North Africa and Southwest Asia Test Review

Most of Southwest Asia has a semiarid or arid climate zone.

• True

• False

What is the most valuable resource in this region?

• Cotton

• Coal

• Fresh Water

• Natural Gas

_______________ is an area in the desert where vegetation grows

• Wadi

• Oasis

• Ziggurat

• Steppe

Which of the following can be found in the North African Region?

• The Sahara Desert

• The Taurus Mountains

• The Zagros Mountains

• The Tigris River

_____________ is a human waterway that connects the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea.

• The Erie Canal

• The Panama Canal

• The Bosporus Strait

• The Suez Canal

What region located directly south of the Sahara Desert is becoming more and more desert-like due to desertification?

• The Highlands

• The Sahel

• Swahili Coast

• Southern Africa

What is the largest desert in the world? Where is it located?

• Atacama Desert; Chile

• Kalahari Desert; Southern Africa

• Sahara Desert; North Africa

• Yuma Desert; Arizona

__________________ is the narrow strait that connects the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara.

• The Dardanelles Strait

• The Bosporus Strait

• The Strait of Gibraltar

• The Suez Canal

In what country would you find the Nile River?

• Egypt

• Iraq

• Iran

• South Africa

The three major holy sites in Jerusalem are ____________________?

• Dome of the Rock, Western Wall, Hagia Sophia

• Dome of the Rock, Western Wall, Church of the Holy Sepulchre

• Dome of the Rock, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Taj Mahal

• Dome of the Rock, Notre Dame, St. Basil's