SS7 Chapter 8: Southwest Asia

A flood plain where flooding waters deposit silt is known as:

• A delta

• An oasis

• An alluvial plain

• A plateau

An oasis is:

• A small area in a plain where it's warm.

• A small area in a desert with standing water and vegetation.

• A riverbed where plants can grow very quickly.

• A safe place to escape violence.

A dry streambed where plants grow very quickly is known as:

• Wadi

• Oasis

• Alluvial plain

• Peninsula

True or False: Semiarid means somewhat wet.

• True

• False

The belief in many gods refers to:

• Monotheism

• Constructivism

• Multitheism

• Polytheism

A millennium is a period of:

• 10 years

• 100 years

• 1,000 years

• 10.000 years

Monotheism means:

• The belief in one God.

• The belief in many gods.

• The belief of some gods.

• The belief of no gods.

With the Arab Spring,

• People demanded a split in Islam.

• People called for economic and government reform.

• People called for more fossil-water.

• People immigrated out of the region.

Oil and natural gas are:

• Renewable resources and not valuable.

• Nonrenewable resources and highly valuable.

• Only found in the Red Sea.

• Only controlled by one group.

The landscape of Southwest Asia can be classified as:

• Vast oceans and steppes.

• High desert plains and mountains.

• Cold tundra and mountains.

• Low valleys and dense forests.