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WorksheetsNorth Africa and SW Asia Test Review
Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 33mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Saudi Arabia and several other nations are located on what peninsula?
a)
Arabian
b)
Sinai
c)
Anatolian
d)
Italian
2.
Egypt's land in Asia is located on what peninsula?
a)
Arabian
b)
Sinai
c)
Anatolian
d)
Italian
3.
Most of the nation of Turkey is located on what peninsula?
a)
Arabian
b)
Sinai
c)
Anatolian
d)
Italian
4.
What is the longest mountain range in Africa?
a)
Atlas
b)
Zagros
c)
Himalayas
d)
Andes
5.
What is the longest river in the world?
a)
Nile
b)
Amazon
c)
Jordan
d)
Tigris
6.
Most of Egypt's culture is based around what river?
a)
Euphrates
b)
Tigris
c)
Nile
d)
Amazon
7.
Spain and Morocco are separated by
a)
Strait of Gibraltar
b)
Strait of Hormuz
c)
Suez Canal
d)
Red Sea
8.
Which of these DOES NOT connect the Mediterranean and Black Seas?
a)
Dardanelles
b)
Bosporus
c)
Sea Marmara
d)
Suez Canal
9.
What Turkish city sits at the crossroads of Asia and Europe?
a)
Istanbul
b)
Mecca
c)
Tehran
d)
Cairo
10.
What is the saltiest body of water located on the Israeli-Jordanian border?
a)
Dead Sea
b)
Red Sea
c)
Black Sea
d)
Salty Sea
11.
The Rub al Khali desert is mostly located in what country?
a)
Saudi Arabia
b)
Libya
c)
Bahrain
d)
Turkey
12.
The Sahara Desert separates which two regions?
a)
North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa
b)
Sub-Saharan Africa and SW Asia
c)
North and South Asia
d)
East and West Africa
13.
A mineral from the region used to make fertilizer is
a)
iron ore
b)
potash
c)
cereals
d)
oil residue
14.
The worship of one god is known as
a)
polytheism
b)
monotheism
c)
multitheism
d)
zionism
15.
Judaism, Islam and Christianity are known as _____ religions.
a)
Abrahamic
b)
Polythiestic
c)
Animalistic
d)
Ethnic
16.
Which of these is the oldest Abrahamic religion?
a)
Hinduism
b)
Judaism
c)
Christianity
d)
Islam
17.
The primary religion and ethnic group of Israel is
a)
Judaism/ Jews
b)
Judaism/ Arabs
c)
Islam/ Arabs
d)
Islam/ Kurds
18.
What is the name for a house of worship in Judaism?
a)
synagogue
b)
temple
c)
church
d)
mosque
19.
Which religion follows the Torah as well as the teachings of Jesus Christ?
a)
Judaism
b)
Christianity
c)
Hinduism
d)
Secular
20.
The primary difference between Christianity and other Abrahamic religions is the
a)
belief that Jesus is the Son of God
b)
belief that Abraham is a prophet
c)
fact that they are not all monotheistic
d)
fact that they do not claim Jerusalem as a holy city
21.
The holiest city in Islam is
a)
Mecca
b)
Medina
c)
Istanbul
d)
Jerusalem
22.
Which of these is not considered an important city in Islam?
a)
Mecca
b)
Medina
c)
Jerusalem
d)
Cairo
23.
Muslims are required to pray ____ times a day facing Mecca.
a)
5
b)
6
c)
1
d)
3
24.
Sunni and Shia are two main branches of what religion?
a)
Islam
b)
Christianity
c)
Judiasm
d)
Hinduism
25.
Followers of both Islam and Judaism follow the ____ from the Torah.
a)
10 commandments
b)
5 pillars
c)
teachings of Jesus Christ
d)
word of Muhammad
26.
What meat do followers of Islam and Judaism avoid?
a)
pork
b)
beef
c)
chicken
d)
fish
27.
Because of religious dietary restrictions, you don't find many farms with ______ in North Africa and SW Asia.
a)
Cows
b)
Pigs
c)
Chickens
d)
Horses
28.
The most spoken language in this region is
a)
Arabic
b)
English
c)
Mandarin
d)
Hebrew
29.
The largest ethnic group in this region is
a)
Kurds
b)
Arabs
c)
Jews
d)
Persians
30.
What religion do most Arabs practice?
a)
Christianity
b)
Judaism
c)
Islam
d)
Orthodox Christianity
31.
In what country do most followers of the Jewish faith live?
a)
Israel
b)
Jordan
c)
Palestine
d)
Armenia
32.
A movement calling for a homeland for the Jewish people is called
a)
Zionism
b)
Ziggurat
c)
Monotheism
d)
Animism
33.
