Southwest Asia (Middle East)7th grade social studies final 2024

What is another term that describes the region of Southwest Asia

• The Middle East

• The Bermuda Triangle

• The North East

• The South East

What country in the Middle East borders the Mediterranean Sea,

Egypt, Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon and is considered the holy

land to the religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?

• Saudi Arabia

• Israel

• Iran

• Iraq

Which country in the Middle East has the most oil reserves in

the world and uses profits from this industry to build schools,

roads, and provide jobs for its citizens?

• Saudi Arabia

• Israel

• Iran

• Iraq

What nation was created in 1948 in order to allow Jews

persecuted in Europe to return to their holy land?

• Saudi Arabia

• Israel

• Iran

• Iraq

What are the three types of economic systems in the world?

• Command

• Traditional

• Democracy

• Market

• Dictatorship

Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, and Kuwait all border the Persian Gulf

and are members of OPEC. What resource do these countries

rely on to become rich and build their economy?

• gold

• wheat

• oil

• water

The extraction of what abundant resource in the Middle East

causes a lot of air, soil, and water pollution?

• gold

• wheat

• oil

• water

What resource is plentiful in the Middle East that they are able

to export for a profit that helps their economies?

• gold

• wheat

• oil

• water

What are the three monotheistic religions that originated in

Mesopotamia in the Middle East?

• Judaism

• Buddhism

• Islam

• Christianity

• Hindu

While Judaism and Christianity are practiced in Southwest Asia,

what religion is most common in the Middle East?

• Buddhism

• Islam

• Hindu