WorksheetsMiddle East & Sub-Saharan Africa
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 29mins
Why is there a very little population in the desert?
Cause there is a lack of water
Not enough land
too much land
Why have some countries experienced economic growth in the Middle East?
Too little oil
0 Oil everywhere
Too much oil.
Why was the Suez Canal built?
To not trade
to travel
to Trade
What is the largest country in the middle east
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Iraq
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all began in Southwest Asia.
True
False
_______________ was an important prophet for all three religions from the Middle East.
Allah
God
Abraham
Christians believe that ___________ is the Messiah.
Muhammad
Abraham
Jesus
Islam followers are called _______________.
Christians
Muslims
Jews
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are all _____________ religions.
Polytheist, more than one God
Monotheistic, one God
What rivers are located in Iraq?
Nile and Jordan Rivers
Nile and Tigris Rivers
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Jordan and Euphrates Rivers
Which one is a pillar of the Islam faith?
Pilgrimage
Going to Jerusalem
Talking with a priest
Sharing your faith with another person
Which scenario is an example of women in Arabic culture?
A group of women went out to the nightclub and danced.
Jillian decided she was going to keep her hair down and go to the beach in her bathing suit.
In the village square, Amanda spoke out against a tyrant.
Maria wanted to travel to the airport, but she had to get permission from her brother first.
What is the prime reason Palestine and Israel are fighting?
Each group feels they have rights to the area as their homeland.
Superior Religion
Allowing immigrants
Alliance with other nations
Which land feature is circled in Red?
Arabian Sea
Dead Sea
Arabian Peninsula
Persian Gulf
There is little to no clean water in Sub-Saharan Africa.
true
false
Much of Sub-Saharan Africa has a _______ infant mortality rate and a _______ literacy rate.
high, high
low, high
high, low
Which of the following natural resources are found in abundance in Africa?
corn and beans
diamonds and minerals
fresh water and rice
The destruction of land and spread of the desert is called--
nomadic herding
subsistence farming
desertification
True or False: Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King, Jr. preferred nonviolent protests.
True
False
True or False: Non-whites during apartheid in South Africa had better jobs than whites
True
False
Which is one reason for conflict in Africa?
Ethnic rivalries
endangered animals
famine
The cartoon is showing?
patriotism
colonization
republic
Bill of Rights
The Tutsis can best be described by:
Being rich in cattle
Being interested in developing the mountain side
Growing crops
The RPF stands for:
Rwandan Patriotic Front
Rwandan Police Force
Rwandan Paramilitary Force
Rwandan Peace Front
The two major ethnic groups in Rwanda are:
Hera and Tari
Hutu and Tari
Hutu and Tulsi
Hutu and Tutsi
Many people around the world agreed with the formation of the state of Israel because of the events associated with
D-Day
Pearl Harbor
the Holocaust
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Since the creation of Israel in 1948
the nations of the Middle East have worked together peacefully
there have been ongoing conflicts between Israel and the Arab world
the United Nations has acted as the central government in the region
Israel has helped the nations in the region form democratic governments
Process of removing salt and other chemicals from saltwater.
irrigation
desertification
desalination
drought
OPEC
Organization of Oil Producing Countries
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Organization of Oil People Communities
Organization of Oil and Petroleum Exporting Countries
Why is desalination not used everywhere?
its not possible
the technology has not been discovered
it is expensive and you need a coast line
it is used in every country
Some of the most oil rich nations in the WORLD!!!
Mexico; Japan; Russia
Greenland; Finland; China
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, Iran
Alaska; Syria; Israel
Irrigation
Underground tunnels in Southwest Asia that bring water from the hills to dry plains
The process of removing salt and other chemicals from the salt water
The process of using salt water for drinking water
Providing water for crops
"In SW Asia, land and religion are major sources of __________."