________was established after WWII as a new home for Holocaust survivors and Jews.
a)
Israel
b)
The United Nations
c)
Jordan
d)
Palestine
34.
The ____ is how the Israeli's trace their claim to the land that is Israel.
a)
Torah
b)
Tao Te Ching
c)
New Testament
d)
Talmud
35.
The largest ethnic group in Turkey are the
a)
Kurds
b)
Turks
c)
Armenians
d)
Jews
36.
Under what empire did the Turkish people dominate Southwest Asia?
a)
Persian
b)
Ottoman
c)
Roman
d)
Greek
37.
What is the major ethnic group of Iran?
a)
Persians
b)
Turks
c)
Kurds
d)
Armenians
38.
Which branch of Islam do most Iranians follow?
a)
Sunni
b)
Shia
c)
Orthodox
d)
Secular
39.
What religion do most Armenians follow?
a)
Christian
b)
Judaism
c)
Islam
d)
they are secular
40.
A(n) _______ forced Armenians to flee Turkey during WWI.
a)
genocide
b)
earthquake
c)
election
41.
What ethnic group lives at the border of Turkey, Iran, Syria, and Armenia?
a)
Kurds
b)
Persia
c)
Jews
42.
Who are the semi-nomadic people that still live on the Sinai Peninsula?
a)
Kurds
b)
Arabs
c)
Bedouins
d)
Turks
43.
What is the name given to a government based on religious law?
a)
Theocracy
b)
Monarchy
c)
Constitutional Monarchy
d)
Secular
44.
The Ayatollah is the leader of what country?
a)
Iran
b)
Iraq
c)
Syria
d)
Saudi Arabia
45.
What is the name given to a non-religious government?
a)
secular
b)
secluded
c)
theocracy
d)
monarchy
46.
What nation established a secular government following WWI?
a)
Turkey
b)
Armenia
c)
Kurdistan
d)
Palestine
47.
Which nation is ruled by a dynasty?
a)
Saudi Arabia
b)
Egypt
c)
Israel
d)
Palestine
48.
What ancient civilization developed along the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
a)
Mesopotamia
b)
Egyptians
c)
Yellow River Valley
d)
Ottomans
49.
What form of writing did the Mesopotamian's develop?
a)
cunieform
b)
hieroglyphics
c)
phoenics
d)
greek alphabet
50.
What river was Ancient Egypt centered on?
a)
Nile
b)
Tigris
c)
Euphrates
d)
Jordan
51.
What type of writing did the Ancient Egyptians use?
a)
cunieform
b)
phoenics
c)
hieroglyphics
d)
Greek alphabet
52.
What was the title given to rulers of ancient Egypt?
a)
Pharoah
b)
Ayatollah
c)
King
d)
Sultan
53.
Who created the foundation of the modern English alphabet?
a)
Phoenicians
b)
Sumerians
c)
Egyptians
d)
Persians
54.
What was the name of the underground canals invented by the Persians used to carry water?
a)
Qanats
b)
Levees
c)
Aquaducts
d)
Pipes
55.
What is the most lucrative economic activity in the region?
a)
Oil
b)
Pigs
c)
Potash
d)
Sand
56.
OPEC stands for Organization of _________ _________ countries.
a)
Petroleum Exporting
b)
Potash Exporting
c)
Petroleum Economic
d)
Producing Equality
57.
Which of these is the largest exporter of oil?
a)
Saudi Arabia
b)
Kuwait
c)
Iraq
d)
Jordan
58.
What armistice line is the basis for the modern Israeli-Palestinian border?
a)
1947 armistice
b)
1948 armistice
c)
1967 armistice
d)
1899 armistice
59.
Which of the following is NOT a reason for conflict between Israel and Palestine?
a)
control of holy sites
b)
control of access to water
c)
religious differences
d)
control of ports of shipping
60.
What is the name given to the process of turning salt water into usable fresh water?
a)
desalinization
b)
fossilizing
c)
osmosis
d)
ossification
61.
What event sparked the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan?
a)
invasion of Kuwait
b)
9/11 attack
c)
overthrow of the Taliban
d)
war with the Soviet Union
62.
Who ruled Afghanistan before the US invasion?
a)
Taliban
b)
Hezbollah
c)
Hamas
d)
Ayatollah Khomeini
63.
Osama bin Laden was killed in
a)
2001
b)
1995
c)
2011
d)
2017
64.
The U.S. invaded Iraq because
a)
we believed they had weapons of mass destruction
b)
they were invading Kuwait
c)
they set oil wells on fire
d)
we believed bin Laden was there
65.
The US removed _____ from power in Iraq.
a)
Saddam Hussein
b)
Osama bin Laden
c)
Hamas
d)
Ayatollah Khomeini
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