SW Asia and N Africa Review

What is OPEC's purpose?

• To regulate oil prices in the world

• To protect oil fields

• To regulate the environmental policies of oil

• To take over the world

What organization was formed by oil producing countries like Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Venezuela?

• APEC

• World Oil Producers

• OPEC

• SEATO

If the Middle East countries raised the price of a barrel of oil or cut back on the production, what would happen to the price of gasoline?

• It would decrease

• It would increase

• It would stay the same

Which one listed below is NOT important for the oil trade?

• Pacific Ocean

• Strait of Hormuz

• Suez Canal

• Persian Gulf

What is happening to the Aral Sea?

• It is flooding the land around it

• It is turning into a lake

• It is shrinking due to irrigation practices

• It is being polluted

Why is the US afraid to upset Middle Eastern countries?

• The Middle Eastern countries have nuclear weapons

• The middle eastern countries could affect the economy, because they control the oil

• The US is not afraid to upset them

• The Middle Eastern countries control all of the natural gas supply in the world

Which area of the world has the largest oil reserves?

• North America

• Europe

• Central Asia

• Southwest Asia

Which of the following groups is a stateless nation in the countries of Turkey, Iraq, Iran, and Syria?

• Sunni Muslims

• Afghans

• Kurds

• Berbers

Historically, what were women's roles in society in Southwest Asia?

• To get a job and make money

• To go to college and get an education

• To fight in the military

• To stay at home and raise kids

What event was a series of protests and revolutions that spread across the Middle East in 2010?

• Arab Spring

• Aral Sea

• Protest of Saudi Arabia

• Revolt of Tunisia