World Geo Q 10

1. Movement of plates along faults, such as the North Anatolian Fault, has produced ________ in the Northeast.

• mountains

• earthquakes

• volcanoes

• rift valleys

Which of the following is the world’s largest inland body of water and is a key fishery that is threatened by pollution?

• the Euphrates River

• the Tigris River

• the Black Sea

• the Caspian Sea

The Tigris and Euphrates rivers gradually converge in ________, almost touching near Baghdad.

• Turkey

• the Taurus Mountains

• Iran

• Iraq

About 5,000 years ago, the Sumerians developed a code of writing as well as

• the worlds first social welfare system.

• a system of canals and military defenses.

• a code of law and system of mathematics.

• a basic understanding of medicine.

Due to Turkey’s dry climate and mild temperatures, ________ dominate the interior areas.

• marshes

• grasslands

• deserts

• forests

Iran and Iraq joined with several oil-producing neighbors to form OPEC, which agreed to regulate oil production in

order to

• keep oil prices high.

• impose safety restrictions.

• prevent harm to wetlands.

• lower oil prices.

Turkey’s valuable ________ are found in the valleys, deltas, and basins of the lowland areas.

• natural gas resources

• alluvial soils

• phosphates

• livestock

Which of the following very active fault lines is about 750 miles (1200 km) in length and extends across much of

Turkey?

• North Anatolian

• Eurasian

• East Aritrean

• San Andreas

The ________ serves as an important transportation link between Iran and other Asian countries.

• Caspian Sea

• Bosporus Strait

• Volga River

• Sea of Marmara

Due to high mountains that block moisture from major bodies of water, much of the inland areas of the Northeast

experiences which type of climate?

• subtropical

• arid or semi-arid

• Mediterranean

• tropical