Social Science Reviewer (Ethnic Groups)

This is the language family where Chinese, Mandarin, and Cantonese belong to.

• Dravidian

• Sino-Tibetan

• Indo-European

• Austronesian

Robin lives in northern Iraq and practices Sunni Islam. His people would like to break away from the Arab regions of the south and form their own nation.

WHICH IS MOST LIKELY ROBIN'S ETHNIC GROUP?

• Persian

• Kurdish

• Arabic

• Jewish

Which of the following ethnic groups would most likely speak Arabic as their first language?

• Kurds

• Arabs

• Persians

• Jews

Which of the following BEST explains why most Arabs are Muslims?

• The religion was founded in Israel, an area the Arabs conquered in the 600s and they converted to the faith of the people they conquered.

• Islam was founded in the Arabian Peninsula which is where the Arab ethnic group is from.

• The Ottoman Turks brought the Muslim religion to the Arabian Peninsula in the 1500s when they conquered the region.

• Traders from India brought Islam to the Arabian Peninsula in the early 1400s and converted the Arabs.

The majority of people in the Middle East are

• Arab

• Persian

• Kurd

Widely spoken language in Pakistan, Nepal, and most North, West and East India.

• English

• Dravidian languages

• Indo-Aryan languages

• Dzongkhag

How does the diversity of religious groups and ethnic groups impact life in West Asia today?

• Diversity has little effect on the region because the groups avoid interaction today.

• Diversity encourages peace and cooperation throughout the region.

• Diversity contributes to ongoing conflict and fighting throughout the region

• Diversity attracts many tourists who visit the region's many varied cultures.

Most Arabs practice which religion?

• Judaism

• Christianity

• Islam

All of the following are characteristics of Arabs EXCEPT for:

• Originally nomads before forming villages along rivers long ago

• Many converted to Islam following the teachings of the prophet Muhammad

• Their language is the prominent and unifying language of the region

• Most are found in Israel, read out of the Torah, and worship in Synagogues or Temples

This is considered as the largest language group family.

• Indo-European

• Sino-Tibetan

• Niger-Congo

• Austronesian