North Africa and Southwest Asia Review

What kinds of populations live across North Africa?

• People who move from place to place to find resources

• People who work in industries

• Have a matriarch society

• Worship polytheistic gods

What is the main purpose of OPEC?

• To create fair trade agreements

• Manages the amount of oil in the market and sets the price of the oil.

• Creates relationships between neighboring countries

• To protect agriculture in the Middle East

What is the most limiting feature in North Africa

• Ganges River

• Sahara Desert

• Three Gorges Dam

• Nile River

Which country has the most oil in the Middle East

• Iraq

• Iran

• Pakistan

• Saudi Arabia

The conflict between Israel and Palestine is related too?

• Religious ties to the land

• Limited water sources

• The fight over the Suez Canal

• Their fight over oil reserves

How have humans interacted with their environment to solve their water shortage problem?

• Desalination by turning saltwater into fresh water

• Regulating the supply of oil

• Allowing desertification so there is extra drinking water

• Importing water and selling it at a high price

What do Judaism, Islam, and Christianity have in common?

• Polytheistic

• Monotheistic

Which event is described as the uprising of multiple countries in Southwest Asia and North Africa against their governments?

• Suez Canal Crisis

• Arab Winter

• Arab Spring

• OPEC interference scandal

What can you infer from the vents of the Arab Spring?

• People like governments with unlimited power

• People don't like governments with unlimited power

• People don't like governments with limited power

• People should never have any say in their government

Why is the Arabian Peninsula important to people around the world?

• Agriculture Exports

• Petroleum Reserves

• Industrial Chemicals

• Electronic Exports