Geography Quiz

Using your knowledge of geography, locate the Red Sea.

• Between Saudi Arabia and Egypt

• Between India and Sri Lanka

• Between Japan and Korea

• Between Australia and New Zealand

One way that wealthier more urbanized countries like Saudi Arabia have dealt with the lack of freshwater is through

• deforestation.

• desalination.

• desertification.

• detoxification.

A person who follows the Islamic faith would be MOST likely to attend worship services in what type of sacred space?

• Cathedral

• Church

• Mosque

• Synagogue

What is the main difference between a parliamentary democracy and a presidential democracy?

• A parliamentary democracy does not have a judicial branch.

• A parliamentary democracy does not have an individual executive but a presidential democracy does.

• A presidential democracy does not have an equivalent to Parliament, the parliamentary democracy's legislative branch.

• A presidential democracy allows the population to choose the executive, but a parliamentary democracy allows the legislature to choose the executive.

The government of Israel can be classified as a parliamentary democracy. Which statement provides the BEST definition of this type of government?

• A government ruled by an elected legislature and a prime minister

• A government ruled by the wealthiest, upper-class elite in society

• A government ruled by a small group distinguished by royalty, wealth, family, or military powers

• A government ruled by people who have been selected by talent, ability, and good leadership skills

Which form of government would have the MOST amount of citizen participation?

• A democracy

• An oligarchy

• An autocracy

• A confederation

Which nation has a unicameral (one-house) legislature known as the Knesset?

• Egypt

• Iran

• Israel

• Palestine

Which nation has no political parties, no voting rights for its citizens, and is ruled by a king?

• Iran

• Iraq

• Saudi Arabia

• United Arab Emirates

Since the early 1980s, Turkey has made significant strides in moving away from government-run businesses and toward privately run businesses. This shows that Turkey's economy has made a move in which direction?

• from market to command

• from command to market

• from traditional to command

• from market to traditional

Over 95% of the oil in Saudi Arabia is controlled by the government. This element of Saudi Arabia's economy shows that the oil industry is most likely which economic system?

• Market economy

• Mixed economy

• Command economy

• Traditional economy