Middle East/ Southwest Asia Test Part 1

Southwest Asia forms a land bridge connecting:

• Africa and Asia

•   Asia, Africa, and Europe

• Europe, Russia, Africa

• Asia and Europe

The landforms of southwest Asia range from _____________ to   ______________.

• Deserts, plateaus

•  Long deserts, rugged mountain ranges

• Mountains, plateaus

• Coastal plains, snow peaked mountains

A strip of land along the Jordan River

• The West Bank

• Strategic Commodity

• The Gaza Strip

• Kurds

• Palestinians

How is Iran’s economy making progress?

• By developing human resources

• By encouraging a more stable government

• By developing water resources

• All of the above

How is Turkey’s economy making progress?

• By promoting democracy

•  By helping people develop work skills

• By implementing a free-market economy

• By developing water resources

1.  _______ is a desert in which the wind evaporates moisture in the soil and a chemical salt remains.

• A salt flat

• A sandy desert

• Rub al-Khali

• A semiarid desert

What is the name of the salt desert in eastern Iran?

• Dasht-e Lut

• The Sahara

• The Sahel

• The An-Nafud

________________ refers to an “Empty Quarter.”

• The Zagros

• The An-Nafud

• The Tigris

• The Rub al-Khali

An area where vegetation is found because water is plentiful is called:

• A lake

• An oasis

• A wadi

• A retreat

Which of the following effects does the desert have in Southwest Asia?

• It reduces travel time and limits human interaction

• It increases movement and supports an integrated population

• It supports the nomadic culture

•  It makes the oil and petroleum more plentiful