North African and Southwest Asia Test Review

Countries located in north Africa include -

• Morocco, Libya, and Qatar.

• Libya, Jordan, and Bahrain.

• Egypt, Tunisia, and Algeria.

• Sudan, Libya, and Yemen

Countries located in southwest Asia include

• Yemen, Oman, and Syria

• Kuwait, Algeria, and Saudi Arabia

• Libya, Iraq, and Iran

• Turkey, Israel, and Egypt

Which of these cities is in North Africa?

• Mecca

• Rabat

• Jerusalem

• Istanbul

Once the capital of the Abbisid Caliphite and home to the House of Wisdom, this city is now the capital of Iraq.

• Jerusalem

• Tehran

• Istanbul

• Baghdad

Inhabited for over 7,000 years, this city is a holy place for Jews, Bhristians, and Muslims.

• Cairo

• Istanbul

• Jerusalem

• Dubai

This city is home to the Kaaba, the holiest site in Islam.

• Mecca

• Jerusalem

• Baghdad

• Tehran

About 2/3rds of the land in the Middle East is made up of -

• semiarid, rocky mountains.

• dried-up ditches and deep river valleys.

• dry, hot desert.

• fertile coastal plains.

Which of the following is NOT true about the geographic situation of North Africa and the Middle East?

• Due to its location, trade has played a major role in its development since early times

• It continues to be geographically isolated from the rest of the world

• It is located at the crossroads of three continents

• Its fertile reiver valleys were home to serveral early civilizations

The major physical charecteristics of the Middle East are

• arid and semi-arid climates

• jungles and mountains

• rivers and forests

• volcanic mountains and earthquakes

The damming of which river has reduced the amount of water Syria and Iraq receive?

• Jordan

• Euphrates

• Nile

• Ganges