WorksheetsMiddle East Assessment
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 1hrs 21mins
How has the building of dams created problems for countries sharing water in the Middle East?
Dams limit the water to countries downstream.
Few countries have the technology needed to be able to build dams.
Dams are expensive to build to be practical.
How has the use of chemical fertilizers affected water in many countries in the Middle East?
Water supplies have been contaminated by the chemicals through runoff from the fields.
Use of chemical fertilizers means that crops must be watered constantly.
Enormous amounts of water must be used to produce chemical fertilizers.
Which of the following is NOT true about the water supply in the Middle East?
Dams are used to solve the water supply problem throughout the Middle East.
countries have almost no water because they are made up of deserts.
Some countries must share their water supply.
What canal was built to enhance shipping routes in North Africa and Southwest Asia?
Suez Canal
Nile River
Tigris River
Why is the population of deserts in the Middle East low?
There are too many wetlands.
There is limited access to water.
There is limited access to oil.
Rivers are used as routes for trade in the Middle East. Which of the follow is not a river in the Middle East that is used for this purpose?
Jordan River
Tigris River
Yellow River
Which of these is a characteristic of an ethnic group but not a religious group?
sharing the same belief system
attending the same place of worship
speaking the same language
The major beliefs of all followers of Islam are found in the —
Torah
Qur'an
The Bible
Why is the New Testament considered a sacred text for Christians?
It is about the life and teachings of Jesus.
It discusses the fundamental belief of reincarnation.
It supports the polytheistic beliefs of the Roman Empire.
Which of the following is not one of the three major religions practiced in the Middle East?
Hinduism
Islam
Christianity
What is the main belief that distinguishes the Christianity from Judaism?
Only Christians believe in life after death.
Christians believe that Jesus was the Messiah or savior.
Only Judaism accepted and believed in the Ten Commandments.
Which of the following is NOT a commonality among Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?
The three religions are divided into smaller groups or sects.
All Three religions originated in the Middle East.
All three religions accept Jesus as the "Son of God".
Which statement is true about a country with a democratic form of government?
A centralized power controls the government.
Citizens can participate in government.
The government makes all economic decisions.
Saudi Arabia has an autocratic monarchy. Who has the ultimate power in Saudi Arabia?
The people
The king
The president
In Israel's parliamentary democracy
The Prime Minister is chosen by the party that wins the most seats in the national assembly
A single political party makes all of the decisions
The Prime Minister is selected from the ruling family
Which statement describes a presidential democracy?
The president is directly in charge of legislative and judicial branches.
The executive branch is constitutionally independent of the legislative and judicial branches.
The executive branch is led by a cabinet.
Which branch of government is responsible for making and carrying out laws in a parliamentary system of government?
Executive
Legislative
Governor
In a presidential system of government, how is a president chosen?
By the political party with the most representatives in the legislature
By a majority vote of the legislature
In a separate vote from the one that chooses the legislature
In certain economic systems, cultural customs and inherited beliefs determine what the economy produces and how different products are made. What type of economic system is this?
Market
Command
Traditional
A market economy is very different from a command economy. Which of the following is found in a market economy?
Competition.
Government control of agriculture.
Guaranteed yearly pay raises.
What do the economic systems of Israel and Saudi Arabia have in common?
They have the least economic freedom when compared to other Middle Eastern countries.
The governments control most industries such as airlines, railroads, and communication industries.
They have both invested in advanced technologies.
Why did the United States enter the Persian Gulf conflict?
to seize capital resources from Kuwait
to save ancient artifacts in Iraq and Kuwait
to aid Kuwait after it was invaded by Iraq
Which of these describes a reason for the continuing conflicts in Southwest Asia?
A Foreign governments want to spread communism in the region.
Different religious groups have made claims to the land.
different ethnic groups claim to control the salt mines.
All of the following are ways to invest in human capital and increase a countries gross domestic product, or GCP, except
Military
Education
Training of labor force
Which of the following does not influence a country's GDP (Gross Domestic Product)?
capital goods
entrepreneurs
natural resources
All of these influence GDP.
How has Israel's lack of oil affected that country's economy?
The Israeli economy depends on technology rather than natural resources such as oil.
Israel has little industry due to their lack of oil.
The Israeli economy is built around large-scale farming.
Which of these led to European partitioning in Southwest Asia (Middle East)?
the end of the Holocaust
the start of World War II
the breakup of the Ottoman Empire
Who was responsible for establishing the boundaries of new countries created in the
Middle East following World War I?
Ottoman rulers
Middle Eastern governments
European politicians
Why did the European partitioning in the Middle East lead to regional conflicts?
the boundaries focused primarily on the concerns of Israel
the boundaries were established with attention to cultural, historic, and religious beliefs
the boundaries paid little attention to the ethnic and religious groups living in the Middle East
the boundaries separated Muslims and Christians
Why did the United States enter the Persian Gulf conflict?
to save ancient artifacts in Iraq and Kuwait
to aid Kuwait after it was invaded by Iraq
to strengthen its alliance with Iraq
Why did the United States bomb and invade Afghanistan in 2001?
They believed the government was offering safety to al-Qaeda, the organization that attacked
the United States on September 11, 2001.
Afghanistan invaded the country of Kuwait and threatened the United States supply of oil.
The United Nations asked the United States to overthrow the Taliban governments of Afghanistan.
If an economy has a rating of 100 on the economic continuum, is it more command
leaning or market leaning?
Command-leaning
Market-leaning
Which of the following explanations would reflect a country with a mixed economy?
Prices and wages are solely regulated by a country’s government.
A combination of privately-owned industry and government control.
A country’s distribution of resources is based on inheritance.
What country is represented by the number 1 ?
Saudi Arabia
Israel
Turkey
What country is represented by #5 ?
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Iran
What country is represented by #6?
Israel
Kuwait
Afghanistan
What body of water is the letter A on?
Red Sea
Persian Gulf
Arabian Sea
What strait is represented by the letter B?
Strait of Hormuz
Gulf of Mexico
Tigris River
What happened to many Palestinians following the 1948 war with Israel?
Many became refugees and still live in refugee camps.
They established the independent country of Palestine.
They continued to live peacefully in the state of Israel
