Southwest Asia

What 2 rivers in Southwest Asia helped Mesopotamia succeed as an early civilization?

• Blue and White Nile
• Tigris and Euphrates
• Tigris and Okavango
• Euphrates and Indus

Which statement best describes the climate of Southwest Asia?

• Most of the region is semiarid
• The northern portion of the region is subarctic
• The northern portion of the region is tropical
• Most of the region is arid

Which desert covers nearly the entire Arabian Peninsula?

• Sahara
• Kalahari
• Arabian
• Gobi

Which sand "sea" is located in Saudi Arabia and is the largest in the world?

• Rub Al Khali
• Mojavi
• Sahara
• Gobi

What man-made feature has contributed greatly to the Red Sea becoming one of the world's busiest waterways?

• Strait of Hormuz
• Suex Canal
• Kuwait Refinery
• Aswan High Dam

Which of the following natural resources are found in abundance in Southwest Asia?

• Oil and natural gas
• Forests and wildlife
• Gold and gemstones
• Forests and freshwater

Which of the following about Southwest Asia's oil deposits is accurate?

• The region has few or limited deposits
• Oil production is not a leading economic activity
• The revenues from oil sales have been shared equally among the region's people
• The region holds more than half of the oil discovered in the world

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

• Organization of Petroleum Enhance Countries
• Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
• Oil Producing Export Countries
• Oil Producing Environment Control

Around what body of water are most of the Southwest Asia O.P.E.C. countries located?

• Red Sea
• Persian Gulf
• Indian Ocean
• Mediterranean Sea

How did the shift from hunting and gathering to agriculture affect the way of life of early people?

• Their way of life became nomadic
• Their way of life focused more on hunting
• Their way of life began to be less settled and more insecure
• Their way of life began to be more settled and villages began to appear