Southwest Asia/North Africa Quiz #1

Belief in one god

• Monotheism
• Christianity
• Secular
• Onegodism

What word means to believe in many gods?

• Polytheism

• Monotheism

• Atheism

• Buddhism

Desalination

• The process of removing salt and other chemicals from the salt water

• Providing water to crops

• The drinking of salt water

• The addition of salt to fossil water

What important natural resource can be found throughout the Persian Gulf area?

• water

• oil/petroleum

• diamonds

• arable cropland

What is the name of the largest country on the Arabian Peninsula?

• Yemen

• Saudi Arabia

• Oman

• United Arab Emirates

The Middle East is covered mostly by _______________.

• Desert

• Mountains

• Grasslands

• Tundra

Most Middle Eastern countries suffer from a lack of _______________.

• Music

• Water

• Oil

• Sand

What 3 continents does the Middle East touch? CHOOSE 3 ANSWERS BELOW

• Africa

• Asia

• Australia

• Europe

Most Middle Eastern countries are: ______________.

• Jewish

• Turkish

• Arabic

• Spanish

This map best represents –

• North Africa

• Southwest Asia

• Central Asia

• none of the above