Middle East and North Africa

Question 1

Culture hearths of Egypt and the Fertile Crescent helped lead to civilization bc/

Accepted Answer

Rivers provide excellent farmlands

Question 2

What is TRUE about PHYSICAL Geography of MENA?

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Most countries border Persian Gulf/Mediterranean Sea

Question 3

What is a theocracy?

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Gov. decisions made by religious leaders

Question 4

What is a TRUE statement about gov. in MENA today?

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Despite Arab Spring, most countries are authoritarian

Question 5

Theocracy is to Iran as ____________________ is to Saudi Arabia.

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Monarchy

Question 6

What are the world's 2 most popular religions?

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Islam and Christianity

Question 7

Where do the majority of people in MENA live?

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Near bodies of water, for necessary human functions

Question 8

Why is there tension/conflict between Israelis and Palestinians?Choose 1 or more

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Israelis have build settlements on West Bank, Israeli gov. has resisted sep. Palestinian state, Palestinians resent loss of land

Question 9

Which of the following is the choke point which controls oil traffic to much of the world?

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Straight of Hormuz

Question 10

What is TRUE about the creation of Israel?

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Jewish survivors of the Holocaust were given a place to live

Question 11

What is TRUE about globalization in MENA?

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Region needs to develop exports in addition to oil

Question 12

Which of the following BEST summarizes the role of women in this region?

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Tribal cultures and Islam limit the role of women

Question 13

Which of the following is TRUE about oil producation/ wealth in the Middle East/North Africa?

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Oil wealth can hide poverty/inequality in this area

Question 14

What is the best summary of CLIMATE in this region?

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Arid, Semiarid, Mediterranean climates

Question 15

What is a FALSE statement about culture in MENA?

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MENA has very little cultural diversity

Question 16

Which is evidence that the Middle East is a geographic crossroads? Choose more than one

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Outsiders have conquered parts of this region, 3 world religions began in this regions and spread, The Middle East connects Africa, Asia, and Europe

Question 17

Which of the following is a TRUE statement about Islam?

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A Muslim is a follower of Islam

Question 18

Why was OPEC created?

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To help oil producers earn greater profit

Question 19

Shi'ite is to Sunni, as

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Protestant is to Catholic

Question 20

What is a TRUE statement about population in the Middle East?

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Middle East countries have high population growth rates

Question 21

What are causes of Arab Spring uprising?

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All of the above

Question 22

What is OPEC?

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Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

Question 23

Which of the following is NOT a result of European imperialism?

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The creation of OPEC

Question 24

What makes ISIS different from other terrorist groups?

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ISIS controls its own territory/runs like a country

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