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WorksheetsSW Asia Summative Review
Total questions: 58
Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
OPEC is an organization that controls the price and production of oil among member nations. What happens to the price of oil when OPEC restricts production?
a)
prices go up
b)
prices go down
c)
prices stay the same
2.
What number represents the country of Israel?
a)
17
b)
9
c)
11
d)
10
3.
What number represents the country of Afghanistan?
a)
8
b)
14
c)
13
d)
9
4.
Which country in Southwest Asia is known for having the most amount of oil?
a)
Turkey
b)
Iran
c)
Egypt
d)
Saudi Arabia
5.
Which two rivers are the major geographical features of Iraq?
a)
Nile and Amazon
b)
Euphrates and Rolling
c)
Seine and Rhine
d)
Euphrates and Tigris
6.
What word means to artificially apply water to land to help with farming and agriculture?
a)
Irrigation
b)
Scarcity
c)
Agriculture
d)
Basin
7.
Why isn't desalination used more in Southwest Asia?
a)
Few countries have access to seawater.
b)
Countries do not know about these technologies.
c)
Desalination is not very effective in a hot, dry climate.
d)
The technology is very expensive for the countries to use.
8.
What is the result of the building of dams along the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
a)
Countries must pay too much for their water.
b)
Dams limit the water available further downstream.
c)
Countries are not able to use the rivers for transportation.
d)
Countries are not allowed to build dams along shared rivers.
9.
Where do most people in Southwest Asia choose to settle?
a)
in mountain valleys
b)
near waterways
c)
in desert areas
d)
among hills
10.
Desalination is:
a)
a. removing oil from water to make it cleaner
b)
a. removing salt from salt water in order to make it suitable for farming and drinking
c)
a. the belief that Jews should have a homeland
d)
a. the process of building dams to divert water
11.
What body of water is located at #4?
a)
Caspian Sea
b)
Persian Gulf
c)
Red Sea
d)
Arabian Sea
12.
_____________'s largest ethnic group is Persians.
a)
Iran
b)
Saudi Arabia
c)
Israel
d)
Turkey
13.
The largest ethnic group in the world without a country of their own is the ___________.
a)
Arabs
b)
Persians
c)
Kurds
d)
Jews
14.
Which is the holy text of Judaism?
a)
Bible
b)
Koran (Quran)
c)
Torah
15.
What led to the split between the Sunni and Shia in Islam?
a)
The Shia believed only Arabs could be Muslims
b)
Arguments began over what should be included in the Five Pillars
c)
Disagreements over who should lead the Muslims after the death of Muhammad
d)
The Shia wanted to change the direction of prayer to Jerusalem rather than Mecca
16.
How did the partitioning of the Ottoman Empire after WWI affect the people living in the Middle East region?
a)
Several small Arab countries joined together to push for the creation of the state of Israel
b)
Many new countries were created that represented a single ethnic group
c)
European politicians didn't take into account religious and ethnic groups when drawing new boundaries which lead to conflict in the Middle East
d)
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers were divided among Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Palestine
17.
What event led to the end of the Ottoman Empire?
a)
World War I
b)
World War II
c)
Cold War
d)
Religious disputes
18.
If a person is an Anti-Semitic, they are prejudiced against what group?
a)
Arabs
b)
Jews
c)
Kurds
d)
Muslims
19.
What organization separated Palestine into Arab land and Jewish land?
a)
League of Nations
b)
United Nations
c)
Ottoman Empire
d)
United States
20.
What is Zionism?
a)
The belief that all Jews should have a homeland in Palestine
b)
The belief that all Arabs should have a homeland in Saudi Arabia
c)
The movement to rebuild Jewish homes after the Holocaust
d)
The idea that Christians should spread out around the world
21.
What was the result of the Arab-Israeli conflict in 1948?
a)
All Arabs were granted citizenship in the new country of Israel
b)
Jews were pushed out back into Europe
c)
The Jews won and expanded their territory
d)
There were hundreds of thousands of Jewish refugees
22.
