Southwest Asia and North Africa

What does OPEC stand for?

• Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

• Operation of Petroleum Export Countries

• Organization of Petroleum Economic Countries

• Operation of Petroleum Exporting Cities

_{What is the name of the body of water west of the Arabian Peninsula?}

• Red Sea
• Persian Gulf
• Indian Ocean
• Mediterranean Sea

Islam's holy book is the _____.

• Bible
• Torah
• Sunnah
• Qur'an

Three religions were created in the Middle East. They are:

• Buddism, Islam, Hinduism
• Buddism, Christianity, Hinduism
• Judaism, Christianity, Islam
• Islam, Buddism, Hinduism

The strategic waterway that connects the Mediterranean to the Red Sea and through which much of the world's oil passes is:

• Suez Canal
• Strait of Hormuz
• Strait of Bosporus
• Dardanelles Strait

The purpose of OPEC is to

• Give people cheap gold

• Allow people to travel

• Control the production and price of oil

• Locate the use of oil

Oil is an important natural resource in the Middle East because

• It is a source of wealth

• It controls prices

• It is hard to find

• It does not exist

What is the major natural resource of the Middle East?

• Diamonds
• Apples
• Gold
• Oil

Saudi Arabia uses desalination. What is desalination?

• The process of adding salt to fresh water.

• The process of removing oil from the ground

• The process of removing salt from seawater.

• The process of making crude oil into gasoline for cars

The primary purpose of the Suez Canal was to....

• Control Immigration to countries

• Expand irrigation systems

• Limit slave trade

• Shorten trade distances