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WorksheetsSouthwest Asia
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is at the center of Turkey?
a)
Berlin
b)
Moscow
c)
Anatolia
d)
Ontario
2.
Turkey is a little larger than what state?
a)
Texas
b)
Michigan
c)
Rhode Island
d)
Florida
3.
What are places of worship for the followers of Islam?
a)
churches
b)
colloseums
c)
mosques
d)
museums
4.
What is the ONLY city in the world located on two continents?
a)
Ankara
b)
England
c)
zmir
d)
Istanbul
5.
What does it mean to move from on place to another?
a)
emulate
b)
migrate
c)
immitation
d)
degradation
6.
The shores of what sea are the lowest on earth?
a)
Mediterranean Sea
b)
Caspian Sea
c)
Black Sea
d)
Dead Sea
7.
When did Israel become an independent country?
a)
1948
b)
1952
c)
1988
d)
2010
8.
What desert covers almost half of Israel?
a)
Sahara
b)
Negev
c)
Gobi
d)
Arabian
9.
What is a settlement where people share all the property and sometimes goods?
a)
Diaspora
b)
Golan
c)
kibbutz
d)
Moshav
10.
What is a settlement where people share farming, production, and selling, but they are allowed to own some private property?
a)
Diaspora
b)
Golan
c)
Kibbutz
d)
Moshav
11.
In the early history of Israel, what was the capital under King David?
a)
Jerusalem
b)
Jordan
c)
Gaza
d)
Cyprus
12.
What is unique about the location of Turkey?
a)
It bridges the continents of North America and South America
b)
It is surrounded by water
c)
It has no rain
d)
It bridges the continents of Asia and Europe
13.
What do almost half of the people of Turkey do for a living?
a)
fishermen
b)
farmers
c)
lawyers
d)
hunters
14.
What is he growing industry of Turkey?
a)
oil
b)
tourism
c)
cotton
d)
farming
15.
What is the major religion of Turkey?
a)
Christian
b)
Buddhism
c)
Islam
d)
Catholic
16.
Turkey is located at the eastern end of what sea?
a)
Meditteranean
b)
Black
c)
Caspian
d)
Dead
17.
Between Israel and Jordan lies what sea?
a)
Mediterranean
b)
Black
c)
Caspian
d)
Dead
18.
What is Israel's major agricultural export?
a)
figs
b)
graps
c)
Citrus fruits
d)
kiwi
19.
Who ordered the Jews out of their land?
a)
Greeks
b)
Romans
c)
Turks
d)
Americans
20.
Who is the head of the Israeli government?
a)
grand duke
b)
queen or king
c)
president
d)
prime minister
21.
What has increased Israel's population more than anything else?
a)
Judaism
b)
Government subsidy for may children
c)
the Law of Retun
d)
tourists who stay
22.
What is the main economic activity of Syria?
a)
communication
b)
services
c)
manufacturing
d)
agriculture
23.
What river provides irrigation for Syria?
a)
Euphrates
b)
Nile
c)
Jordan
d)
Rhine
24.
What is Syria's main export?
a)
oil
b)
corn
c)
cotton
d)
beans
25.
Who are nomadic desert people?
a)
Turks
b)
Kurds
c)
Bedouins
d)
Ammans
26.
What two elements are mined in the Dead Sea?
a)
copper and iron
b)
diamonds and rubies
c)
lead and zinc
d)
phosphate and potash
27.
What is the largest city and capital of Jordan?
a)
Amman
b)
Jerusalem
c)
Golan Heights
d)
Gaza Strip
28.
Saudi Arabia's economy is based on what?
a)
Citrus fruits
b)
grain
c)
oil
d)
copper
29.
All Muslims are expected to journey to this place at least once in their lifetime.
a)
Oman
b)
Persian Gulf
c)
Makkah
d)
Sahara Desert
30.
Most of the people of Yemen are this?
a)
factory workers
b)
electricians
c)
farmers and herders
d)
service workers
31.
What are the two major Rivers in Iraq?
a)
Dead and Caspian
b)
Black and Mediterreanean
c)
Tigris and Euphrates
d)
Arabian and Persian Gulf
32.
What is Iraq's government?
a)
republic
b)
democracy
c)
monarchy
d)
dictatorship
33.
What was Iran once called?
a)
Persia
b)
Iraq
c)
Hindi
d)
Islam
34.
What was used as a major trade route through the mountains of Afghanistan?
a)
Tigris and Euphrates
b)
Khyber Pass
c)
embargo
d)
Kurds
35.
There are approximately how many ethnic groups in Afghanistan?
a)
3
b)
20
c)
500
d)
1,000
36.
What group strictly enforces Islamic religious laws in Afghanistan?
a)
Kushities
b)
Taliban
c)
Naomis
d)
Delphis
37.
What is the capital of Syria?
a)
Golen Heights
b)
Jerusalem
c)
Israel
d)
Damascus
38.
What is the most common stringed instrument of Southwest Asia?
a)
oud
b)
mandolin
c)
guitar
d)
flute
39.
On what river has Syria built dams?
a)
Nile
b)
Euphrates
c)
Jordan
d)
Rhine
40.
What is the capital of Lebanon?
a)
Berliin
b)
Damascus
c)
Jerusalem
d)
Beirut
41.
What do we call a fight or war within one's own country?
a)
Civil War
b)
Duel War
c)
Multiple War
d)
Brotherly War
42.
What is the capital of Jordan?
a)
Beriut
b)
Jerusalem
c)
Amman
d)
Damascus
43.
What is the largest country in Southwest Asia?
a)
Saudi Arabia
b)
Israel
c)
Iraq
d)
Lebanon
44.
What are dry riverbeds filled with rainwater called?
a)
drizzlers
b)
coupes
c)
desalinizations
d)
wadis
45.
Which of the following is NOT located along the Persian Gulf?
a)
United Arab Emirates
b)
Kuwait
c)
Qatar
d)
Yemen
46.
What makes Yemen different from other countries in the Arabian Peninsula?
a)
little rain
b)
lacks oil
c)
no farmers
d)
lacks fish
47.
What is the capital of Iraq?
a)
Beruit
b)
Jerusalem
c)
Baghdad
d)
Amman
48.
What term restricts trade with another country?
a)
import
b)
export
c)
trade deficit
d)
embargo
49.
The Persian Empire was once ruled by kings known as this?
a)
Shahs
b)
Pharaohs
c)
Persahs
d)
Czars
50.
What do we call people who illegally use violence against people or property to make their point?
a)
Egyptians
b)
Terrorists
c)
Islams
d)
Isolationists
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