Southwest Asia and North Africa "The Middle East"

Southwest Asia and North Africa "The Middle East"

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What are the common names the Middle East is also referred to? (choose all that apply)

• Far East

• Near East

• Southwest Asia

• Northwest Asia

• South Asia

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What are the 3 major religions?

• Judaism

• Muslim

• Islam

• Christianity

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True/False: Many traders pass through the Middle East?

• True

• False

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The disadvantage to the Northern African region is...

• lack of water

• too much water

• lack of trees

• too many trees

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The Arabian Peninsula contains a large amount of what?

• trees

• grass

• water

• oil

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The Fertile Crescent is known as the...

• The Cradle of Babies

• The Crevice of Civilization

• The Cradle of Civilization

• The Crack of Contamination

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True/False: The densely populated area has pollution, disease and sanitation issues as well

• True

• False

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True/False: The Iranian Plateau is a dry region with a high population.

• True

• False

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The Northern Tier is a strategic location because it controls access to the what?

• Arabian Sea

• Black Sea

• Nile River

• Mediterranean Sea

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How did rivers in the Ancient Middle East make the land fertile?

• Serve as transportation routes

• Flood and keep the surrounding land keeping the soil rich

• Bring salt water from the ocean providing much needed sodium to crops

• Act as a border to ward off predators of crops

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True/False: The Nile River is the shortest river in the world.

• True

• False

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What Percentage of Egypt’s population lives along the Nile Delta or along the Nile River?

• less than 20 percent

• about 50 percent

• about 70 percent

• more than 90 percent

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What river did Egyptians expand their empire along?

• Euphrates

• Nile

• Tigris

• Mississippi

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What is the main reason the Aswan Dam was built on the Nile River?

• control annual flooding

• assist ships traveling north

• end the need for irrigation

• provide a lake for recreation

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The primary purpose of the Suez Canal was to....

• Control Immigration to countries

• Expand irrigation systems

• Limit slave trade

• Shorten trade distances

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What rivers make the fertile crescent fertile?

• Tigris & Euphrates

• Mississippi & Ohio

• Nile & Niger

• Danube & Rhine

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What are the benefits of the 3 Major Rivers in the Middle East and North Africa?

• Fertile Soil and Dry Land

• Fertile Soil and Farming

• Farming and Dust

• Dust and Sand Storms

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What are the 3 Major Rivers in the Middle East?

• Nile, Tigris-Euphrates, Mississippi

• Nile, Mississippi, Amazon

• Tigris-Euphrates, Nile, Jordan

• Amazon, Mississippi, Colorado

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Which Middle East mountain range is found in southern Turkey along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea?

• Pontic Mountains

• Taurus Mountains

• Zagros Mountains

• Caucasus Mountains

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Which Middle East mountain range is found in western Iran along the coast of the Persian Gulf?

• Pontic Mountains

• Taurus Mountains

• Zagros Mountains

• Caucasus Mountains

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What is the largest hot desert in the world?

• Sahel

• Syrian

• Sahara

• Antarctica

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Who were bedouins

• business man

• nomad

• desert servicer

• guide

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Desert herders who traveled from oasis to oasis in search of water were called

• Bedouin

• Sunnis

• Shia

• Sufis

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Which modern technology allows populations, e.g., Israel, to survive extreme droughts and lack of fresh drinking water?

• electricity

• levees

• canals

• desalinization