Southwest Asia Study Guide

What is one ongoing obstacle to peace between Israel and Palestinian Arabs?

• Israel will not give up its settlements on the Sinai Peninsula.

• Palestinians want to take back land that once belonged to their families.

• The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) continues to deny Israel's right to exist.

• Egypt has refused to negotiate with Israel.

How did the oil industry change society in Southwest Asia? Choose the TWO best answers.

• It exposed many people in Southwest Asia to Western culture.

• It lowered the standard of living for many people in Southwest Asia.

• It led many people in Southwest Asia to emigrate to the West.

• It enabled many people in Southwest Asia to buy modern technologies.

How are the governments of Jordan and Kuwait different from the governments of the United Arab Emirates and Oman?

• Citizens of Jordan and Kuwait can vote.

• Jordan and Kuwait have monarchs.

• The king of Jordan and emir of Kuwait have more power.

• Women cannot run for office in Jordan or Kuwait.

Which of the following countries are democracies? Choose the TWO correct answers.

• Cyprus

• Saudi Arabia

• Qatar

• Lebanon

Turkey is a(n) __________ with a(n) __________ economy.

• monarchy; oil-based

• flawed democracy; diverse

• theocracy; command

• oligarchy; subsistence

Which of the following BEST describes why civil war broke out between different ethnic and religious groups in Iraq?

• They disagreed about who should control certain cities and regions.

• They disagreed about who should control the oil industry.

• They disagreed about who should be the president of Iraq.

• They disagreed about who should have access to education.

What is one way that tradition is evident in Southwest Asia?

• Oil remains central to many economies.

• The region was home to the world’s oldest known civilization.

• Several countries have ongoing conflicts between ethnic and religious groups.

• Many Muslim women wear hijab.

Why did the Palestinians’ relationship with Israel worsen when Hamas won the most seats in the 2006 Palestinian parliamentary election?

• Hamas wanted to eliminate Israel as a country.

• Hamas wanted Israel to invade Lebanon.

• Hamas wanted to build security barriers to prevent Israeli invasions.

• Hamas wanted to elect PLO representatives to Israel’s parliament.

Which statement about ethnic groups in Southwest Asia is accurate?

• Arabs are the majority in every country in the region.

• Arabs are the largest ethnic group in the region.

• Kurds make up the largest ethnic group on the Arabian Peninsula.

• People in the same ethnic group follow the same religion.

How would the economies of Saudi Arabia and Iraq be affected if people in other countries stopped using as much oil as they do today?

• Their economies would suffer as the price of oil went up and their profits went down.

• Their economies would improve as the price of oil rose and jobs in the oil industry were created.

• Their economies would suffer as other countries bought less of the oil that Saudi Arabia and Iraq produce.

• Their economies would not be seriously affected because they are very diverse.