WorksheetsSW ASIA Rivas
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which two rivers supported the Mesopotamian RIver Valley?
a)
Tigris and Euphrates
b)
Indus and Yellow
Indus and Yellow
Indus and Yellow
c)
Nile and Amazon
d)
Mississippi and Colorado
2.
An area in the desert where vegetation is found because water is available.
a)
Oasis
b)
Wadis
c)
Kurds
d)
Salt Flat
3.
Flat land made of chemical salts that remain after winds evaporate the moisture in the soil.
a)
Salt Flat
b)
Oasis
c)
Dead Sea
d)
Wadis
4.
Using small pipes to slowly drip water used for crops is called...
a)
Drip Irrigation
b)
Drip-drop
Drip-drop
Drip-drop
c)
Desalinization
d)
Fossil Water
5.
The removal of salt from ocean water is called...
a)
Desalinization
b)
Destalinization
c)
Fossil Water
d)
Refinery
6.
Water that is pumped from underground aquifers is called...
a)
Fossil Water
b)
Desalinization
c)
Drip Irrigation
d)
Oasis
7.
Petroleum that has not been processed is called...
a)
Crude Oil
b)
Rude Oil
c)
Refined Oil
d)
Unrefined Oil
8.
Monotheistic religion based on the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad.
a)
Islam
b)
Judaism
c)
Christianity
d)
Hinduism
9.
How many Pillars of Islam are there?
a)
4
b)
5
c)
6
d)
7
10.
This is the type of rule when religious leaders control the government.
a)
Theocratic
b)
Monocromatic
c)
Democratic
d)
Dictatorship
11.
For Jews, this is the holiest site in Jerusalem; also known as the Wailing Wall
a)
Dome of the Rock
b)
Western Wall
c)
David's Tower
d)
Temple Mount
12.
This is where Muslims believe Mohammad rose into heaven.
a)
Dome of the Rock
b)
Western Wall
c)
David's Tower
d)
Temple of the Mount
13.
The goal of this movement was to create and support a Jewish homeland in Palestine.
a)
Zionism
b)
Homeland
c)
Palestine Liberation Organization
d)
Judaism
14.
This was formed to regain the land for Palestinian Arabs.
a)
Zionism
b)
Islam
c)
Judaism
d)
Palestine Liberation Organization
15.
This River Valley Civilization translates to "land between rivers."
a)
Mesopotamia
b)
Indus
c)
Nile
d)
Kurds
16.
The majority of Muslims fall into this category.
a)
Sunni
b)
Shi'ite
17.
The majority of Iranians are...
a)
Sunni
b)
Shi'ite
18.
A largely unskilled laborer, often immigrant from South and East Asia, brought into oil-booming countries to fill job openings.
a)
Guest Workers
b)
Stateless Nation
c)
Kurds
d)
Wadis
19.
A nation of people without a land to legally occupy.
a)
Stateless Nation
b)
Guest Workers
c)
Kurds
d)
Wadis
20.
Territory along the Mediterranean Sea just Northeast of the Sinai Peninsul
a)
Gaza Strip
b)
Jordan River
c)
Jerusalem
d)
Mesopotamia
21.
A resource nations are willing to go to war and kill for.
a)
Strategic Commodity
b)
Human Resource
c)
Economic Resource
d)
Valuable Resource
22.
The skills and talents of the people in a nation are called...
a)
Human Resources
b)
Strategic Commodities
c)
Valuable Skills
d)
Mad Skillz
23.
Which of the following is a Strategic Commodity?
a)
Oil
b)
Carpentry
c)
Salt
d)
Grain
24.
Which group claims the right to the Gaza Strip?
a)
Jews
b)
Muslims
c)
Palestinians
d)
Christians
25.
What is the "right of return?"
a)
Palestinian claims to lands they left or were forced to leave after Israeli occupation
b)
Jewish claims to lands they left or were forced to leave after Palestinian occupation
c)
JJ Abrams title for the 9th Star Wars movie
d)
What you'll be invoking after you open your presents
26.
Which country is currently engaged in a civil war?
a)
Syria
b)
Iraq
c)
Iran
d)
Qatar
27.
Which people were offered a country of their own after WW I but never got it?
a)
The Kurds
b)
The Palestinians
c)
The Jews
d)
The Iraqis
28.
Drip irrigation deals with which theme?
a)
Location
b)
Human Environment Interaction
c)
Movement
d)
Region
29.
What is the name of the highly contested city between the three monotheistic religions?
a)
Jerusalem
b)
Abu Dhabi
c)
Baghdad
d)
Tehran
30.
Riverbeds that remain dry except during rainy seasons are called...
a)
Wadis
b)
Ridges
c)
Mounds
d)
Kurds
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