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Middle East & Northern Africa

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?

a)

Sahara Desert

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

Suez Canal

d)

Rocky Mountains

2.

Which of these is a continent?

a)

Asia

b)

Arabian Desert

c)

Nile Delta

d)

Egypt

3.

The Tigris and Euphrates are two main ______________ in the Middle East

a)

mountain ranges

b)

river systems

c)

continental plates

d)

cities

4.

The Nile River is located in which country?

a)

Egypt

b)

Iraq

c)

Iran

d)

Saudi Arabia

5.

Which country is represented by the letter B on the map?

a)

Yemen

b)

Iraq

c)

Iran

d)

Saudi Arabia

6.

What causes desertification?

a)

Humans

b)

pollution

c)

Over grazing

d)

Wars

7.

Why was the Suez Canal built?

a)

To not trade

b)

to travel

c)

to Trade

8.

What is the largest country in the middle east

a)

Saudi Arabia

b)

Iran

c)

Iraq

9.
What are two main resources of North Africa? 
a)
Fishing and Timber
b)
Fossil Fuels and Minerals
c)
Oil and Farming
d)
Mining and Factories
10.
What is the major export of countries in the Middle East? 
a)
Manufactured Goods
b)
Cotton
c)
Leather
d)
Oil
11.
What connects the Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea? 
a)
Strait of Gibralter
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Indian Ocean
d)
Suez Canal
12.
Where is the most sacred place in the world for Muslims?
a)
Mecca
b)
Medina
c)
Jerusalem
d)
Kaaba
13.
Which is the Jewish holiday for New Year?
a)
Ramadan
b)
Yom Kippur
c)
Rash Hashana
d)
Good Friday
14.
Which Middle Eastern country speaks Arabic, practices Islam, and has a large desert with no rivers?
a)
Israel
b)
Egypt
c)
Saudi Arabia
d)
Iraq
15.
Which is NOT a similarity between Islam, Judaism, and Christianity? 
a)
Monotheistic
b)
Holy sites in the Middle East
c)
Polytheistic
16.

What is the religion based on the life & teaching of Jesus?

a)

Communism

b)

Immigration

c)

Judiasm

d)

Christianity

17.

People moving from one region to another region is called:

a)

ethnic divisions

b)

cultural diffusion

c)

immigration

d)

christianity

18.

Success of commercial farming in the middle east relies heavily on_____________________.

a)

Irrigation

b)

Foreign Aid

c)

Desert Conditions

d)

Nomadic Herding

19.

The Suez Canal is an example of:

a)

old ways meet new ways

b)

a way to unite three continents

c)

a transportation corridor

d)

a cultural belief

20.

This process is known as ___________________.

a)

freezing water

b)

water intake

c)

irrigation

d)

desalination

21.

"THE SUCCESS OF COMMERCIAL FARMING IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN RELIES HEAVILY ON IRRIGATION."

a)

True - because the region is mostly desert

b)

False - because the region is very humid and tropical

c)

True - because the climate is warm and rainy

d)

False - because the region is mountainous and cold

22.

According the the map, Algeria's largest natural resource is:

a)

Coal

b)

Iron Ore

c)

Oil & Natural Gas

d)

Diamonds

23.

What is NOT a fact about the Dead Sea?

a)

The Dead Sea is 1,237 feet deep, making it the deepest hypersaline sea in the world.

b)

Because of the high salt concentration, people can float easily due to the natural buoyancy.

c)

The Dead Sea is a popular commercial fishing location in the middle east.

d)

Salt is a major export and is mined from the Dead Sea

24.

The primary language and culture of the Arab world.

a)

Arabic

b)

English

c)

Hieroglyphics

d)

Sanskrit

25.

The three main religions in the middle east are ______________.

a)

Judaism, Sanskrit, & Cooties

b)

Christianity, Islam & Taoism

c)

Islam, Christianity, & Judaism

d)

None of the Above