Africa and Southwest Asia

Africa is a

• Continent

• Country

• County

• City

An open-air market in Southwest Asia

• wadi

• Suq

• oasis

• griot

What is the manmade waterway that connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea>

• Panama Canal

• Suez Canal

• Nile Delta

• Aswan Dam

The Strait of Hormuz is closest to

• United Arab Eremites

• Egypt

• Turkey

• South Africa

The large arid region of northern Africa is

• The Sahara

• The Namib Desert

• South Africa

• Lake Victoria

Which of these economic activities of Africa and SW Asia is a a primary economic activity?

• Camel herding in Ethiopia

• Technology production in Israel

• Shipping in Cape Town, South Africa

• Nuclear research in Iran

A wadi is a

• religious building

• a dry riverbed

• an area of swift moving water in a river

• a form of art used in windows

Which religion does not consider Jerusalem a sacred city?

• Judaism

• Christianity

• Islam

• Hinduism

The Hutus and Tutsis had a brutal conflict after the end of European

• capitalism

• communism

• colonialism

Which of these explains why Sub-Saharan African countries may experience more economic growth in the future?

• A large number of landlocked countries

• Lack of infrastructure

• Few natural harbors

• Abundance of natural resources