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WorksheetsUnit 5 Pre-Test
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 1hrs 17mins
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Class
Date
1.
Unit 5 Pre-Test SW Asia and North Africa
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY QUESTION
Q. 1. North Africa is vastly different than South Africa. What large desert separates the North from Sub Saharan Africa?
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY QUESTION
Q. 1. North Africa is vastly different than South Africa. What large desert separates the North from Sub Saharan Africa?
a)
Gobi Desert
b)
Mojave Desert
c)
Regal Desert
d)
Sahara Desert
2.
REVIEW QUESTION
Saudi Arabia is located on the Arabian Peninsula. What makes it a peninsula?
Saudi Arabia is located on the Arabian Peninsula. What makes it a peninsula?
a)
It's filled with sand.
b)
It's surrounded on 3 sides by water
c)
It's surrounded by dikes and levees
d)
It has a forest with trees
3.
Why are the Saudi's so wealthy?
a)
Oil
b)
Gas
c)
Uranium
d)
Plutonium
4.
If I am Jewish, live in Israel, and pray every day at the Wailing Wall, I am probably associated with which religion?
a)
Islam
b)
Christianity
c)
Hindu
d)
Judaism
5.
If I were of the Islamic faith and wanted to see the the place in Jerusalem where believers say the Prophet Muhammad ascended into heaven, what would I be looking for?
a)
The Dome of the Monument
b)
The Red Sea Scrolls
c)
The Dome of the Rock
d)
The Wailing Wall
6.
What kind of government does the country of Turkey have?
a)
Sharia Law
b)
Democracy
c)
Monarchy
d)
Dictatorship
7.
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
If I live Iraq, who are my neighbors to the East?
If I live Iraq, who are my neighbors to the East?
a)
America
b)
Iran
c)
Mexico
d)
Portugal
8.
Three rivers are an important part of life in SW Asia. From the list below, WHICH RIVER is out of place?
a)
Amazon River
b)
Tigris River
c)
Euphrates River
d)
Nile River
9.
Which direction does the Nile River flow?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
10.
Which direction does the Tigris River flow?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
11.
Which direction does the Euphrates River flow?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
12.
What sea lies to the North of Libya and Egypt?
a)
Black Sea
b)
Mediterranean Sea
c)
Caspian Sea
d)
Jewel Sea
13.
When governments have a written Constitution, what rights are normally protected?
a)
Civil Rights
b)
Driving Rights
c)
Golfing Rights
d)
Divine Rights
14.
A government with a ruler who is a Queen or King and claims to have absolute power is a _________ type of system.
a)
Democracy
b)
Parliamentary
c)
Monarchy
d)
Polyarchy
15.
The country of Jordan has a __________ __________ type of government.
a)
Constitutional Monarchy
b)
Absolute Monarchy
c)
Democracy
d)
Republic
16.
True or False: The Sunni's and Shiite's fight over the leadership of Islam.
a)
True
b)
False
c)
Maybe
d)
Never
17.
A large population of Sunni's live in Iraq but their competitors, the Shiites, live where? (What country?)
a)
Iran
b)
Haiti
c)
Egypt
d)
Ghana
18.
If OPEC raises oil prices in the Middle East, what increases back in the USA?
a)
Gasoline per pint
b)
Gasoline per gallon
c)
Napalm
d)
Butane
19.
What does the acronym OPEC stand for?
a)
Oil Producing Exporting Countries
b)
Oil Producing Expanding Countries
c)
Oklahoma People Eating Candy
d)
Ostriches Pecking Ears Continuously
20.
True or False: Countries fight wars over oil.
a)
True
b)
False
c)
Maybe
d)
Probably Not
21.
True or False: Countries fight wars over resources.
a)
True
b)
False
c)
Maybe
d)
Probably Not
22.
In 1947, which World group granted land in Israel to those who had survived the Holocaust and World War II?
a)
United States
b)
United Nations
c)
United Arab Emirates
d)
Saudi Arabia
23.
The common language of Algeria is what?
(Hint: It's why there is a place near New Orleans, La. called Algiers)
(Hint: It's why there is a place near New Orleans, La. called Algiers)
a)
English
b)
French
c)
Spanish
d)
Italian
24.
I'm on PAGE 283 and looking at an Oil Reserves and Production Table. Accordingly, what country has the most barrels of oil reserves.
a)
Kenya
b)
Nigeria
c)
Jordan
d)
Saudi Arabia
25.
I'm on PAGE 285 and reading about territorial disputes in Israel between the Israelis and Palestinians. A map shows that the Palestinians have "self-rule where?
a)
In the Nile Valley
b)
In the Gaza-Strip
c)
North into Lebanon
d)
Southwest into Egypt
26.
Im reading on PAGE 285. In 1948, how many Arab countries declared war on Israel?
a)
Two
b)
Four
c)
Six
d)
Eight
27.
I'm reading on PAGE 285. What is an Intifada and who declared it?
a)
Fishing Tournament in SW Asia
b)
A soccer game by Egypt
c)
A goat race in the mountains of Armenia
d)
Mass uprising by the Palestinians
28.
What are Petrochemicals?
a)
Products made from Arsenic
b)
Products made from garlic
c)
Products made from scratch
d)
Petroleum Products
29.
I'm reading on PAGE 280. What is the KNESSET?
a)
Jordan Parliament
b)
Saudi Parliament
c)
Israeli Parliament
d)
Uganda Congress
30.
I'm reading on PAGE 280. Fill in the sentence: The position of king is ___________, or passed on through family.
a)
Inheritance
b)
Hereditary
c)
Involuntary
d)
Extraordinary
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