Southwest Asia & North Africa Review

What is the climate type of SW Asia?

• Semi Arid
• Tropical
• Arid
• Arctic

What are the two most popular resources in both regions?

• Oil and phosphates
• Oil and Natural Gas
• Natural gas and uranium
• Oil and gold

Which of the following best represents the percentage of world oil located in SW Asia?

• <10%
• 25%
• 33%
• >50%

Which major religion did not start in Southwest Asia?

• Judaism
• Christianity
• Islam
• Buddhism

What event led to the creation of a Jewish country?

• Holocaust
• Syrian Civil War
• Arab Spring
• Persian Gulf War

What is the most popular religion in the region? 

• Islam
• Judaism
• Christianity
• Sikhism

Muslim armies spread ____________ across Southwest Asia and North Africa

• Islam

• Christianity

• spice trade

• democracy

What is Ramadan?

• The Jewish New Year
• A holy month of fasting for Muslims
• Israel's independence day
• The day of the pilgrimage to Mecca

What body of water do many oil producing nations surround?

• Dead Sea
• Persian Gulf
• Atlantic Ocean
• Red Sea

Connects Mediterranean & Red Seas

• Panama Canal
• Suez Canal
• Strait of Hormuz
• Gulf of Aden