
Iraq
Iran
Morocco
Turkey
38
Petroleum that has not been processed and must be sent to a refinery for conversion.
non-pourous fossil fuel
crude oil
fossil water
rude oil
39
Largely unskilled laborers who fill jobs that natives find culturally unacceptable.
"guest workers"
PLO
UAE
"emigrant laborers"
40
OPEC stands for:
Organization for Peace and Economic Community
Oil Producing and Exporting Countries
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Organization of Papaya Exporting Countries
41
What country is #3?
Jordan
Lebanon
Kuwait
Israel
42
What is the problem when countries rely on oil for most of their income?
oil is expensive to extract
oil is not worth very much
the price of oil fluctuates on the world market
most of the oil is only used by local customers
43
The period of direct British control of India that lasted for nearly 90 years.
hajj
raj
el-bajin
koothrappali
44
Which of these is one of the five pillars (central teachings) of Islam?
pray 5 times a day
pilgrimage to Mecca
charity
fasting during Ramadan
45
A fundamentalist Muslim political group that protected Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan.
PLO
al-jazeera
taliban
krishna
46
What country is #1?
India
Pakistan
Nepal
Kashmir
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What country is #5?
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Nepal