What was one result of the Holocaust?
a)
Many Jews needed a new place to call their Homeland
b)
The Nazis did not allow any Jews to leave Europe
c)
Many Jews moved to Southeast Asia
23.
What movement called for a Jewish homeland and encouraged Jews to move back to the land now called "Israel"?
a)
The Crusades
b)
Zionism
c)
The PLO
d)
Arab Nation
24.
What are the 2 main occupied Palestinian territories?
a)
West Bank & Gaza Strip
b)
Jerusalem & Gaza Strip
c)
Golan Heights & Jerusalem
d)
Golan Heights & Gaza Strip
25.
A major dispute between the Israelis and the Palestinians is that each side
a)
wants to control oil resources in the area
b)
has historical ties to the same land
c)
believes in different interpretations of the same religion
d)
has close military alliances with neighboring countries
26.
What caused the Persian Gulf War?
a)
The U.S was bombed by Saudi Arabia
b)
Iraq invaded Kuwait hoping to have control of the oil
c)
The Stock Market crashed
d)
The Japanese bombed North Korea
27.
During and after World War II many surviving Jews were looking for somewhere to relocate and start a new life. Many decided to immigrate to Palestine and the land of their religious connection. Eventually, this immigration, along with Zionist conflicts with England led to which major world event?
a)
The beginning of the Holocaust.
b)
The creation of the State of Israel.
c)
The dropping of the atomic bomb
d)
The breakup of the Ottoman Empire
28.
This war is also known as Desert Storm and involved leader Saddam Hussein. He invaded Kuwait in order to capture its valuable oil fields.
a)
Iraq War
b)
World War I
c)
Persian Gulf War
d)
World War II
29.
What group was already living in Palestine before Israel was created in 1948?
a)
French
b)
Palestinian Arabs
c)
Americans
d)
Spanish
30.
What country is #23
a)
Pakistan
b)
Tickmistan
c)
Afghanistan
d)
Iran
31.
What led the United States to bomb and invade Afghanistan in 2001?
a)
Iraq was invading Kuwait
b)
The Taliban was threatening the United Nations
c)
The U.S. believed that Afghanistan was offering safety to al-Qaeda members that led attacks on the U.S. on 9/11/2001
d)
The U.S. was afraid that Afghanistan was working to develop nuclear weapons and they wanted to put a stop to that program.
32.
The United States believed Iraq was developing nuclear weapons and offering aid to groups like al-Qaeda led to the...
a)
Invasion of Iraq in 2003
b)
Desert Storm
c)
Operation Enduring Freedom
33.
Which country's citizens have the least government participation?
a)
Turkey
b)
Israel
c)
Saudi Arabia
34.
What are monarchies and dictatorships examples of?
a)
Autocracies
b)
Democracies
c)
Theocracies
d)
Capitalism
35.
What type of government does Saudi Arabia have?
a)
Parliamentary Democracy
b)
Presidential Democracy
c)
Autocratic Monarchy
d)
Theocratic Dictatorship
36.
This image represents which country's government?
a)
Israel
b)
Saudi Arabia
c)
Turkey
d)
None
37.
This image represents which country's government?
a)
Israel
b)
Saudi Arabia
c)
Turkey
38.
Which Southwest Asian country is an autocracy?
a)
Iraq
b)
Israel
c)
Turkey
d)
Saudi Arabia
39.
Why are most modern economies referred to as mixed economies?
a)
Poverty is always highest in countries with market economies.
b)
Government planners do not know how to handle economic problems
c)
Products made by traditional economies have no markets in the modern world.
d)
Most countries have all aspects of command and market systems work in their economies.
40.
How have the Israelis made up for their lack of natural resources?
a)
They have put everyone to work and have no unemployment.
b)
They have relied primarily on farming to keep their economy going.
c)
They have developed strong technology companies in their economy.
d)
Israelis have refused to import oil, saving huge amounts of money each year.
