Review I - SW Asia N Africa

Which factor is most responsible for unifying Southwest Asia and North Africa as a culture region?

• Theocratic governments

• Islamic religion

• Persian language

• Similar architecture

After the Second World War, many Jewish people migrated to which newly established county because of long, traditional links to the region?

• Syria

• Lebanon

• Jordan

• Israel

Most farms in Egypt are located along the Nile River. Which geographic feature makes it difficult to farm other parts of Egypt?

• Rift valleys

• A river delta

• Deserts

• Oil reserves

As a result of Muslim conquests during the Middle Ages, many people living in Southwest Asia and North Africa--

• trade spices

• live in nomadic tribes

• speak Arabic

• worship many gods

How do the religions of Judaism, christianity, and Islam maintain enduring cultural traditions that date back many centuries?

• Other faith traditions and practices are forbidden in the region.

• Schools in the region teach about all three religious traditions.

• Students living int his region study Arabic, Hebrew, and Latin.

• Older generations teach younger generations the beliefs.

Which three religions began in Southwest Asia?

• Confucianism, Christianity, Islam

• Buddhism, Islam, Judaism

• Christianity, Islam, Polytheism

• Judaism, Christianity, Islam

People moving from one region to another region is called:

• ethnic divisions

• cultural diffusion

• immigration

• christianity

What is one of the major natural resources for the Middle East that is important to other countries?

• water transportation

• electric power

• diamonds

• oil

How has the distribution of natural resources in Southwest Asia and North Africa affected economic patterns in the region?

• A growing lumber industry has developed in the region.

• The region is home to many factories producing exports

• A majority of the people living in the region work in diamond mines.

• Some nations in the region have significant wealth from the sale of oil..

Most recent conflicts in Southwest Asia are related to---

• arguments over oil rights

• conflicting claims for territory

• differences in religious practices

• disputes about Jewish immigration