Unit 7 Southwest Asia / North Africa Review

The primary reason the Aswan Dam was built on the Nile River was to -

• end the need for irrigation

• assist ships traveling north

• control annual flooding

• provide a lake for recreation

One factor that has influenced cultural change in Southwest Asia has been -

• technological advances

• religious leaders

• political revolutions

• trade relations

Which geographic factors have most influenced the agricultural output in Southwest Asia?

• Suez Canal and Straits of Hormuz

• Sahara and Sinai deserts

• Nile, Tigris, and Euphrates rivers

• Persian Gulf and Red Sea

Which of the following is characteristic of the availability of oil in South Asia?

• The largest nations in Southwest Asia have the smallest oil reserves.

• The distribution of oil reserves in Southwest Asia is unequal.

• Many nations in Southwest Asia are dependent on the oil industry.

• Southwest Asia has some of the world's largest oil reserves.

As a result of the spread of Islam in the region, many people living in Southwest Asia and North Africa -

• Live in nomadic tribes

• trade spices

• speak Arabic

• worship many gods

How do the deserts most likely influence the economies of nations in the region?

• Trade with southern African nations is relatively easy.

• Agricultural production is significantly limited.

• Mining and gemstone production form a substantial portion of many economies of the region.

• Most nations of the region are wealthy from oil exports.

The distribution of natural resources in Southwest Asia and North Africa affected economic patterns in the region how?

• A growing lumber industry has developed in the region.

• The region is home to many factories producing exports.

• A majority of the people living in the region work in diamond mines.

• Some nations in the region have significant wealth from the sale of oil.

The home of the Persians is called?

• Iraq

• Iran

• Egypt

• Israel

Saudi Arabia is located on the -

• Sinai Peninsula

• Arabian Peninsula

• Iranian Plateau

• Rub Al Khali

This geographic factor dominates nations in North Africa and Southwest Asia, and it is -

• A collection of vast deserts

• A system of large canyons

• A set of high mountains

• A huge fresh water sea