CFA1- Unit 6

Which factor is most responsible for unifying Southwest Asia and North Africa as a culture region?

• Theocratic governments

• Islamic religion

• Persian language

• Similar architecture

After the Second World War, many Jewish people migrated to which newly established county because of long, traditional links to the region?

• Syria

• Lebanon

• Jordan

• Israel

Most farms in Egypt are located along the Nile River. Which geographic feature makes it difficult to farm other parts of Egypt?

• Rift valleys

• A river delta

• Deserts

• Oil reserves

How do the religions of Judaism, christianity, and Islam maintain enduring cultural traditions that date back many centuries?

• Other faith traditions and practices are forbidden in the region.

• Schools in the region teach about all three religious traditions.

• Students living int his region study Arabic, Hebrew, and Latin.

• Older generations teach younger generations the beliefs.

Which three religions began in Southwest Asia?

• Confucianism, Christianity, Islam

• Buddhism, Islam, Judaism

• Christianity, Islam, Polytheism

• Judaism, Christianity, Islam

What is one of the major natural resources for the Middle East that is important to other countries?

• water transportation

• electric power

• diamonds

• oil

How has the distribution of natural resources in Southwest Asia and North Africa affected economic patterns in the region?

• A growing lumber industry has developed in the region.

• The region is home to many factories producing exports

• A majority of the people living in the region work in diamond mines.

• Some nations in the region have significant wealth from the sale of oil..

Many nations in the world established trade relationships with countries in Southwest Asia and North Africa because of the

• growth in the population of the world

• increasing demand for oil in the world

• lack of water resources in Southwest Asia and North Africa

• decrease in agricultural outputs in Southwest Asia and North Africa.

Which geographic factors have most influenced the agricultural output in Southwest Asia?

• Sahara and Sinai deserts

• Persian Guilf and Red Sea

• Suez Canal and Straits of Hormuz

• Nile, Tigris, and Euphrates rivers

Which country on the map is located on the Arabian Peninsula?

• 1 (Turkey)

• 2 (Iraq)

• 3 (Saudi Arabia)

• 4 (Iran)