North Africa and Soutwest Asia

Why does life in the Sahara cluster around oases?

• An oasis causes big lakes to form

• It rains less at oases

• Oases have good roads.

• People can find water at oases.

What is the definition of nomads?

• people who wander from place to place in search of food

• A large area of water

• people who grow crops to make their living

• people who raise cows on farms for their milk and meat

What change was brought about by the Suez Canal?

• Deserts expanded due to overgrazing.

• Goods moved more quickly.

• People irrigated more land.

• Farming in the desert

Which word describes the belief in many gods/goddesses?

• polytheism

• monotheism

• hydrotheism

• unitheiem

The Suez Canal connects the Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea

• true

• false

Wind, erosion and weathering can change the patterns of sand dunes.

• true

• false

What feature of North Africa is large, triangle-shaped, and packed with cities and towns?

• the Nile River Delta

• the Sahara Desert

• the Mediterranean Sea

• the Atlas Mountains

What do supporters of Pan-Arabism believe?

• Arabs will travel to an afterlife.

• Arabic-speaking countries should unite.

• Arabic should be Morocco's language.

• Berbers should live in Western Sahara.

What does the term gross domestic product, or GDP, mean?

• total value of all goods and services produced in a country in a year

• total value of goods and service that belong to each person

• total value of a country's exports

• total value of a country's imports

Which of the following do Christianity, Judaism, and Islam all have in common?

• They are all polytheistic.

• They all share Jerusalem as a holy city.

• They all were founded by Abraham.

• They all believe Jesus is the son of God.