Unit 7 Southwest Asia and North Africa Test

Identify the physical feature that corresponds with Box A. Its home to several countries and many oil reserves.

• Arabian Peninsula

• Euphrates River

• Balkan Peninsula

• Tigris River

Using Circle B identify ALL the countries that the Tigris and Euphrates rivers run through.

• Iraq, Egypt, & Yemen

• Yemen, Saudi Arabia, & Persia

• Turkey, Iran, & Oman

• Turkey, Iraq, & Syria

Which physical feature has most limited the settlement of southern Saudi Arabia?

• The Strait of Hormuz

• The Rub-Al-Khali Desert

• The Sahel

• The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

Which of the following best completes the flow chart?

• Southwest Asian immigrants provide cheap labor in Europe

• Southwest Asian countries build structures on concrete pilings

• Southwest Asian countries use desalinization and irrigation techniques

• Southwest Asian people live a nomadic lifestyle

What explains the low population density of the middle of the Arabian Peninsula?

• Many ethnic conflicts are occurring there.

• It is mostly an arid climate.

• It has many miles of coastline.

• Rivers provide an abundance of fresh water.

Which is an example of oil as a strategic commodity?

• Using oil wealth to increase the standard of living in the United Arab Emirates.

• Kuwait trades oil for technology with the United States.

• Iraq invading Kuwait to gain control of oil fields in the Persian Gulf War.

• Southwest Asian countries working together economically through trade agreements.

How can organizations like OPEC and Saudi Arabia affect the price of oil around the world?

• By limiting the market’s supply of oil so that prices will increase.

• By flooding the market with a huge supply of oil, so that prices will increase.

• By limiting the market’s supply of oil, so that prices will decrease.

• By buying as much oil as possible so that the price will stay the same.

All of the following religions began in Southwest Asia EXCEPT

• Islam.

• Judaism.

• Christianity.

• Hinduism

The Five Pillars (Pilgrimage, Fasting, Charity, Testimony, and Prayer) are associated with which of the following religions?

• Hinduism

• Christianity

• Judaism

• Islam

The three major religions that developed in Southwest Asia are...

• consider Jerusalem a holy city.

• share the same holy text.

• were based on the teachings of Muhammad.

• have not spread to other parts of the world.