41.
What is "economic specialization"?
a)
directly swapping goods from one country to another without having to use money
b)
trying to avoid investing in industry and technology because of the expense involved
c)
producing all goods and services needed for a country's growth, so that trade with other countries is not needed
d)
producing those goods a country can make most efficiently so they can trade them for goods made by others that cannot be produced locally
42.
What generalization can be made about the relationship between national wealth and literacy?
a)
Literacy is always higher in wealthy countries.
b)
Literacy is usually higher in wealthy countries.
c)
Countries with oil wealth always have the highest literacy rates.
d)
There is no relationship between a country's wealth and its literacy rate.
43.
What are the 3 basic economic questions that all economic systems must answer?
a)
What to produce, how to produce it, and for whom to produce the goods
b)
When to produce, why to produce, and how long to produce
c)
To what extent to produce, how much to produce, why to produce
d)
What to produce, why to produce, and how much to produce
44.
The economies of Israel, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Iran could be best described as
a)
Traditional
b)
Market
c)
Command
d)
Mixed
45.
Which describes how MOST countries around the world answer basic economic questions?
a)
Most countries are pure command economies
b)
Most countries are pure market economies
c)
A mixture of command and market economies
d)
A mixture of traditional and market economies
46.
What geographic feature of Saudi Arabia makes it difficult for Saudi Arabia to support a large population?
a)
It is landlocked which makes it difficult to settle there.
b)
It is mostly desert which makes farming difficult.
c)
A. Its abundant rivers allows for irrigation for plentiful farming.
d)
A. It does not produce enough oil for export.
47.
Israel continuously upgrades roads, bridges, and transportation systems to allow for efficient transport of goods throughout the country. This is and example of investing in ______
a)
human capital
b)
capital resources
c)
natural resources
48.
Saudi Arabia's specializes in the oil production. The government maintains training programs to ensure that workers have the skills needed to produce oil. This is an example of investing in what?
a)
capital resources
b)
human capital
c)
natural resources
d)
entrepreneurs
49.
If OPEC limits the production of oil among member nations, which barrier to trade is being used?
a)
tariff
b)
quota
c)
embargo
50.
In Israel, citizens and private corporations decide what to produce, how to produce it, and for whom to produce it. Israel's economic system is closest to which economic system?
a)
Mixed
b)
Market
c)
Command
d)
Traditional
51.
If you visit Afghanistan and want to go home to Iran, in which direction will you travel?
a)
north
b)
south
c)
east
d)
west
52.
Which is true about oil in the Middle East?
a)
Oil is found in all countries of the Middle East.
b)
Larger countries have more oil than smaller countries.
c)
Some countries may have oil, others may not.
d)
Small countries do you have oil.
53.
The Holocaust is an example of
a)
Zionism
b)
Anti-Zionism
c)
Anti-Semitism
d)
Balfour Declaration
54.
Why was the creation of Israel as a Jewish state a source of conflict for Palestinian Arabs?
a)
Palestinians wanted Jerusalem to be the capital of Israel.
b)
Palestinians became refugees as they were forced to leave their homes when Israelis migrated back.
c)
Jews wanted more land and attacked Palestinian territory.
55.
Osama bin Laden, Sept. 11th Attacks, George W. Bush, United States - all of these connect to which conflict?
a)
Persian Gulf War
b)
War on Terror (invasion of Afghanistan
c)
World War I
d)
Operation Iraqi Freedom
56.
In a parliamentary democracy, the head of government is the leader of the executive branch; however, he/she must first be elected to which other branch?
a)
judicial
b)
legislative
c)
democratic
d)
consultative council
57.
Citizens in _______ have the most personal freedom.
a)
Israel
b)
Iran
c)
Turkey
d)
Saudi Arabia
58.
Which country controlled Palestine after World War I?
a)
France
b)
Great Britain
c)
United States
d)
Russia
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