LNHS Human Geo - SW Asia & Middle East

Muslims worship in a ______.

• Church

• Temple

• Synagogue

• Mosque

Similarly to Lake Chad in Africa, _______ is physically disappearing.

• The Aral Sea

• The Black Sea

• The Dead Sea

• The Red Sea

Istanbul, located in Turkey, is sandwiched between Asia and...

• Africa

• Europe

• Latin America

• North America

The economic and cultural center of a nation that is not always its capital is known as a:

• Primate city

• Primitive city

• Secondary city

• None of these are true

Which of the following is the most commonly practiced religion in the Middle East?

• Islam

• Judaism

• Catholicism

• Hinduism

Which of the world's major religions started in SW Asia? Select ALL that apply.

• Judaism

• Islam

• Christianity

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

One chokepoint of shipping in the Middle East is the:

• Straight of Hormuz

• Bering Straight

• English Channel

• Panama Canal

Colonization from _______ nations has also affected SW Asia.

• North America

• South America

• Europe

• The Far East/Asia

An area stuck between outside cultural and political forces is known as a:

• Chokepoint

• Shatter belt

• Territoriality

• Neo-colony

When a body of water evaporates and leaves behind mass deposits of salt, we call that:

• Curation

• Solidification

• Salination

• Saturation