World History Quiz

Match the following

• Capitalism

• A) A socio-economic and political system in which the government regulates the ownership of natural resources

• Communism

• C) An economy where the market or private businesses determine prices, products, and services

• Socialism

• B) ideology derives from Karl Marx, aims to establish common ownership of property and eliminate the private property concept.

What are renewable resources?

• A) Resources that can be replaced in a relatively short time

• B) Resources that can't be replaced easily

• C) Raw materials that formed on the planet without human action

• D) Goods used in the supply of other goods

Which economic sector describes the role of manufacturing?

• A) Primary Economics

• B) Secondary Economics

• C) Tertiary Economics

• D) Land

What does GDP measure?

• A) The value of all final goods/services produced within a country's borders in a given year

• B) The economic output per person in a country

• C) The number of individuals that die per 1,000 individuals per year

• D) The permanent arrival of new individuals into the population

What three continents contain parts of the Middle East area ______,

Label the countries on the map

b

c

d

e

a

Egypt

Turkey

Saudi Arabia

Afghanistan

Iran

Which desert covers nearly the entire northern portion of Africa.

• Arabian Desert

• Libyan Desert

• Sahara Desert

What is the largest Middle Eastern country by size?

​ ​ ​ ​ (a)   ​

• Saudi Arabia
• Iran
• Iraq
• Egypt

True or False: Most countries in the Middle East are led by dictators and military regimes. Their freedom is very limited.​ (a)  

• true
• false

What are the three famous rivers in the Middle East? ​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)   ​

• Tigris River
• Euphrates River
• Nile River
• Mississippi River
• Red River
• Arabian River
• Persian River