Unit 7 Review

Why are desalination plants important in SW Asia and North Africa?

• There is not enough fresh water.

• They are essential for watering crops

• There is not enough sea water to use

• They are necessary to remove harmful salts from the ground

Why was OPEC created?

• Opec doesn't exist

• Because fuel had gotten too expensive and they needed to make it cheaper

• To create oil that is not made in the US

• Strengthen the influence of the oil producing countries involved

The Suez Canal in Egypt connects what two bodies of water?

• Atlantic and Pacific Ocean

• Carribean to Indian Ocean

• Mediterranean Sea to Red Sea

• Dead Sea and Lake Baikal

What is the primary trade traffic in the Persian Gulf

• Opium

• Oil

• Fresh water from desalination plants

• Gold

Why do people in Egypt live so close to the Nile River?

• The Sahara Desert renders all other areas nearly uninhabitable.

• They want to live near the Nile Crocodiles

• Raging elephant's cause issues further from the Nile

• They don't due to flooding

Why does this region have an uneven population distribution?

• Mountain barriers

• Locations of fresh water

• Food supply

• Jobs

Rivers are great for

• Trade and Transportation

• Oil Wells

• Finding Gold

• Absolutely nothing

The Rub al-Khali is

• An ocean located near Saudi Arabia

• A hot desert that not many people live in

• A large mountain range separating Iran and Iraq

• A holy site for many Muslims

Why is Mecca important to Islam?

• Muslims believe it to be the place Jesus was killed

• It is in Iraq and proves to be important for military defenses

• Muslims pray to Mecca every day and must make at least one pilgrimage there

• It isn't

Islam is the most practiced religion in this region

• True

• False