Middle East Test Review

Which physical feature has most limited the settlement of southern Saudi Arabia?

• The Sahel

• The Strait of Hormuz

• The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

• The Rub-Al-Khali Desert

What explains the low population density of the middle of the Arabian Peninsula?

• It has many miles of coastline

• It is mostly an arid climate

• Many ethnic conflicts are occurring there

• Rivers provide an abundance of fresh water

Which is an example of oil as a strategic commodity?

• Southwest Asian countries working together economically through trade agreements.

• Using oil wealth to increase the standard of living in the United Arab Emirates.

• Iraq invading Kuwait to gain control of oil fields in the Persian Gulf War.

• Kuwait trades oil for technology with the United States.

How can organizations like OPEC and Saudi Arabia affect the price of oil around the world?

• By buying as much oil as possible so that the price will stay the same.

• By flooding the market with a huge supply of oil, so that prices will increase.

• By limiting the market’s supply of oil so that prices will increase.

• By limiting the market’s supply of oil, so that prices will decrease.

All of the following religions began in Southwest Asia EXCEPT

• Christianity

• Hinduism

• Islam

• Judaism

The Five Pillars (Pilgrimage, Fasting, Charity, Testimony, and Prayer) are associated with which of the following religions?

• Christianity

• Judaism

• Hinduism

• Islam

The three major religions that developed in Southwest Asia

• consider Jerusalem a holy city.

• have not spread to other parts of the world.

• share the same holy text.

• were based on the teachings of Muhammad.

All of the following are rules under Sharia Law EXCEPT:

• Women cannot show their bodies or faces

• Restaurants and schools are segregated by gender

• Prayer 5 times a day is required

• Men cannot walk around the city by themselves

Which of the following characteristics are shared by both the Kurds and the Palestinians in Southwest Asia?

• Both are the largest ethnic groups in the region

• Both engage in conflict with the Israelis

• Both were allies to the U.S. in the recent Iraq War

• Both ethnic groups desire a land of their own

Which of these factors contributed most to the shape of the population pyramid?

• Baby boys are favored amongst Arabic families

• Women leave the area to pursue higher education opportunities

• Adult male immigrants are attracted by the available work in construction and oil

• Men depart their homeland to work in oil industry in the United States