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Worksheets2023 SS Final Study Guide #2
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 15mins
What is the narrow water way located between the Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea where most of the world's oil shipments are exported?
Dead Sea
Strait of Hormuz
Suez Canal
Jordan River
Why aren’t desalination used more in the Middle East?
Most countries don’t know about this technology.
Putting salt into water is bad for fish.
No country is near the ocean.
This technology is very expensive.
How has the building of dams created problems for countries sharing rivers in Southwest Asia?
It is against the law to build dams along rivers.
The United Nations own the water.
Dams limit the water to other countries downstream.
Dams are too expensive.
Why is the Persian Gulf important to the world?
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transport of sand
transport of oil
farming
desalination
The Ottoman Empire controlled the Middle East for hundreds of years. They used the area for all its natural resources. This is an example of ___________________.
partitioning.
imperialism/colonialism.
independence.
nationalism.
This ethnic group is the majority in the Middle East.
Kurds
Persians
Jews
Arabs
What is one of the greatest environmental issues facing SW Asia today?
lack of oil
food shortages
lack of water
shipping routes
Put the following religions in chronological order?
Islam, Judaism, Christianity.
Judaism, Christianity, Islam.
Judaism, Islam, Christianity.
Islam, Christianity, Judaism.
According to the 5 Pillars, a Muslim must agree to travel to ______________ at least once during their lifetime.
Israel
Jerusalem
Dead Sea
Mecca
Zionism is ___________________ .
the belief that a Jewish country should be created in Alaska.
the belief that all the world’s Jews should be killed.
the hatred of the Jews.
the belief that the world’s Jews deserve to return to their homeland in Palestine (Israel).
What terrorist group-controlled Afghanistan in 2001?
Boko Haram
al-Qaeda
Taliban
ISIS
What is the organization founded in 1945 that promotes worldwide peace?
Peace Force
OPEC
United Nations
European Union
What reason was Saddam Hussein (President of Iraq) executed?
Crimes against humanity
Crimes against Jews
Crimes against Israel
Invading Iran
