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Worksheets"NaSwaCa" Practice Quiz
Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 47mins
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Class
Date
1.
What regions does NaSwaCa represent?
a)
North Africa
b)
Southwest Asia
c)
Central Asia
d)
All of the Above
2.
Which of the following countries was once ruled by Muammar al-Qaddafi?
a)
Egypt
b)
Libya
c)
Algeria
d)
Morocco
3.
Which country contains the Suez Canal?
a)
Egypt
b)
Libya
c)
Algeria
d)
Morocco
4.
Which country was founded in 1948 as a Jewish republic?
a)
Iraq
b)
Saudi Arabia
c)
Israel
d)
Turkey
5.
In 2003, American and British forces invaded ____ and overthrew Saddam Hussein.
a)
Iraq
b)
Saudi Arabia
c)
Israel
d)
Turkey
6.
Which country is the largest of the Central Asian Republics according to land size?
a)
Armenia
b)
Tajikistan
c)
Turkmenistan
d)
Kazakhstan
7.
Countries with oil tend to -
a)
have strong economies
b)
have developing economies
c)
struggle to get other countries to trade with
d)
give up their oil freely to other countries
8.
________________ help the people of Central Asia overcome the limitations of the area’s harsh environment.
a)
Access to transportation
b)
Foreign Aid
c)
Valuable natural resources
d)
Communist rule
9.
The republics of Central Asia are all -
a)
Islamic
b)
Recovering from communist rule
c)
Former members of the Soviet Union
d)
All of the above
10.
Which of the following separates Africa from Europe?
a)
Suez Canal
b)
Strait of Hormuz
c)
Strait of Gibraltar
d)
Black Sea
11.
People in this region have been UNABLE to manage which resource effectively
a)
Oil
b)
Timber
c)
Coal
d)
Water
12.
Which physical feature covers much of North Africa?
a)
Carpathians
b)
Sahara
c)
Atlantic coastal plain
d)
Nile River valley
13.
An expensive water management system used by oil rich countries is -
a)
Aquifers
b)
Desalinization
c)
Irrigation
d)
Rationing
14.
Which of the following traditionally makes land more fertile?
a)
Ergs
b)
Wadis
c)
Steppes
d)
Silt
15.
Why must farmers in the Nile Valley use expensive fertilizers?
a)
Nile River's annual floods wash away fertilizers
b)
Farmers are growing more rice
c)
Aswan High Dam blocks the flow of silt down the river
d)
Nile River is drying up
16.
Which of these are dry riverbeds that film with water when rain falls?
a)
Aquifers
b)
Wadis
c)
Creeks
d)
Silts
17.
What does the name Mesopotamia mean?
a)
"land of many animals"
b)
"fertile land"
c)
"land of first civilizations"
d)
"land between two rivers"
18.
What separates the Arabian Peninsula from Africa?
a)
North Sea and the Red Sea
b)
Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden
c)
Red Sea and the Black Sea
d)
Black Sea and the Gulf of Aden
19.
In which country is Earth's longest river located?
a)
Turkey
b)
Egypt
c)
Saudi Arabia
d)
Iran
20.
A _________ climate receives an average of 10 inches (25cm) of rain or less per year.
a)
humid continental
b)
highlands
c)
desert
d)
Mediterranean
21.
The economy of_________ suffers when oil prices drop.
a)
Saudi Arabia
b)
Libya
c)
Kuwait
d)
All of the above
22.
Which is the largest landlocked body of salt water in the world?
a)
Persian Gulf
b)
Black Sea
c)
Red Sea
d)
Caspian Sea
23.
What peninsula is Yemen located on?
a)
Sinai
b)
Arabian
c)
Anatolian
d)
Mediterranean
24.
__________ is a way of life for people living in the steppe climate zone.
a)
pastoralism
b)
mining
c)
growing crops
d)
tourism
25.
What country do the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers run through?
a)
Yemen and Oman
b)
Egypt
c)
Syria and Iraq
d)
Chad and Libya
26.
What do the Dardanelles and the Bosporus Straits connect?
a)
Black and Red Seas
b)
Mediterranean and Black Seas
c)
Aegean and Red Seas
d)
Caspian and Black Seas
27.
The Five Pillars of Islam include -
a)
helping the poor and needy
b)
praying once a day
c)
fasting for one week each year
d)
a yearly pilgrimage to Jerusalem
28.
What was the ancient capital of the Israelite people?
a)
Tel Aviv
b)
Beirut
c)
Tehran
d)
Jerusalem
29.
In terms of religion, Armenians and Georgians are primarily -
a)
Christians
b)
Muslims
c)
Jews
d)
Buddhists
30.
Where do most of the people in North Africa, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia live?
a)
near freshwater seas
b)
in mountainous regions
c)
in government-run farming communes
d)
along seacoasts and rivers
31.
What country was targeted for sheltering terrorists in 2001?
a)
Iran
b)
Kazakhstan
c)
Afghanistan
d)
Georgia
32.
Who wants an independent state of their own in the West bank and Gaza Strip areas?
a)
Israelis
b)
Christians
c)
Palestinians
d)
Kurds
33.
