Middle East Test Review

The Middle East is PRIMARILY located on which continent?

• Africa

• Asia

• Europe

• Oceania

Why was the Silk Road important in history?

• It was paved with silk

• It was the fastest road to China

• It was the only road between Asia and Europe

• It facilitated trade and cultural exchange

Which of the following things were shared along the Silk Road?

• Ideas

• Germs

• Goods

• All of these things

What was the result of the US involvement in overthrowing Iran's democratically elected leader in support of the Shah (or King)?

• The United States arrested the Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, who was popular in Iran.

• Modern Iran has an intense dislike for the U.S.

• The United States refused to send aid to Iran when China invaded them.

• Modern Iran offers dual citizenship to those from the U.S. or the U.K.

Which natural resource is scarce in the Middle East?

• drinkable water

• sunlight

• oil

• fish

What was invented in Mesopotamia (which is the country of Iraq today)?

• The compass

• Desalination

• Writing

• The steam engine

The Middle East has many rich countries because of...

• oil reserves in the southeast

• farming in the northwest

• solar Energy farms in the west

• large gold mines in the north

_______________ is the process of removing salt from saltwater to produce freshwater.

• Desalination

• Hydropolitics

• Cuniform

• Fossil Water

Which of the following statements about water in the Middle East are true? (Select all that apply)

• In several Middle Eastern countries water costs more than gasoline.

• Some places in the Middle East still rely on nonrenewable “fossil water”.

• An ongoing civil war in Yemen has made it even more difficult to obtain clean water.

• Due to decreased usage, water supplies have risen recently in the Middle East.

Arabic is the most commonly spoken language throughout the Middle East and North Africa.

• True

• False