Unit 8 Southwest Asia Review

What does OPEC stand for?

• Organization of Petroleum Excelling Countries

• Oil Producing of the Equilibrium Countries

• Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

• Oil, Petroleum, and Excellent Countries

Why was OPEC created?

• To regulate the supply and price of oil
• to help the Palestinians in their problems with Israel
• to design new machinery to get oil out of the ground
• to keep countries that are not members from producing any oil

Where are most of the countries of OPEC located?

• Africa
• South American
• North American
• Southwest Asia

What country consumes more oil than they produce?

• Iran
• USA
• Kuwait
• Saudi Arabia

What is the major natural resource of the Middle East?

• Diamonds
• Apples
• Gold
• Oil

The _____________ is a man-made passage that connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean

• Panama Canal

• Suez Canal

• Turkish Straits

• Strait of Malacca

Which choke point is an important passage for oil in the Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean?

• Strait of Hormuz

• Strait of Malacca

• Strait of Malacca

• Strait of Magellen

Which of the following is true about the Panama Canal and the Strait of Magellan?

• They are important oil checkpoints

• The Connect the Atlantic and Indian Oceans

• They control traffic between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

Which of the following is true about the Suez Canal, Bab al Mendeb, Strait of Hormuz, Turkish Straits, and the Strait of Malacca?

• They are important oil checkpoints

• The Connect the Atlantic and Indian Oceans

• They control traffic between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

What is the result of the building of dams along the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers? 

• Countries must pay too much for their water.
• Dams limit the water available further downstream. 
• Countries are not able to use the rivers for transportation
• Countries are not allowed to build dams along shared rivers.