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WorksheetsNorth Africa & Southwest Asia: Natural Resources
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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Class
Date
1.
The major commodity in North Africa and Southwest Asia is sometimes refereed to as:
a)
Tourism
b)
Dark gold
c)
Oil
d)
Black gold
2.
The large desert in the Arabian Peninsula, Rub al-Khali, is home to this oil field:
a)
Sahara
b)
Suez
c)
al-Ghawar
d)
Palistinian
3.
Southwest Asia produces _______ of the world's oil reserves.
a)
3/5
b)
3/4
c)
1/2
d)
2/3
4.
Unprocessed petroleum is called:
a)
Oil
b)
Petroleum
c)
Crude oil
d)
Gas
5.
This is a determining factor for where people live.
a)
sheep
b)
irrigation
c)
water
d)
rocks
6.
The process of removing salt from water is:
a)
Salinization
b)
Filtration
c)
Deconstruction
d)
Desalinization
7.
Ancient methods of gaining access to water:
1. Rain traps
2. Animal powered water wheels
3.
1. Rain traps
2. Animal powered water wheels
3.
a)
Dams
b)
Wells
c)
irrigation systems
d)
Desalinization
8.
Turkey's damming of the upper Euphrates is causing the lower Euphrates to dry up. Which theme of Geography is this an example of?
a)
Movement
b)
Human Environment Interaction
c)
Pull factor
d)
Place
9.
What are the risks in transporting oil?
a)
War
b)
Birds
c)
Fish dying
d)
Oil Spills
10.
What countries as the two main consumers of oil from Southwest Asia?
a)
U.S. and Canada
b)
France and Britain
c)
Europe and Canada
d)
Europe and the U.S.
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