CBA Study Guide

what were the effects of the 1967 Six-Day War?

• Israel gained the Sinai Peninsula, the West Bank, and the Golan Heights.

• Jordan lost the Negev Desert to Israel.

___________________ is the dominant climate feature of the Middle East and North Africa.

• Consistent south winds

• Aridity

What is the dominant factor in the location of the population settlements in North Africa and Southwest Asia?

• Water

• Temperatures

Which physical feature is an important part of the shipping route for oil in the Middle East?

• North Sea

• Persian Gulf

The ancient Egyptians settled along a narrow strip of land close to the Nile River. Which of the following statements explains why they did so?

• Only this strip of fertile land could support farming settlements in the region because the surrounding land was desert.

• Because the Nile's source is the Mediterranean Sea, the river does not flood and so settling along its valley posed no risk.

• Since the Nile flows south, the people wanted to live near the river to transport goods into Central Africa.

THe sahel receives very little rainfall in the region and farmers have tunred it into a desert by?

• soil-building

• desertification

• tectonic forces

Which of the following would account for Southwest Asia's large production of petroleum?

• Their countries contain vast amounts of petroleum resources.

• Petroleum is not a very profitable resource to produce.

• The people of the region would rather use petroleum than produce it.

the Congo Basin is found on what continent

• Africa

• Asia

• Europe

• South America

The predominant religion of North Africa today is

• Islam

• Christianity

• Hinduism

This group of people migrated from southeastern Nigeria around 2000 B.C. southward throughout Africa bringing their cultures and languages. What were these migrations called?

• Great migrations

• Bantu migrations

• Southern migrations