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GS - North Africa & Southwest Asia (Middle East)

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This is the area in which the Arabic language originated

a)

Mediterranean

b)

Europe

c)

Arabian Peninsula

d)

Siberia

2.

The Islamic holy book

a)

Quran

b)

Torah

c)

New Testament

d)

Ramadan

3.

Group of oil producing countries

a)

Quran

b)

NAFTA

c)

OPEC

d)

NATO

4.

Hebrew Religious text

a)

Quran

b)

Torah

c)

New Testament

d)

Ramadan

5.

This is a way of life for people living in the steppe climate zone

a)

Mining

b)

Pastoralism

c)

Growing crops

d)

Tourism

6.

The Aswan High Dam prevents this soil from reaching the Nile Rive Delta

a)

wadi

b)

alluvial

c)

phosphate

d)

highland

7.

Which of the following groups consider Jerusalem a holy city?

a)

Christians and Jews

b)

Muslims and Jews

c)

Christians, Muslims, and Jews

d)

Jews, Buddhists, and Hindus

8.

These make up most of the people in North Africa, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia

a)

Armenians

b)

Egyptians

c)

Christians

d)

Muslims

9.

______________________________ in North Africa, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia

a)

Early people domesticated animals

b)

Many Muslims today live

c)

Many ancient cultures arose

d)

All of these

10.

This was the ancient capital of the Israelites

a)

Jordan

b)

Jerusalem

c)

Tehran

d)

Makkah

11.

The _________________ want an independent state of their own in the West Bank and Gaza Strip areas.

a)

Israelis

b)

Christians

c)

Palestinians

d)

Kurds

12.

The Aswan High Dam is located on the ______________ River

a)

Tigris

b)

Euphrates

c)

Jordan

d)

Nile

e)

Amazon

13.

Most of the people of North Africa, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia live

a)

in the highlands of Iran, Iraq, and Kuwait

b)

near the Caspian Sea

c)

above the Aswan High Dam

d)

near an ocean, sea, or river

14.

This is the Arabian Peninsula on the map

a)

C

b)

A

c)

D

d)

F

15.

This is the Red Sea on the map

a)

B

b)

D

c)

F

d)

G

16.

This is the Persian Gulf (sometimes called the Arabian Gulf) on the map

a)

B

b)

F

c)

G

d)

H

17.

This is the Caspian Sea on the map

a)

D

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

18.

This is the Black Sea on the map

a)

D

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

19.

This is Iran on the map

a)

C

b)

E

c)

F

d)

L

20.

This is Istanbul on the map

a)

A

b)

B

c)

E

d)

H

21.

This is Israel on the map

a)

C

b)

D

c)

F

d)

H

22.

This is Tehran on the map

a)

A

b)

B

c)

G

d)

J

23.

This is the Suez Canal on the map

a)

C

b)

F

c)

K

d)

L

24.

This is Cairo on the map

a)

B

b)

E

c)

G

d)

K