Final exam review

What is the result of the building of dams along the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers? 

• Countries must pay too much for their water.
• Dams limit the water available further downstream. 
• Countries are not able to use the rivers for transportation
• Countries are not allowed to build dams along shared rivers. 

I am one of the longest rivers in SW Asia. I flow through Syria and Iraq, join with another river in Southern Iraq to form one waterway called the Shaat-al-Arab. this river flows along the border between Kuwait and Iraq then empties into the Persian Gulf. 

• The Tigris River
• The Jordan River
• The Euphrates River
• The Strait of Hormuz

Where in general do most people in the Middle East choose to live. They live near...

• Deserts
• Oasis
• Mountains
• Rivers

What country does letter B represent? 

• Syria
• Egypt
• Israel
• Yemen

What is this?

• Mekong River
• Indus River
• Yangtze River

How has the discovery of oil in some Southwest Asian countries affected the economic development of this area?

• Those with oil need less water than the other countries around them
• Having oil has made very little difference in the economy in this region
• The discovery of oil has mean that no other industries have developed in the region
• Those countries with oil reserves are much richer than those countries that have not found oil in their territory

The U.S. got involved in Vietnam because of what foreign policy?

• containment
• Good Neighbor policy
• isolationism
• Roosevelt Corollary

Which of the following was the leader of the Communists in China from 1949 until his death in 1976?

• Mao Zedong
• Chiang Kai-shek
• Genghis Khan
• Confucius

A program launched by Mao Zedong to renew loyalty to communism and purge China of those disloyal to Mao. 

• Cultural Revolution 
• Balfour Declaration 
• United Nations 
• Decolonization 

The United States sent armed forces to support South Vietnam during the 1960s and early 1970s in an attempt to_____________. 

• prevent the expansion of communism throughout Southeast Asia.
• introduce modern technology to south Vietnam.
• preserve religious freedom in south Vietnam.
• expand new markets for trade throughout Southeast Asia.