Southwest Asia Review

Benchmark 2 Review

Standard 2 Asia

Standard 3 Oceania

Multiple Choice

Which region of Asia is highlighted on this map? (hint: better known as the Middle East)

• Southwest Asia

• Central Asia

• Southeast Asia

• East Asia

How did the Middle East get its borders?

• The Ottoman Empire of Turkey ruled for hundreds of years

• Divided into mandates controlled by Britain and France after WWI

• Most won independence 1930s-40s

• Conflict in Palestine between Jews (Israelis) and Arab Muslims

Open Ended

Based on what you learned, how do you think European nations may have contributed to the conflict in Israel between Jews and Palestinians?

Multiple Choice

Which of these numbers correctly identifies a nation that was once a mandate of Britain or France after WWI?

• 1

• 3

• 4

• 6

Multiple Choice

Which region of Asia is shown on the map, including the countries of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan?

• Southwest Asia

• North Asia

• South Asia

• Central Asia

How did Central Asia get its borders?

• ruled by various Muslim empires for hundreds of years

• conquered by the Russian Empire in the 19th century (1800s)

• became Soviet republics after the Russian Revolution of 1917

• won independence when Soviet Union collapsed in 1991

Open Ended

Based on what you just learned, why do you think the Russian alphabet and Russian language are widely used in Central Asia today?

Multiple Choice

Which number identifies a primarily Muslim state that won independence from the former Soviet Union?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Multiple Choice

This is a picture of the globe. It shows the continent of Asia. Which region of Asia is highlighted on the map?

• Southwest Asia

• Central Asia

• South Asia

• Southeast Asia

How did South Asia get its borders?

• India was a British colony to 1947

• Tensions between Muslims and Hindus led to the partition

• Divided into India for Hindus and Pakistan for Muslims

• Wars and tensions between both over disputed territory of Kashmir

Open Ended

Many people blame the British for the partition of India, while others say they had little choice. What do you think?

Multiple Choice

Which number correctly identifies a primarily Muslim nation that was partitioned from India in 1947?

• 1

• 2

• 4

• 5

Multiple Choice

This is a world map. The continent of Australia is highlighted. What is another name for this continent that includes islands in the Pacific Ocean?

• Asia

• Africa

• Antarctica

• Oceania

What are the regions of Oceania?

• Australasia - Australia and New Zealand, settled by the British

• Polynesia - settled by Polynesians in small boats 1000s of years ago

• Micronesia - small, ring-shaped islands, less warlike than Poly

• Melanesia - populated by dark skinned, diverse tribal peoples

Open Ended

The Polynesians did not have advanced technology like a compass or GPS, yet they still managed to sail across thousands of miles of dangerous ocean to settle islands across the Pacific from New Zealand to Hawaii to Easter Island. How do you think they did this?

Multiple Choice

Which cultural region of Oceania is shown on the map?

• Australasia

• Melanesia

• Micronesia

• Polynesia

Multiple Select

This is a choropleth map. It shows the percentage of Muslims in countries around the world. According to this map, which regions of the world have the highest concentrations of Muslims (<50%)? Click all that apply.

• North Africa

• North America

• Middle East or Southwest Asia

• East Asia

• Central Asia

Multiple Select

This is a choropleth map. It shows the percentage of Buddhists in countries around the world. According to this map, which regions have the highest concentrations of Buddhists? Click all that apply.

• South Asia

• East Asia

• North America

• Southeast Asia

• Southwest Asia

Multiple Choice

The spread of both Buddhism and Confucianism to Southeast Asia show that this region has been influenced by which two cultural hearths?

• Middle East and West Africa

• China and Japan

• Greece and Rome

• Central and South America

Multiple Choice

Why is New Zealand considered a part of the cultural regions of both Australasia and Polynesia?

• It has been influenced by both British and Polynesian cultures.

• It is united politically to both Australia and Polynesia.

• It has strong economic ties to both Australia and New Zealand.

• Because Mr. Thompson said so.