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WorksheetsSW Asia Content Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Connects Mediterranean & Red Seas
a)
Panama Canal
b)
Suez Canal
c)
Strait of Hormuz
d)
Gulf of Aden
2.
Why are SW Asia and N Africa considered part of the same region, even though they are on separate continents?
a)
home to vast oil deposits
b)
located on two continents
c)
a crossroads of world trade
d)
linked by religious traditions
3.
The holy book of Islam is:
a)
Qu'ran
b)
Bible
c)
Torah
4.
The founder of Islam is:
a)
Jesus
b)
Yahweh
c)
Muhammad
d)
Abraham
5.
To overcome a shortage of freshwater, countries are focusing on
a)
dragging icebergs from antartica
b)
drilling more wells
c)
conserving water by limiting
d)
desalinization
6.
Muslim house of worship
a)
Mosque
b)
Temple
c)
Stupa
d)
Synagogue
7.
The Persian Gulf, Straits of Hormuz, and the Suez Canal are important because
a)
they are controlled by Communists
b)
they are at the center of the illegal drug trade
c)
they are trade routes for oil exports from Southwest Asia
8.
The rivers that create the Fertile crescent are the
a)
Jordan and Volga
b)
Tigris and Nile
c)
Tigris and Euphrates
d)
Amazon and Nile
9.
The Middle East is defined by a lack of ____ and a wealth of _____.
a)
Oil, sand
b)
Water, oil
c)
wildlife, water
d)
history, math
10.
The Middle East is the birthplace of Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
a)
True
b)
False
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