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WorksheetsMidterm Review
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 53mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A place where Muslims go to worship
a)
mosque
b)
mecca
c)
church
d)
five pillars of Islam
2.
Name two major groups of Islam?
a)
Sunni and Shiite
b)
Sonna and Sunni
c)
Shiite and Sonna
d)
Sunna and Shiite
3.
What is the purpose of the OPEC?
a)
The purpose of this group is to control worldwide oil prices
b)
eliminate oil prices
c)
start wars with other nations
d)
distribute oil
4.
Create and support a Jewish homeland in Palestine
a)
Zionism
b)
Capitalism
c)
Isolationism
d)
Mercantilism
5.
What makes the Middle East very important to the rest of the world.
a)
ISIS
b)
Natural Resources
c)
Oil
d)
Bombs
6.
What body of water is located at #4?
a)
Caspian Sea
b)
Persian Gulf
c)
Red Sea
d)
Arabian Sea
7.
Which country is located at #8?
a)
Turkey
b)
Iran
c)
Iraq
d)
Israel
8.
Which body of water is located at #6
a)
Red Sea
b)
Mediterranean Sea
c)
Black Sea
d)
Persian Gulf
9.
This map best represents:
a)
The start of the Persian Gulf War
b)
The end of the Persian Gulf War
c)
The start of the Iraq War
d)
The end of the Iraq War
10.
What are the two most prominent reasons for the Israeli/Palestinian conflict?
a)
land and religion
b)
ethnicity and oil
c)
water and ethnicity
d)
land and slavery
11.
Why did the United States invade Afghanistan?
a)
a.
To help create a
Jewish homeland.
b)
a.
Because Saddam
Hussein had weapons of mass destruction.
c)
a.
To search for Osama
bin Laden and Al Qaeda.
d)
a.
To punish Syria
and Iran for supporting Hezbollah.
12.
The largest ethnic group in SW Asia are the:
a)
Kurds
b)
Druze
c)
Persians
d)
Arabs
13.
Which country is located at #1?
a)
Turkey
b)
Afghanistan
c)
Iraq
d)
Saudi Arabia
14.
What country is represented by number one?
a)
Iran
b)
Iraq
c)
Afghanistan
d)
Israel
15.
What feature is represented by letter E?
a)
Euphrates River
b)
Jordan River
c)
Suez Canal
d)
Tigris River
16.
What feature is represented by the letter G?
a)
Persian Gulf
b)
Strait of Hormuz
c)
Red Sea
d)
Arabian Sea
17.
What feature is represented by the letter D?
a)
Tigris River
b)
Euphrates River
c)
Jordan River
d)
Persian Gulf
18.
What country is represented by number 2?
a)
Iraq
b)
Iran
c)
Saudi Arabia
d)
Afghanistan
19.
What body of water do the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers empty into?
a)
Red Sea
b)
Persian Gulf
c)
Suez Canal
d)
Arabian Sea
20.
What waterway connects the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea?
a)
Strait of Hormuz
b)
Suez Canal
c)
Jordan River
d)
Panama Canal
21.
Why is the Suez Canal so important to international trade?
a)
It is the only waterway leading to the Persian Gulf
b)
It makes it possible for ships to get to the Mediterranean to from the Arabian Sea without navigating around Africa
c)
It is the only canal ships can travel through without having to pay a tax
d)
The Suez Canal connects the Jordan River to the Persian Gulf, which makes it less expensive to ship products to other parts of Southwest Asia.
22.
What problems have been caused by the building of dams for countries sharing rivers in SW Asia?
a)
Most countries can't afford to build dams
b)
Dams reduce the amount of water that countries down stream receive.
23.
The organization of OPEC plays a powerful role in the world economy today because they own all the oil in SW Asia.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
The major rivers in SW Asia have become political issues because:
a)
They are needed for trading goods.
b)
Water is scarce and some countries keep more than others.
25.
What is the religion of most of the Arabs in SW Asia?
a)
Christianity
b)
Islam
26.
Pick the event that came last.
a)
Persian Gulf War
b)
September 11th attacks
c)
Iraq War
d)
War in Afghanistan (War on Terrorism)
27.
The terrorist group responsible for the September 11th attacks.
a)
the Taliban
b)
Hamas
c)
ISIS
d)
al Qaeda
28.
Which event caused the other?
a)
The Iraq War caused the Persian Gulf War
b)
The Persian Gulf War caused the 9/11 attacks
c)
The 9/11 attacks caused the War in Afghanistan.
d)
The war in Afghanistan caused the Iraq War.
29.
Saddam Hussein was once the leader of _________________.
a)
Iraq
b)
Iran
c)
Kuwait
d)
Afghanistan
30.
The Persian Gulf War started because
a)
Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait.
b)
Saddam Hussein had WMDs.
c)
Osama bin Laden claimed Kuwait was stealing Iraq's oil.
d)
Osama bin Laden planned the September 11th attacks.
31.
The United States invaded Iraq in 2003 because President George W. Bush thought
a)
he government of Iraq invaded Kuwait.
b)
Saddam Hussein had WMDs.
c)
the government of Iraq was protecting al Qaeda.
d)
Saddam Hussein planned the September 11th attacks.
32.
What is the land Barrier that separates China and India
a)
Himalayan Mountains
b)
Gobi Desert
33.
Which number represents china
a)
4
b)
5
c)
22
d)
13
34.
which number represents japan
a)
13
b)
22
c)
18
d)
24
35.
Which Deserts are in Eastern Asia
a)
Gobi and Taklamakan Deserts
b)
yellow and arabian deserts
36.
Which country is North Korea?
a)
26
b)
12
c)
27
d)
4
37.
Which country is Vietnam?
a)
21
b)
24
c)
22
d)
23
38.
What is #18?
a)
Japan
b)
India
c)
Indonesia
d)
S. Korea
39.
Which is an example of natural resources?
a)
irrigation canal
b)
social studies teachers
c)
coal, mineral, and natural gas
d)
hydroelectric dam
40.
If a country has a high literacy rate it usually also has a high what?
a)
LIfe expectancy
b)
Poverty
c)
Human Capital
d)
Industry
41.
Air pollution in India and China is caused by
a)
growing manufacturing industries
b)
poorly designed nuclear plants that leak radiation
42.
An increase in literacy results in an increase in standard of living.
a)
true
b)
false
43.
The Indian practice of cremating their dead is an issue for the Ganges River because the
a)
river is polluted with ashes from humans and animal remains
b)
It is not an issue
44.
India's urban areas are having problem with air pollution because:
a)
Few people in India feel that air pollution is a problem
b)
There are no government efforts to control air pollution
c)
There really is no effective way to control air pollution in the world today
d)
The rapidly growing population, heavy industry, and thousands of automobiles have caused the problem
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