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Africa and Southwest Asia

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Africa is a

a)

Continent

b)

Country

c)

County

d)

City

2.

An open-air market in Southwest Asia

a)

wadi

b)

Suq

c)

oasis

d)

griot

3.

What is the manmade waterway that connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea>

a)

Panama Canal

b)

Suez Canal

c)

Nile Delta

d)

Aswan Dam

4.

The Strait of Hormuz is closest to

a)

United Arab Eremites

b)

Egypt

c)

Turkey

d)

South Africa

5.

The large arid region of northern Africa is

a)

The Sahara

b)

The Namib Desert

c)

South Africa

d)

Lake Victoria

6.

Which of these economic activities of Africa and SW Asia is a a primary economic activity?

a)

Camel herding in Ethiopia

b)

Technology production in Israel

c)

Shipping in Cape Town, South Africa

d)

Nuclear research in Iran

7.

A wadi is a

a)

religious building

b)

a dry riverbed

c)

an area of swift moving water in a river

d)

a form of art used in windows

8.

Which religion does not consider Jerusalem a sacred city?

a)

Judaism

b)

Christianity

c)

Islam

d)

Hinduism

9.

The Hutus and Tutsis had a brutal conflict after the end of European

a)

capitalism

b)

communism

c)

colonialism

10.

Which of these explains why Sub-Saharan African countries may experience more economic growth in the future?

a)

A large number of landlocked countries

b)

Lack of infrastructure

c)

Few natural harbors

d)

Abundance of natural resources

11.

Which of these is a cultural artifact of Sub-Saharan Africa?

a)

Stained glass windows

b)

Wooden masks

c)

Sumavars

d)

Religious beliefs

12.

The city in Sudan where the White Nile River and Blue Nile River form the Nile River is

a)

Cairo

b)

Nairobi

c)

Karthoum

d)

Tehran

13.

Saudi Arabia is the largest exporter of

a)

Gold

b)

Technology

c)

Oil

d)

Water

14.

Many Southwest Asian countries that export oil are members of which international organization?

a)

NAFTA

b)

EU

c)

OPEC

d)

AU

15.

Nairobi National Park is an example of a

a)

place with pyramids

b)

a nature reserve

c)

the Sahel

d)

a rainforest

16.

Apartheid was a policy of racial segregation in which country?

a)

South Africa

b)

Turkey

c)

Iraq

d)

Egypt

17.

People who are forced to leave their country without hope of returning are called

a)

Internally displaced persons

b)

immigrants

c)

slaves

d)

refugees

18.

Refugees flee their countries for all of the following reasons except

a)

environmental disasters

b)

poltical conflict

c)

ethnic conflict

d)

lack of job opportunities