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Middle East Test Review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the most strategically important man-made water way in this part of the world?

a)

Panama Canal

b)

Suez Canal

c)

Strait of Gibraltar

d)

Egypt Canal

2.

How do Muslims think of Jesus and Moses?

a)

as important as Muhammad

b)

as infidels sent by Satan

c)

as angels

d)

as prophets but not as important as Muhammad

3.

20 degrees north, 55 degrees west is an example of...

a)

geometric location

b)

relative location

c)

absolute location

d)

geographic location

4.

Which of the following is NOT one of the five themes of geography?

a)

location

b)

travel

c)

region

d)

human-environment interaction

5.

To which of the monotheistic religions is Jerusalem a "holy city?"

a)

Islam

b)

Christianity

c)

Judaism

d)

All of them

6.

What desert is the largest sandy desert in the world?

a)

An-Nafud

b)

Sahara

c)

Rub-al-Khali

d)

Dasht-e-Lut

7.

This body of water is the saltiest body of water in the world.

a)

Dead Sea

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Sea of Galillee

d)

Arabian Sea

8.

What ancient civilization grew up around the Nile River?

a)

Egypt

b)

Rome

c)

Persia

d)

Greece

9.

What is the biggest cultural influence in the Arab world?

a)

the religion of Islam

b)

the art of the United States

c)

the music of Europe

d)

the books of Africa

10.

Where are the Atlas Mountains located?

a)

Afghanistan

b)

North Africa

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Iran

11.

Which of the following nations is NOT located on the Arabian Peninsula?

a)

Saudi Arabia

b)

Yemen

c)

Tunisia

d)

Oman

12.

OPEC is an organization that directs the sale and production of WHAT commodity?

a)

gold

b)

corn

c)

oil

d)

diamonds

13.

This terrorist organization originated in Somalia.

a)

Hezbollah

b)

al-Quaeda

c)

al-Shabab

d)

ISIS

14.

This division of Islam contains the vast majority of practicing Muslims.

a)

Sunni

b)

Shia

c)

Christians

d)

Protestants

15.

The holy scriptures of Christians is the...

a)

Koran

b)

Bible

c)

Torah

d)

Book of Mormon

16.

A place in the desert where vegetation can and does grow due to the presence of an underground water supply.

a)

mosque

b)

oasis

c)

salt flat

d)

garden

17.

Places of worship for Muslims are known as...

a)

churches

b)

synagogues

c)

mosques

d)

temples

18.

A type of government that uses religious laws as the basis for all laws in a society is called...

a)

monotheistic

b)

theocratic

c)

polytheistic

d)

democratic

19.

The dietary laws that are part of Judaism are known by this name.

a)

cashmere

b)

kashrut

c)

paleo diet

d)

adkins

20.

The Christian belief that Jesus died and rose from the dead is known as the...

a)

crucifixion

b)

resurrection

c)

ascension

d)

assumption

21.

The Egyptians developed this form of writing that was very picture based.

a)

cuneiform

b)

cursive

c)

hieroglyphics

d)

pictionary

22.

This is a process of providing water to agriculture in the Middle East that helps to sustain the water supply.

a)

ocean farming

b)

drip irrigation

c)

rain

d)

spray irrigation

23.

The area between these two rivers was known as the “fertile crescent” and was the place where one of the earth’s earliest civilizations developed.

a)

Amazon & Mississippi

b)

Indus & Yangtze

c)

Tigris & Euphrates

d)

Nile & Jordan

24.

Which of the following deserts is located in Iran?

a)

Sahara

b)

Dasht-e-Lut

c)

Rub-al-Khali

d)

An-Nafud

25.

In what Arabian city was Muhammad born?

a)

Mecca

b)

Jerusalem

c)

Kabul

d)

London

26.

What group determined that the state of Israel would be the new national homeland for Jewish persons in 1948?

a)

PLO

b)

United Nations

c)

United States

d)

Hezbollah

27.

This term refers to Palestinian uprisings in the Occupied Territories against Israeli occupation.

a)

rebellions

b)

intifadas

c)

hezbollahs

d)

refusals

28.

Other than oil, this natural resource is perhaps the most valuable and important in the Arab world.

a)

potash

b)

gold

c)

water

d)

wheat

29.

Which of the following best describes the geography of the Arabian Peninsula and much of the Middle East?

a)

High mountain areas with year round snow

b)

Lush forests with lakes and rivers

c)

Dry desert lands with few permanent rivers

d)

Glaciers and tundra year round

30.

Because they do not have a physical location that is their territory, Palestinians are a(n) ____________

a)

ethnic group

b)

stateless nation

c)

nation-state

d)

territorial ethnicity

31.

The holy scriptures of people who practice Judaism is the...

a)

Torah

b)

Koran

c)

Bible

d)

Sayings of Confucius

32.

The Dome of the Rock is a mosque built on the site of ....

a)

the ancient Jewish temple

b)

the crucifixion of Jesus

c)

the resurrection of Jesus

d)

the giving of the Ten Commandments

33.

This type of facility is where crude oil is processed into gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, etc.

a)

refinery

b)

desalinization plant

c)

factory

d)

synagogue

34.

This term is used to specifically refer to the kings of ancient Egypt.

a)

Emperors

b)

Pharoahs

c)

Monarchs

d)

Rulers

35.

This is the term for the month of fasting from daybreak to sunset in the Muslim faith.

a)

Kashrut

b)

Ramadan

c)

Hajj

d)

Hunger Games

36.

This terrorist organization began and has committed atrocities in Nigeria.

a)

Boko Haram

b)

Hezbollah

c)

ISIS

d)

al-Shabab

37.

This narrow body of water controls access to the Persian Gulf where most of the world's oil is located.

a)

Strait of Gibraltar

b)

Strait of Hormuz

c)

Suez Canal

d)

Panama Canal

38.

1. A movement that developed to give a Jewish homeland located in Palestine to the Jews around the world.

a)

nationalism

b)

Zionism

c)

Right of Return

d)

United Nations

39.

1. An area of desert in which the moisture has evaporated and salt chemicals remain.

a)

sand dune

b)

salt flat

c)

oasis

d)

shoreline

40.

The laws which are the basis of the religion of Judaism. The term literally translates to “the path one walks.”

a)

Ramadan

b)

Halakah

c)

Intifada

d)

Hajj

41.

This term refers to the rapid growth of cities.

a)

ruralization

b)

urbanization

c)

population density

d)

movement

42.

This line is 0 degrees latitude and divides the earth in half north/south.

a)

tropic of capricorn

b)

equator

c)

prime meridian

d)

tropic of cancer

43.

This body of water is on the eastern side of the Arabian Peninsula and separates it from Africa.

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Arabian Sea

c)

Persian Gulf

d)

Red Sea

44.

Christians believe that Jesus was...

a)

the son of God and the Messiah

b)

a prophet on the same order as Muhammad

c)

a ordinary teacher who said wise things

d)

an apostle

45.

Which of the following IS NOT one of the occupied territories taken due to wars where Israel has built settlements since its founding in 1945.

a)

Gaza Strip

b)

West Bank

c)

Golan Heights

d)

Syria