WorksheetsMiddle East Geography Review
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Human-made waterway used to transport goods and people; connects to larger bodies of water
a)
Canal
b)
Straight
c)
Oasis
d)
Isthmus
2.
Removing salt from seawater is called
a)
desalination
b)
concession
c)
desalting
d)
treated wastewater
3.
Large oil deposits are found in:
a)
the Persian Gulf
b)
Saudi Arabia
c)
Kuwait
d)
All of the Above
4.
The Suez Canal:
a)
Connects the Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea
b)
Is a natural waterway used by ships transporting goods
c)
Creates a longer but safer trip for boats
d)
contains freshwater (not salt)
5.
Which is false about desalination?
a)
It is expensive and uses a lot of energy
b)
It is effective in removing salt from seawater
c)
Its use is limited to high salt concentration areas like the Dead Sea
d)
Several Middle Eastern countries use this technique
6.
Which is FALSE about oil concessions?
a)
They took place between western oil companies and Middle Eastern countries
b)
They took place in the 20th century (1900s)
c)
Middle Eastern countries lost negotiating power over time
d)
At the beginning, western oil companies kept 100% of the oil profits
7.
OPEC is a group of countries that:
a)
Make oil concession deals
b)
Export or sell oil to other nations
c)
Import or trade for oil from other nations
d)
Try to lower the price of oil
8.
Which is FALSE about oil in the Middle East?
a)
It has attracted many guest workers to the region
b)
There are large oil deposits in the Persian Gulf
c)
It has shortened the income gap in the region
d)
It has made several Middle Eastern countries wealthy
9.
This Arabian Peninsula environment contains extreme temperatures (very cold and very hot)
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Desert
c)
Mountain
d)
Oasis
10.
A shortage of fresh drinking water exists in the Middle East because:
a)
There are many deserts and it doesn't rain much in the region
b)
There is a growing population that requires more water
c)
The vast majority of available freshwater is used for agriculture
d)
All of the above
11.
A strategy to get more drinking water is treating wastewater, which means:
a)
Dirty water is purified so that it can be used for agriculture, freeing up more freshwater for drinking
b)
Dirty water is put through reverse osmosis and then drank
c)
wastewater is used for crops so that freshwater is used for drinking
d)
saltwater is desalinated, then used for either agriculture or drinking
12.
Identify the large gray region in the eastern part of Israel.
a)
West Bank
b)
Golan Heights
c)
Gaza Strip
d)
Dead Sea
13.
Identify the small, skinny, gray region in western Israel.
a)
West Bank
b)
Golan Heights
c)
Gaza Strip
d)
Dead Sea
14.
Find the two rivers near the center of the map that are close to each other. Which river is further west?
a)
Euphrates River
b)
Tigris River
c)
Nile River
d)
Jordan River
15.
Which body of water is in the red rectangle?
a)
Persian Gulf
b)
Gulf of Oman
c)
Gulf of Aden
d)
Arabian Sea
16.
Most (not all) Persians are which religion?
a)
Christian
b)
Jewish
c)
Shai'a Islam
d)
Sunni Islam
17.
Most Persians live in which country?
a)
Iraq
b)
Iran
c)
Afghanistan
d)
Saudi Arabia
18.
The majority of Arabs practice which religion?
a)
Christian
b)
Jewish
c)
Shi'a Islam
d)
Sunni Islam
19.
What is a problem facing the Kurds?
a)
They have many religions.
b)
Many Kurds live in Turkey
c)
They share the same culture with Iranians
d)
They don't have their own country.
20.
Most Kurds are which religion?
a)
Christian
b)
Jewish
c)
Shi'a Islam
d)
Sunni Islam
21.
Who is the founder of Christianity?
a)
Jesus Christ
b)
Muhammad
c)
Abraham
d)
Moses
22.
What is the holy book of Islam?
a)
Bible
b)
Quran
c)
Torah
d)
Tanakh
23.
Muhammad is the founder of which religion?
a)
Christianity
b)
Buddhism
c)
Islam
d)
Judaism
24.
What is the holy book of Judaism?
a)
Tripitaka
b)
The Torah
c)
The Qu'ran
d)
The Bible
25.
Which of these religions are monotheistic?
a)
Christianity
b)
Judaism
c)
Islam & Christianity
d)
Islam, Christianity, Judaism
26.
Place of worship is a synagogue
a)
Judaism
b)
Christianity
c)
Islam
d)
Buddhist
27.
Special days are The Annual Hajj & Ramadan.
a)
Christianity
b)
Judaism
c)
Islam
d)
Judaism & Christianity
28.
Special days are Easter and Christmas.
a)
Judaism
b)
Islam
c)
Christianity & Islam
d)
Christianity
29.
Which religion has the Star of David as its religious symbol?
a)
Judaism
b)
Christianity
c)
Islam
30.
Which religion has the cross as its religious symbol?
a)
Judaism
b)
Christianity
c)
Islam
31.
Which religion has the crescent moon and star as its religious symbol?
a)
Judaism
b)
Christianity
c)
Islam
32.
A mosque is the place of worship for which religion?
a)
Judaism
b)
Christianity
c)
Islam
33.
A synagogue is the place of worship for which religion?
a)
Judaism
b)
Christianity
c)
Islam
34.
Sunni and Shi'ia (Shi'ite) are branches of...
a)
Judaism
b)
Christianity
c)
Islam
35.
Special days are Passover and Hannukah.
a)
Judaism
b)
Islam
c)
Christianity
d)
Buddhism
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