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SW Asia and Africa Test Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the two most popular resources in both regions?
a)
Oil and phosphates
b)
Oil and Natural Gas
c)
Natural gas and uranium
d)
Oil and gold
2.
Which of the following best represents the percentage of world oil located in SW Asia?
a)
<10%
b)
25%
c)
33%
d)
>50%
3.
What does O.P.E.C. stand for?
a)
Organization of Petroleum Enhance Countries
b)
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
c)
Oil Producing Export Countries
d)
Oil Producing Environment Control
4.
Which major religion did not start in Southwest Asia?
a)
Judaism
b)
Christianity
c)
Islam
d)
Buddhism
5.
What body of water do many oil producing nations surround?
a)
Dead Sea
b)
Persian Gulf
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
Red Sea
6.
All of the following apply to Saudi Arabia EXCEPT
a)
Diplomatic issues with Iran
b)
Leader of OPEC
c)
Lack of oil
d)
Human rights issues
7.
What are the three early religions?
a)
Judaism, Islam, Christianity
b)
Hinduism, Christianity, Islam
c)
Judaism, Buddhism, Islam
d)
Islam, Shintoism, Christianity
8.
What is the term for having strong loyalty and devotion to a region or country?
a)
Anarchism
b)
Treason
c)
Countryism
d)
Nationalism
9.
What is nationalism?
a)
Devotion and loyalty to one's country
b)
Hating your country
c)
Pride in another country
d)
Hating another country
10.
Which of these countries leads the world in oil consumption?
a)
Canada
b)
India
c)
United States
d)
Japan
11.
This symbol is associated with what religion? 
a)
Christianity
b)
Hinduism
c)
Islam
d)
Judaism
12.
This symbol is associated with
a)
Judaism
b)
Christianity 
c)
Islam
d)
Hinduism 
13.
The Middle East controls the greatest supply of what valuable resource?
a)
Diamonds
b)
Gold
c)
Oil
d)
Salt
14.
Which body of water is this?
a)
Red Sea
b)
Persian Gulf
c)
Strait of Hormuz
d)
Mediterranean Sea
15.
Desertification requires countries to import ______________.
a)
Oil
b)
Gas
c)
Water
d)
Soil
16.
The lack of hotels, gas stations and freeways causes the Sahara Desert to be a _____________.
a)
Transportation Barrier
b)
Transportation Corridor
c)
Sandstorm
d)
Oasis
17.
Why is it difficult to establish peace in Israel?
a)
The Arabs and Israelis are fighting over oil.
b)
The Arabs and Israelis are fighting over water resources.
c)
The Arabs and Israelis are fighting over land and religious briefs.
d)
The Arabs and Israelis both want the gold in the area.
18.
Name two OPEC countries.
a)
Iraq and Qatar
b)
Turkey and Israel
c)
Cyprus and Egypt
d)
Tunisia and Afghanistan
19.
Why was the Suez Canal built?
a)
To create a shortcut to the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean.
b)
To create a shortcut to Egypt and Jordan.
c)
To create a shortcut to the Mediterranean and Red Sea.
d)
To create a shortcut across the Persian Gulf
20.
Name two countries that are separated by the Red Sea.
a)
Iran and Kuwait
b)
Cyprus and Lebanon
c)
Egypt and Saudi Arabia
d)
Quatar and United Arab
21.
Why does Egypt's largest population live near the Nile River?
a)
Provides irrigation and drinking water.
b)
Provides electricity and sand.
c)
Provides oil and rice.
d)
Provides a great place to jet ski and swim.
22.
What is the role of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)?
a)
Purchase oil tankers and teach engineers.
b)
Manage oil production and set oil prices.
c)
Manage Arab land.
d)
Purchase food and water for the Jews.
23.

The process in which land loses its fertility

a)

genocide

b)

colonization

c)

desertification

d)

apartheid

24.

President of South Africa and worked against apartheid

a)

Nelson Mandela

b)

Thembi

c)

Gareng Lo

d)

Martin Luther King Jr.

25.

A system that segregates based on race found in South Africa

a)

apartheid

b)

Jim Crow laws

c)

segregation

d)

discrimination

26.

Which climate is NOT found in Africa?

a)

Arid

b)

Semi-arid

c)

Humid continental

d)

Highland

27.

What is imperialism? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)

a)

Extending a country's power

b)

Extending influence through diplomacy or military force

c)

Extending a colony's resources

d)

Extending disease throughout a colony

28.

What major resources are found in Africa? (Select all that apply)

a)

Diamonds

b)

Petroleum

c)

Natural Gas

d)

Forests

29.

What is a natural cause of desertification?

a)

Flooding

b)

Overplanting

c)

Deforestation

d)

Poor use of irrigation

30.

What is an effect of desertification?

a)

The land becomes more arable.

b)

Farming expands in the region.

c)

There is a food surplus.

d)

The land becomes less productive.

31.

Food shortages and people moving to new places are both

a)

causes of desertification

b)

effects of desertification

32.

Over-planting, overgrazing, and drought are all

a)

causes of desertification

b)

effects of desertification

33.

Why did Europeans want to colonize Africa? (Select two)

a)

Imperialistic views

b)

Gain new materials and resources

c)

Learn about new cultures

d)

Spread democracy

34.

What is the Scramble for Africa?

a)

another word for Scrabble

b)

the colonization of Africa

c)

a demilitarized zone

d)

all of the above

35.

Select all methods below that are used to fight desertification.

a)

Crop rotation

b)

Deforestation

c)

Changing plowing method

d)

Decreasing herd size

36.
What is the island on the southeast coast of Africa?  
a)
New Zealand
b)
Madagascar
c)
Greenland
d)
Hawaii 
37.

Which of the following is not a desert found in Africa?

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

Gobi Desert

c)

Kalahari Desert

d)

Namib Desert

38.

Which of the following is not a climate region found in Sub-Sahara Africa?

a)

Desert

b)

Semiarid

c)

Tropical

d)

Arctic

39.

How did some countries place pressure on South Africa over the issue of apartheid?

a)

They began a campaign of civil disobedience.

b)

They placed economic sanctions, or trade bans, on South Africa.

c)

They gave black South Africans money and arms.

d)

They lowered the prices they offered for South African minerals

40.

Which of the following are the two main European countries that settled in South Africa?

a)

Britain and France

b)

The Netherlands (Dutch) and Britain

c)

Spain and Germany

d)

Germany and The Netherlands (Dutch)

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