Unit 4 - SW Asia Gov/ Econ

What type of citizen participation does Israel have?

• Presidential Democracy

• Prime Minister

• Autocratic

• Democratic

The economy of Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey could be described as

• Market

• Command

• Mixed

• Traditional

What is the purpose of OPEC?

• An organization that rules over the Palestinian Territories

• An organization that regulates the price and production of oil.

• An operation that took place during the Persian Gulf War.

• A government agency that regulates water in the Middle East.

How is the leader of Israel chosen?

• The citizens who vote for the Knesset AND then the Knesset votes for the Prime Minister (indirectly)

• The citizens who vote for the Knesset AND then the Knesset votes for the President

• The citizens vote for the Knesset and the Prime Minister seperately

• Hereditary

Saudi Arabia placed an embargo on the U.S. in the 1970s. This is an example of a...

• currency exchange

• international trade

• trade barrier

• specialization

Which of these is NOT one of the three basic economic questions?

• For whom to produce?

• How to produce?

• What to produce?

• Why to produce?

Which Middle East country focuses on exporting technologies because it lacks in natural resources?

• Saudi Arabia

• Israel

• Turkey

• Kuwait

Which Middle East country specializes in the export of oil?

• Saudi Arabia

• Turkey

• Israel

• Syria

Until recent conflicts in Israel, why was there a large work force in the service industry?

• The majority of their GDP comes from the oil industry.

• It has been a popular tourist destination

• The Israeli economy is built around large-scale farming.

• They have very little access to technology.

Which economic activity is most important to many of the countries that border the Persian Gulf?

• Oil Production

• Farming

• Manufacturing

• Tourism