What country does the "great man-made river" carry freshwater across?
a)
Saudi Arabia
b)
Egypt
c)
Iraq
d)
Libya
34.
Why is tourism popular in this region?
a)
the region has religious and cultural importance
b)
every country welcomes tourists
c)
most countries in the region have sunny Mediterranean beaches
d)
all countries offer tax breaks for tourists
35.
Who was Osama bin Laden?
a)
leader of a terrorist organization
b)
former president of Israel
c)
king of Saudi Arabia
d)
shia leader in Iran
36.
What river is the Aswan High Dam located on?
a)
Tigris
b)
Euphrates
c)
Jordan
d)
Nile
37.
What is the main religion of this region?
a)
Christianity
b)
Judaism
c)
Islam
d)
Buddhism
38.
Which is NOT a Persian Gulf country?
a)
Egypt
b)
Saudi Arabia
c)
Kuwait
d)
Iran
39.
What does the Suez Canal connect?
a)
Black and Caspian Seas
b)
Red and Mediterranean Seas
c)
Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea
d)
Black and Mediterranean Seas
40.
What is the largest ethnic group in North Africa, and the Middle East?
a)
Jews
b)
Arabs
c)
Persians
d)
Turks
41.
a)
Egypt
b)
Libya
c)
Algeria
d)
Morocco
42.
a)
Egypt
b)
Libya
c)
Algeria
d)
Morocco
43.
Minerals used in fertilizers
a)
fellahin
b)
phosphate
c)
dictatorship
d)
trade sanction
44.
A conflict between different groups inside a country
a)
fellahin
b)
constitutional monarchy
c)
civil war
d)
casbah
45.
a)
Iran
b)
Jordan
c)
Oman
d)
Syria
46.
a)
Iran
b)
Jordan
c)
Oman
d)
Syria
47.
a)
Turkey
b)
Qatar
c)
Kuwait
d)
Iraq
48.
Desert nomads in Southwest Asia and North Africa is a -
a)
bedouin
b)
secular
c)
kibbutz
d)
moshav
49.
a)
Azerbajian
b)
Armenia
c)
Georgia
d)
Afghanistan
50.
A system that supplies dry land with water for farming is -
a)
Fertile Crescent
b)
polytheism
c)
cuneiform
d)
irrigation
51.
Government headed by religious leaders.
a)
theocracy
b)
monarchy
c)
dictatorship
d)
democracy
52.
Ramadan is -
a)
a year-long festival with many foods
b)
a covered marketplace
c)
a Muslim holy period of fasting
d)
a desalination plant
53.
The Muslim holy book is called the -
a)
Qur'an
b)
Torah
c)
Bible
d)
Vedas
54.
To fill the gaps in the workforce, North African and SW Asian countries had to hire from outside their countries. These workers were called -
a)
Visa workers
b)
Unskilled laborers
c)
Guest workers
d)
Refugees
55.
The founder of Islam is -
a)
Jesus
b)
Yahweh
c)
Muhammad
d)
Abraham
56.
Which major geographic factor dominates nations in the region of North Africa and
Southwest Asia?
Southwest Asia?
a)
A huge fresh water sea
b)
A set of high mountains
c)
A system of large canyons
d)
A collection of vast deserts
57.
As a result of Muslim conquests during the Middle Ages, many people living in Southwest Asia and North Africa —
a)
speak Arabic
b)
trade spices
c)
live in nomadic tribes
d)
Worship many gods
58.
Five Pillars of Islam
1. Believe in one god.
2. Pray five times a day.
3. Give charity to the poor.
4. Fast during the holy month.
5. Travel to Makkah (Mecca) once.
How may the Five Pillars of Islam shape the daily activities of believers?
1. Believe in one god.
2. Pray five times a day.
3. Give charity to the poor.
4. Fast during the holy month.
5. Travel to Makkah (Mecca) once.
How may the Five Pillars of Islam shape the daily activities of believers?
a)
There is fasting in the mornings.
b)
There is a duty to give to the poor each day.
c)
There is time each day to attend the mosque.
d)
There are certain times to pray during each day.
59.
The pilgrimage or trip to the holy land is -
a)
Israel
b)
Hajj
c)
Islam
d)
Arabic
60.
Jerusalem is a holy city for -
a)
Christians
b)
Jews
c)
Muslims
d)
all of the above
61.
Dubai is located in which country?
a)
United Arab Emirates
b)
Saudi Arabia
c)
United States
d)
Egypt
62.
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)
Push and Pull Factors
d)
Place
63.
OPEC is concerned with the management and sale of which non-renewable natural resource?
a)
Iron ore
b)
Plutonium
c)
Oil
d)
Diamonds
64.
What does OPEC stand for?
a)
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
b)
Oil Producers in Emerging Countries
c)
Organization of Pure Economic Competition
d)
None of the Above
65.
What are the main branches of Islam?
a)
Sunni & Shi'ah
b)
Brahman and Sundiata
c)
Catholic, Protestant, & Orthodox
d)
Mahayana & Theraveda
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