WG.1 Perceptions of Place Names and Disputed Territories

What is another name for the Persian Gulf?

• Gulf of Japan

• East Gulf

• Arabian Gulf

What are the two names for the body of water between Saudi Arabia and Iran? (select 2)

• Persian Gulf

• Arabian Gulf

• Sea of Japan

• East Sea

Palestine is an ethnic region that includes Gaza and the West Bank; these are inside which country?

• United States

• India

• Israel

• United Kingdom

What issue has divided the Korean Peninsula?

• Political Dispute

• Language Barriers

• Religious Differences

• Racial Genocide

What is the primary dispute between the island nation of Taiwan and mainland China?

• Issues of Economic Trade

• Military Policies

• Language Barriers

• Issues Over Independence

What is the alternative name for this body of water that the Chinese and Koreans refer to as the East Sea?

• Australia

• Japan

• New Zealand

• Cuba

Western Sahara has valuable deposits of phosphate. Which North African country also claims these resources?

• Morocco

• Egypt

• Algeria

• Niger

Select the best TWO answers that refer to this region:

• North Africa and Southwest Asia

• Middle Asia

• North Asia and Southwest Africa

• Middle East

What is the physical name of this island?

• Japan

• Formosa

• New Zealand

• Cuba

Kashmir is a disputed territory primarily between which two nations?

• India and Pakistan

• Pakistan and Iran

• Iran and China

• India and Afghanistan