Southwest Asia Pre-assessment

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Which city is considered sacred by Judaism, Christianity and Islam?

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Jerusalem

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What country is number 1?

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Turkey

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What does O.P.E.C. stand for?

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Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

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A series of anti-government protests, uprisings, and armed rebellions that spread across much of the Arab world in the early 2010's

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Arab Spring

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What body of water is shrinking because people overused it for irrigation?

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Aral Sea

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What was significant about 1948?

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Israel declared its independence.

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According to the graph above, which country is projected to have the GREATEST population increase between 2000 and 2025? Options: Israel, Canada, Japan, Greece

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Israel

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Which of the following accurately describes the level of development of Middle Eastern countries? Some countries are highly developed but many are poor and underdeveloped, Countries with large oil reserves tend to be the least developed., SW Asia as a whole is one of the most developed regions in the world., Countries with low development is because they sell their oil reserves

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Some countries are highly developed but many are poor and underdeveloped

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Which of the following is NOT one of the Five Pillars of Islam?
- Charity
- Pilgrimage to Mecca- All Muslims, if physically and financially feasible (possible), are to travel to Mecca, Saudi Arabia in honor of Muhammad’s return to Mecca.
- Ritual fasting during Ramadan

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All Muslims are to wage Jihad against the enemies of Islam

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The Aswan High Dam was originally created to prevent the Nile river's flooding, generate electricity and provide water for agriculture. However, due to this change in the Nile, which of the following problems has occurred? Regular water supply has decreased, Increased irrigation resources, Decreased occurrence of drought, Decreased silt deposits on the surrounding farmland

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Decreased silt deposits on the surrounding farmland