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1
Which of the following as an effect of rerouting water from the Aral Sea?
Increase in tourism
Increase in employment
Conflict between Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan
Decrease in the number of fish
2
What is the primary function of OPEC?
Isolation from the world
Military defense for countries exporting oil
Control the price of oil
Promote peace
3
Which of the following is true about the Taliban?
They restrict the rights of women.
They gained power in Saudi Arabia.
They are thought to be responsible for 9/11.
They support democracy.
4
Kurds and Palestinians are both examples of...
Political parties
Stateless nation
Fundamentalists
Terrorists
5
A Muslim person is travelling to Mecca. This represent which pillar of Islam?
Fasting
Pilgrimage
Faith
Charity
6
The Quran is the holy book for which religion?
Islam
Judaism
Christianity
7
Where would you find the Fertile Crescent?
Egypt
Iraq
Iran
Jordan
8
Many countries in this region are considered "oil rich".
Levant States
Gulf States
Transcaucasia
Central Asia
9
Which of the following describes Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?
They only believe in one god.
They worship in a church.
They fast for religious holidays.
Mecca is a holy city.
10
Which of the following is a strategic waterway?
Tigris River
Jordan River
Strait of Hormuz
Mediterranean Sea
11
This is a person who has to flee their homeland to find safety.
fundamentalist
Kurd
refugee
desalinized
12
Which of the following best describes desalination?
Process of collecting and treating wastewater
Process of removing salt from water
Process of using water for crops
Process by which an area becomes a desert
13
Which statement would be made by a religion that is monotheistic?
The forces of the Earth are gods.
There is only one true god.
I believe in many gods.
I don't believe in a god at all.
