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Geography #17 Review

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What makes the Dead Sea unusual? 
a)
Color of the water
b)
Size
c)
Salt content
d)
It is safe to drink
2.
The climate type that can be found throughout most of central Turkey is? 
a)
desert
b)
steppe
c)
Mediterranean
d)
Humid subtropical
3.
The city that was once Byzantine, then Constantinople, is now called what? 
a)
Istanbul
b)
Ankara
c)
Izmir
d)
Adana
4.
What word means that religion is kept separate from government? 
a)
Diaspora
b)
kosher
c)
secular
d)
kibbutz
5.
The conflict over land in what area has been the biggest source of conflict between the Arabs and Israelis? 
a)
Gaza Strip 
b)
West Bank 
c)
Golan Heights
d)
North Egypt
6.
Jewish people following a kosher diet would not be found eating: 
a)
beef
b)
chicken
c)
pork chops
d)
lamb
7.
About what percent of Israel's population is Jewish? 
a)
20%
b)
40%
c)
60%
d)
80%
8.
What area is considered to be a homeland for Jews, Muslims, and Christians? 
a)
Gaza
b)
East Jerusalem
c)
Tel Aviv
d)
Haifa
9.
Who was responsible for helping change Turkey into a democracy and making it more like western countries? 
a)
The Maronites
b)
King Hussein
c)
Bashar Al Assad
d)
Mustafa Kemal
10.
Turkish cooking includes all of the following foods except for: 
a)
olives
b)
kebabs
c)
yogurt
d)
goulash
11.
The straits that help to connect the Black and Mediterranean Seas are called the: 
a)
Bosporus and Dardanelles 
b)
Cyprus and Dardanalles
c)
Bosporus and Cyprus
d)
Sea of Mamara and Aegean Strait
12.
Much of Syria and Jordan are covered by: 
a)
Rainforest
b)
Mountains
c)
Desert
d)
Lakes
13.
During WW I, Turkey was: 
a)
On the winning side
b)
On the losing side
c)
neutral 
d)
A-bombed
14.
What group originally forced the Jews to leave the area of Israel? 
a)
Germans
b)
Hebrews
c)
Turks
d)
Romans
15.
The majority of the people in Syria are: 
a)
Hindu
b)
Christian
c)
Hebrew
d)
Muslim
16.

The scattering of the Jewish population from Israel is called the:

a)

Zionism

b)

kibbutz

c)

diaspora

d)

Great Migration

17.

The country of Syria is currently dealing with:

a)

Civil War

b)

Dead Sea shrinking

c)

Record Snowfall

d)

Russian takeover

18.

When Israeli people turn 18, they are expected to:

a)

Go to college

b)

Serve one year in military

c)

Marry

d)

Have children

19.

Which of the following is considered to be a Palestinian Territory?

a)

Gaza

b)

Syria

c)

Tel Aviv

d)

Ankara

20.

What do Jewish people celebrate with the Passover?

a)

Their ancestors escape from captivity in Egypt

b)

Easter

c)

Being Kosher

d)

New Year's

21.

Changes that Kemal Ataturk brought to Turkey didn't include:

a)

Banning the fez hat

b)

Urging women to stop wearing veils

c)

Allowing women to vote

d)

Changing the alphabet to Arabic

22.

Which of the following physical features is farthest to the SOUTH?

a)

Pontic Mountains

b)

Taurus Mountains

c)

Dardanelles

d)

Dead Sea