WorksheetsS.W. Asia & N. Africa Review
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What feature is labeled as U?
a)
Sahara Desert
b)
Atlas Mountains
c)
Indian Ocean
d)
Arabian Peninsula
2.
What feature is labeled as L?
a)
Mediterranean Sea
b)
Black Sea
c)
Caspian Sea
d)
Strait of Gibraltar
3.
What feature is labeled as M?
a)
Mediterranean Sea
b)
Arabian Sea
c)
Persian Gulf
d)
Red Sea
4.
What feature is labeled as K?
a)
Persian Gulf
b)
Black Sea
c)
Mediterranean Sea
d)
Red Sea
5.
What feature is labeled as V?
a)
Nile River
b)
Suez Canal
c)
Caspian Sea
d)
Red Sea
6.
What feature is labeled as R? (Hint: man-made waterway)
a)
Nile River
b)
Suez Canal
c)
Strait of Gibraltar
d)
Persian Gulf
7.
What feature is labeled as S?
a)
Persian Gulf
b)
Arabian Peninsula
c)
Sahel
d)
Sahara Desert
8.
What feature is labeled as P?
a)
Red Sea
b)
Mediterranean Sea
c)
Black Sea
d)
Caspian Sea
9.
What country is labeled as E?
a)
Libya
b)
Israel
c)
Iraq
d)
Syria
10.
What country is labeled as A?
a)
Cairo
b)
Jordan
c)
Egypt
d)
Saudi Arabia
11.
What country is labeled as J?
a)
Egypt
b)
Libya
c)
Morocco
d)
Sudan
12.
What country is labeled as F?
a)
Saudi Arabia
b)
Egypt
c)
Iran
d)
Morocco
13.
What country is labeled as K?
a)
Egypt
b)
Libya
c)
Sudan
d)
South Sudan
14.
What country is labeled as B?
a)
Istanbul
b)
Turkey
c)
Morocco
d)
Israel
15.
The clearing of trees in an area is known as...
a)
Logging
b)
Desertification
c)
Forestation
d)
Deforestation
16.
The rights of individuals to liberty, justice, and speech are called...
a)
People rights
b)
Human rights
c)
Human freedom
d)
People freedom
17.
The term for someone living outside of his/her country of origin due to fear of persecution is...
a)
refugee
b)
emigrant
c)
resettlement
d)
native
18.
The term that describes the movement of the Lost Boys from one part of the world to another is...
a)
settlement
b)
adaptation
c)
refugee
d)
human migration
19.
The term for a country with government by its own people is...
a)
colonization
b)
self-rule
c)
sovereignty
d)
dependence
20.
The Arab-Israeli Conflict stemmed from the creation of which nation?
a)
Jordan
b)
Israel
c)
Libya
d)
Morocco
21.
Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Syria, Saudi Arabia, and Lebanon declared war against which country right after it was established?
a)
Israel
b)
Iraq
c)
Iran
d)
Turkey
22.
In 1947, what two states did the UN divide the British Mandate (Jordan, Israel, West Bank, Gaza Strip) into?
a)
Arab and Lebanese
b)
Palestinian and Jewish
c)
Arab and Jewish
d)
Lebanese and Palestinian
23.
This is the symbol of...
a)
Jainism
b)
Islam
c)
Judaism
d)
Christianity
24.
This is the symbol of...
a)
Hinduism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Islam
d)
Christianity
25.
This is the symbol of...
a)
Judaism
b)
Christianity
c)
Islam
d)
Buddhism
26.
After civil war broke out in Ethiopia, the Lost Boys traveled through Sudan to...
a)
Uganda
b)
Morocco
c)
Somalia
d)
Kenya
27.
The Lost Boys of Sudan first traveled from Sudan to Ethiopia because of...
a)
civil war
b)
intifada
c)
famine
d)
natural disasters
28.
The term for how crowded a certain area is...
a)
Population
b)
Community
c)
Public density
d)
Population density
29.
The Bible is the holy book of this monotheistic religion.
a)
Islam
b)
Christianity
c)
Judaism
d)
Sikhism
30.
The Quran (Koran) is the holy book of this monotheistic religion.
a)
Islam
b)
Buddhism
c)
Judaism
d)
Christianity
31.
The Torah is the holy book of this monotheistic religion.
a)
Hinduism
b)
Christianity
c)
Judaism
d)
Islam
32.
This man-made waterway connects the Mediterranean and Red Seas.
a)
Panama Canal
b)
Strait of Gibraltar
c)
Kiel Canal
d)
Suez Canal
33.
People use the process of ____________ to turn saltwater into safe drinking water.
a)
Dehydration
b)
Desalination
c)
Desolation
d)
Dissolution
34.
This term means "uprising" or "protest."
a)
Mutiny
b)
Displeasure
c)
Intifada
d)
Defection
35.
A revolutionary wave of demonstrations and protests in the Middle East, that began in 2010, is known as the...
a)
Arab-Israeli Conflict
b)
Intifada
c)
Tunisian Civil War
d)
Arab Spring
36.
What geographical feature in North Africa is responsible for the relatively small population in that region?
a)
Sahel
b)
Sahara
c)
Nile River
d)
Strait of Gibraltar
37.
Which of these religions does not identify Jerusalem as a holy city?
a)
Buddhism
b)
Islam
c)
Christianity
d)
Judaism
38.
Land can sometimes become too dry for plant or animal life. The process of land becoming too dry is called...
a)
Clear-cutting
b)
Monsoon
c)
Deforestation
d)
Desertification
39.
What is a word that describes a community of people who frequently move from one place to another?
a)
Nomadic
b)
Squatter
c)
Immigrant
d)
Native
40.
What does OPEC stand for?
a)
Oil Producing Expert Countries
b)
Organization of People Exporting Crude Oil
c)
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
d)
Oil Production of Excellent Countries
41.
The Sahara Desert is an arid place. What word best describes the word "arid?"
a)
Temperate
b)
Dry
c)
Cold
d)
Tropical
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