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WorksheetsHonors World Geography Benchmark #1
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
According to the Quran, the Kabaa was built by...
a)
Muhammad
b)
Abraham
c)
Moses
d)
Gabriel
2.
How many times do you have to do the ritual of prayer?
a)
3
b)
1
c)
2
d)
5
3.
Which of the following best describes the makeup of society in the Arabian Peninsula pre Islam?
a)
International Transplants
b)
Urban Dwellers
c)
Nomadic Bedouin Bands
d)
Agriculturalists
4.
Which of the following is not a Holy City to Muslims?
a)
Damascus
b)
Jerusalem
c)
Mecca
d)
Medina
5.
Belief that Jews should have homeland in the Middle East
a)
Palestine
b)
Zionism
c)
Jerusalem
d)
Israel
6.
Important water feature here
a)
Tigris & Euphrates
b)
Persian Gulf
c)
Suez Canal
d)
Red Sea
7.
Important water feature
a)
Persian Gulf
b)
Gulf of Aden
c)
Strait of Hormuz
d)
Red Sea
8.
?
a)
Oman
b)
UAE
c)
Bahrain
d)
Yemen
9.
?
a)
Lebanon
b)
Jordan
c)
Syria
d)
Iraq
10.
?
a)
Qatar
b)
UAE
c)
Oman
d)
Kuwait
11.
?
a)
Iraq
b)
Iran
c)
Syria
d)
Kuwait
12.
?
a)
Cyprus
b)
Israel
c)
Jordan
d)
Turkey
13.
?
a)
Lebanon
b)
Israel
c)
Jordan
d)
Syria
14.
?
a)
Syria
b)
Lebanon
c)
Israel
d)
Egypt
15.
Largest desert in the world
a)
Sahara
b)
Kalahari
c)
Kilimanjaro
d)
Sahel
16.
Lifeblood of Egypt
a)
Limpopo
b)
Congo
c)
Niger
d)
Nile
17.
Connects Mediterranean & Red Seas
a)
Panama Canal
b)
Suez Canal
c)
Strait of Hormuz
d)
Gulf of Aden
18.
?
a)
Mali
b)
Tunisia
c)
Algeria
d)
Libya
19.
?
a)
Algeria
b)
Egypt
c)
Morocco
d)
Tunisia
20.
?
a)
Western Sahara
b)
Morocco
c)
Libya
d)
Egypt
21.
?
a)
Egypt
b)
Lbya
c)
Algeria
d)
Tunisia
22.
?
a)
Algeria
b)
Western Sahara
c)
Libya
d)
Egypt
23.
Which of the following is the correct timeline for these three monotheistic religions. (In other words, in which order were these religions created)
a)
Muslim, Judaism, Christianity
b)
Judaism, Muslim Christianity
c)
Judaism, Christianity, Muslim
d)
Christianity, Judaism, Muslim
24.
During which religious festival do Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset?
a)
Shahadah
b)
Salat
c)
Ramadan
d)
Hajj
25.
Define monotheism
a)
Belief in many gods
b)
Belief in one god
c)
Belief in three gods
d)
Belief in two gods
26.
Arabia's location made it important for what activity?
a)
Herding
b)
Governing
c)
Climbing
d)
Trading
27.
What was the purpose of the Crusades for Christians?
a)
To gain control of the Holy Land
b)
To find riches in the Middle East
c)
To protect Rome from the Muslims
d)
To gain control of Mecca
28.
Which individual or group practices terrorism?
a)
Al Qaeda
b)
The Ottoman Empire
c)
Western Engineers
d)
Abd al-Wahhab
29.
What is fundamentalism?
a)
Separating government from religion
b)
belief in one God
c)
a belief that holy books should be taken literally
d)
a way to expand the economy
30.
1. Along what borders and through what countries does the Rhine river pass?
a)
Borders between switzerland and Germany
b)
America and South America
c)
texas
d)
Rio Grande and Mexico
31.
What sea separates Scandinavia from the rest of Europe?
a)
African Sea
b)
Agean Sea
c)
West Sea
d)
Baltic Sea
32.
Europe is a large peninsula
a)
true
b)
false
33.
The countries of Norway and Sweden are called
a)
Italian
b)
Baltic
c)
Scandinavian
34.
The Pyrenees Mountains are on the border of which two countries?
a)
France and Russia
b)
UK and Beligium
c)
France and Spain
d)
Spain and Germany
35.
Democracy originated in which society?
a)
Chinese
b)
Egypt
c)
Greek
d)
Roman
36.
The Roman established a republic. What was this?
a)
Rule by family line
b)
Rule by divine leader
c)
Form of government by the few
d)
Form of representative government
37.
The destruction of the Berlin Wall and the breakup of the Soviet Union signified the:
a)
End of the Cold War
b)
Collapse of Taliban
c)
Strength of the Warsaw Pact
d)
Power of the European
Union
Union
38.
What are some advantage of European countries joining the EU?
a)
Increase in tax revenue for members trading
b)
Better relationships between Europe and U.S.
c)
More trading opportunities with Europe and Asia
d)
Common market with no taxes and border checks
39.
Nationalism sweeping across Europe in the 1800s was one of the beginning causes of World War I.
a)
True
b)
False
40.
What are some problems being caused by the immigration from the Middle East to France?
a)
Discrimination
b)
Unemployment
c)
Language barriers
d)
All of the above
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