Southwest Asia Geography Test Practice

These two rivers, located in a region known as Mesopotamia, flow through Turkey and Iraq.

• Andes-Amazon

• Danube-Volga

• Tigris-Euphrates

• Arabian-Iraqi

What is desalination?

• The process of bringing water to dry land, especially for growing crops.

• The process of removing salt and other chemicals from seawater.

• The process of collecting water from underground aquifers

• The process of flooding rivers to help crops grow

How has the building of dams created problems for countries sharing rivers in Southwest Asia?

• Countries in Southwest Asia are not allowed to build dams along shared rivers

• Dams are too expensive to build

• Few countries have the technology to build dams

• Dams limit the water available to countries further downstream

Which are the three main religious groups of Southwest Asia?

• Hinduism, Islam, Judaism
• Christianity, Islam, Judaism
• Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam
• Christianity, Islam, Shamanism

Which ethnic group is most numerous (the majority of people in SW Asia belong to it) in Southwest Asia?

• Jews

• Kurds

• Arabs

• Persians

What modern country is the home to those who call themselves Persians?

• Iran
• Iraq
• Israel
• Syria

What is the religion of most of the Arabs in Southwest Asia?

• Judaism
• Christianity
• Shia Muslim
• Sunni Muslim

True or False: People who belong to the same ethnic group have the same or similar beliefs.

• True

• False

Which river is the key water source for Israel, Lebanon and Syria?

• Tigris River

• Euphrates River

• Nile River

• Jordan River

Check all the options that represent Southwest Asian ethnic groups.

• Arabs

• Persians

• Christians

• Kurds