WorksheetsMiddle East (SW Asia) and North Africa Review
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What major river runs through Egypt?
a)
Tigris
b)
Nile
c)
Euphrates
d)
Huron
2.
What Middle Eastern country bridges Asia & Europe?
a)
Morocco
b)
Syria
c)
Turkey
d)
Lebanon
3.
What body of water is between Saudi Arabia & Iran?
a)
Dead Sea
b)
Red Sea
c)
Kuwaiti Gulf
d)
Persian Gulf
4.
What country in the Middle East is the world's largest oil producer?
a)
Egypt
b)
Iraq
c)
Saudi Arabia
d)
Oman
5.
What is the name of the 1 month festival where Muslims fast during the day?
a)
Ramadan
b)
Hajj
6.
What Sea is north of Iran?
a)
Caspian
b)
Black
c)
Mediterranean
7.
What city is a holy city for Jews, Christians & Muslims?
a)
Istanbul
b)
Cairo
c)
Jerusalem
d)
Mecca
8.
What is a major canal in the region?
a)
Suez
b)
Panama
c)
Kiel
9.
Jews immigrated to what country throughout the 20th century?
a)
Jordan
b)
Algeria
c)
Tunisia
d)
Israel
10.
Jews immigrated to what country throughout the 20th century?
a)
Jordan
b)
Algeria
c)
Tunisia
d)
Israel
11.
Largest desert in the world
a)
Sahara
b)
Kalahari
c)
Kilimanjaro
d)
Sahel
12.
Semarid boundary of the Desert
a)
Congo Rainforest
b)
Sahel
c)
Sahara
d)
Atlas
13.
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
14.
Arid desert in Saudi Arabia
a)
Rub Al Khali
b)
Zagros Mountains
c)
Suez Canal
d)
Strait of Hormuz
15.
What natural resource has brought significant business investment to the middle east?
a)
Oil
b)
Coal
c)
Water
d)
Good soil
16.
Belief that Jews should have homeland in the Middle East
a)
Palestine
b)
Zionism
c)
Jerusalem
d)
Israel
17.
Important water feature here
a)
Tigris & Euphrates
b)
Persian Gulf
c)
Suez Canal
d)
Red Sea
18.
Thought to be the Garden of Eden
a)
Rub Al Khali
b)
Mesopotamia
c)
Zagros Mountains
d)
Anatolia
19.
?
a)
Lebanon
b)
Jordan
c)
Syria
d)
Iraq
20.
?
a)
Syria
b)
Lebanon
c)
Israel
d)
Egypt
21.
Connects Mediterranean & Red Seas
a)
Panama Canal
b)
Suez Canal
c)
Strait of Hormuz
d)
Gulf of Aden
22.
?
a)
Mali
b)
Tunisia
c)
Algeria
d)
Libya
23.
?
a)
Western Sahara
b)
Morocco
c)
Libya
d)
Egypt
24.
?
a)
Algeria
b)
Egypt
c)
Morocco
d)
Tunisia
25.
?
a)
Egypt
b)
Lbya
c)
Algeria
d)
Tunisia
26.
?
a)
Mali
b)
Mauritania
c)
Niger
d)
Algeria
27.
The holy book of Judaism is:
a)
Qu'ran
b)
Bible
c)
Torah
28.
The holy book of Christianity is:
a)
Qu'ran
b)
Bible
c)
Torah
29.
Which two rivers are the major geographical features of Iraq?
a)
Nile and Amazon
b)
Euphrates and Rolling
c)
Seine and Rhine
d)
Euphrates and Tigris
30.
The countries surrounding Israel are primarily occupied by __________.
a)
Christians
b)
Muslims
c)
Palestinian Arabs
31.
Most Palestinians are of which religion?
a)
Judaism
b)
Islam
c)
Christianity
d)
Buddhism
32.
Which organization controls a large portion of the world’s oil supply?
a)
NATO
b)
OPEC
c)
USO
d)
MNBC
33.
What controls the flow of water in the Nile River?
a)
3 Gorges Dam
b)
Hoover Dam
c)
Suez Canal
d)
Aswan Dam
34.
Which religion is split into the sects Sunni & Shi'a?
a)
Judaism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Islam
d)
Christianity
35.
When did Israel become a country?
a)
1918
b)
1928
c)
1948
d)
1958
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