SW Asia & North Africa Review

What climates are the most common in SW Asia and N. Africa? 

• Mediterranean and Arid
• Arid and semi arid 
• humid subtropical and marine west coast
• Humid subtropical and Rain forest 

Why do most countries in North Africa import most of their food?

• lack of water makes it impossible to grow enough food for the population
• agriculture is less profitable than other economic activities
• imported food is less expensive than food grown within the country
• no one wants to work in agriculture 

Which country has the most oil?

• U.A.E. 
• Iraq
• Iran
• Saudi Arabia 

What percentage of the world's known oil reserves are located in the Middle East and North Africa?

• 45 Percent
• 20 Percent
• 90 Percent 
• 60 Percent 

A person who migrates to the Arabian peninsula to work in the oil fields is knows as a 

• part time worker
• contract worker
• herder
• guest worker 

How do countries in the middle east overcome the shortage of freshwater? 

• dragging icebergs from Antarctica
• turning oil into water 
• drilling deeper into wells to find water
• using desalinization to pull salt out of salt water, turning it into freshwater 

which religion is monotheistic and follows the five pillars of faith 

• Christianity 
• Judaism
• Hinduism
• Islam 

what is a negative of desalinization 

• it  is not good for agriculture
• it is very expensive
• it contaminates groundwater 
• it takes a lot of energy 

Why was the Aswan High Dam built? 

• stop flooding of the river
• provide hydroelectric power
• provide a steady source of irrigation 
• all of the above

which level of economic activity is the region most dependent on? 

• primary 
• secondary
• tertiary
• Quaternary