Middle East and North Africa Test Review

What inferences can be drawn about the effects of oil reserves and their locations in places like Dubai and Bahrain?

• Dubai and Bahrain have become international centers of business and finance

• Dubai and Bahrain have become underprivileged nations

• Dubai and Bahrain have a declining GDP

• Dubai and Bahrain have an increased need for better education

What impact has technology had on the economy of the Persian Gulf region?

• Technology has no impact in the Persian Gulf region, oil production is not affected

• Technology has increased available land and decreased oil production

• Technology has improved, but there is no increase in oil production

• Technology has improved the ability of the Persian Gulf region to increase oil production

Based on the map, what can be concluded about natural resources in the Persian Gulf?

• There is a lack of energy resources and petroleum should be imported

• Many of Saudi Arabia’s resources are found in its interior

• Energy resources found along the coast suggest a large export market

• There are huge deposits of copper found in the region

Based on this map, what are the most abundant natural resources found along the Persian Gulf?

• Petroleum and Natural gas

• Copper and Lead

• Lead and Petroleum

• Natural gas and Lead

Based on this map, which chokepoint and region receives the most oil from southwest Asia?

• Panama Canal exporting to North America

• Strait of Malacca exporting to Australia

• Bab el-Mandeb and the Mediterranean

• Strait of Hormuz exporting to South East Asia

Workers migrate to the Arabian Peninsula because of push factors such as ______ ​in their home countries.

• Tax-Free Government

• Abundance of Food

• Statewide Education

• High Unemployment

Which chokepoint is the easiest path for North African Migrants to enter the Middle East?

• Strait of Straits

• Panama Canal

• Strait of Hormuz

• Suez Canal

Which of the following do NOT cause desertification?

• Overgrazing of Grasslands

• Desalination Process

• Prevailing Winds Bringing High Moisture

• Extreme Flooding

Using the paragraph below and your knowledge of geography, answer the following question.

"Situated between Africa, Asia, and Europe, the Middle East has been a crossroads for traders, travelers, and empire builders for thousands of years. Africans, Central Asians, and Celts have all added to the ethnic mix. Major ethnic groups in the Middle East today include Arabs, Iranians (also known as Persians), Turks, Jews, Kurds, Berbers, Armenians, and Greeks."

What conclusion can be drawn regarding cultural diffusion in the Middle East?

• People in the Middle East remain sedentary because of trade

• Trade influenced what people in the Middle East eat, speak, and believe

• Trade influenced only a small portion of people in the Middle East and not much was gained

• Trade influenced only the music of Middle Eastern people

Based on this graph above, what interpretation can be drawn about job opportunities in 2016 because of OPEC?

• Non-OPEC countries contributed to over 25% of the world's oil reserves and created more jobs than OPEC

• OPEC countries contributed less than 75% to oil reserves depleting job opportunities in the Middle East

• OPEC countries did not have to increase job opportunities because of low production in crude oil reserves, which caused emigration to happen at staggering rates

• OPEC countries contributed over 80% of the world's crude oil reserves, increased job opportunities to meet the needs of demands, and led to increased immigration