WG Unit 7 NASWA Review Quiz

What factor has the greatest impact the population distribution of North Africa and Southwest Asia?

• availability of jobs

• availability of art and cultural activities
• availability of water
• availability of health care services

Which geographic factor has most contributed to the environmental strain on the darker-shaded area on this map?

• Change in political borders
• Desertification
• Urbanization
• Irrigation of public lands

The Sahara Desert, world's largest hot desert, is located nearest to which point on the map?

• A
• B
• C
• D

What led to Israel obtaining more territory according to the map?

• It was conquered in the war
• It was given Israel by the United Nations
• It was returned because of the Holocaust
• The country Egypt ceased to exist

What sea borders Asia, Europe, and Africa?

• Aegean
• Aral
• Caspian
• Mediterranean

Which of the following mountain ranges fits the description below? Extends through Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia

• Taurus Mountains
• Atlas Mountains
• Zagros Mountains
• Ural Mountains

A lush green area, where you can find water, located in a desert is a(n)

• oasis
• rainforest
• stupa
• wadi

Wadis are

• abandoned mineral deposits
• areas of intense urbanization
• streambeds that are dry except during a heavy rain
• desert areas that once held oases

Most of the population of North Africa and Southwest Asia live

• near water
• in the mountains
• in the plains
• inland

The desert areas of North Africa & Southwest Asia are

• densely populated
• largely unpopulated, except in the cities
• usually too hot to herd animals
• without oases