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WorksheetsSW Asia unit review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What problems did the new boundaries cause as people found themselves living in newly created countries?
All of the new countries had a low standard of living.
The new countries included people who did not have much in common.
Most of the new countries were formed in the desert, so it was hard to find work.
People in the new countries could no longer practice their religion.
What generalization can be made about the relationship between national wealth (standard of living) and literacy?
Literacy is usually higher in wealthy countries.
There is no relationship between a country's wealth and its literacy rate.
Countries with oil wealth always have one of the highest literacy rates.
Literacy is always higher in wealthy countries.
Why is a tariff sometimes placed on imported goods?
It is a tax paid by the country selling the good.
A tariff protects local industries from lower priced goods made in other countries.
A tax placed on goods made by local manufacturers.
A tariff taxes goods shipped from one state to another.
Why did many countries in the United Nations feel it was right to create the state of Israel?
There was no one else living in the land.
Arab countries in the area supported the idea of a Jewish homeland in Palestine.
Many felt that Jews deserved help because they suffered so much in the Holocaust.
All national groups in the former Ottoman Empire were given homelands at that time
In a traditional economy, how are decisions made?
combination of consumers and government planners
consumers and the market
government planners
custom and habit
What area does Israel specialize?
medical technologies
scientific technologies
agricultural technologies
computer technologies
What is the similarity between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?
The three religions all believe in different gods.
All three religions accept Jesus as the savior.
Unlike Judaism, Christianity and Islam won new converts only by war and force.
They all consider Abraham as a prophet.
What led the US to bomb and invade Afghanistan in 2001 following the September 11 attacks?
Afghanistan was building nuclear weapons and the US wanted to put a stop to it.
The US believed Afghanistan's government was offering safety to al-Qaeda and Osama bin Laden.
The United Nations asked the US to overthrow the Taliban government.
Afghanistan invaded Kuwait and threatened the US' oil supply.
What is an ethnic group?
A group of people who share cultural ideas, beliefs, and language.
A group of people who share beliefs about an afterlife.
A group of people who have the ability to move around freely.
A group of people who live in the same country.
What role do the people play in a government that is a monarchy such as Saudi Arabia?
They have the power to vote a ruler out of office.
The people get to approve the laws made by the ruler.
They have little influence, as the king makes most decisions.
They are guaranteed certain rights by their written constitution.
Today, a major cause of conflict in Southwest Asia is fighting between which two groups over land?
Bedouins and Armenians
Persians and Iranians
Jews and Palestinians
Arabs and Egyptians
How does investing in human capital typically impact a country's Gross Domestic Product?
Someone who is always successful in whatever he attempts.
Educated workers doesn't hurt or help a country's GDP.
Educated workers typically have a positive impact on a country's GDP.
Educated workers negatively impacts a country's GDP because they are payed more money.
How has the building of dams created problems for countries sharing rivers in Southwest Asia?
Dams are too expensive to build to be practical.
Countries in Southwest Asia are not allowed to build dams along shared rivers.
Few countries have the technology needed to be able to build dams.
Dams limit the water available to countries further downstream.
What is the religion of most of the Kurds?
Judaism
Christianity
Islam (Shia)
Islam (Sunni)
Why do most economies in the world today operate somewhere between a market economy and command economy?
Most consumers want government control of the economy.
Government control makes a market economy more profitable.
Government control of some aspects of the economy has never been successful.
Most economies have found they need a mix of free market and some government control to be successful and protect consumers.
Which river is located at the letter G on the map?
Jordan
Tigris
Euphrates
Nile
What physical feature is located at the letter O?
Strait of Hormuz
Gaza Strip
Suez Canal
Persian Gulf
What physical feature is located at the letter L?
Persian Gulf
Strait of Hormuz
Red Sea
West Bank
What physical feature is located at the letter J?
Gaza Strip
Red Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Suez Canal
Which river is located at the letter I on the map?
Jordan
Euphrates
Tigris
Nile
