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WorksheetsMiddle East Review Quiz
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which country has an absolute monarchy type of government?
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Israel
Iran
Which country has a democratic type of government?
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Israel
Yemen
Which country has a theocracy?
Israel
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Iran
What is the largest climate zone in the Middle East?
Humid Equatorial
Tundra
Desert
Humid Temperate
How does the major climate zone of the Middle East impact the people living there?
It impacts their religion.
It impacts their language and education.
It impacts their technology.
It impacts where they live and access to fresh water.
Why is Israel called the Holy Land?
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all began there.
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all have important, sacred sites in Jerusalem.
Holy water was discovered there.
It is unbelievably beautiful there.
When the Jews were exiled (sent away) from Jerusalem, it is called the ____________.
Diaspora.
Zionism.
displacement.
disregard.
The nationalist call for Jews to have a country in their ancient homeland was called ____________.
Diaspora
Zionism
nationalism
patriotism
Which branch of Islam believes that only descendants of Muhammad can be religious leaders and interpret Islamic texts is called _________
Shia
Sunni
This branch of Islam believes everyone can interpret Islamic texts and that the most qualified should be leader.
Shia
Sunni
What does OPEC stand for?
Organization of Petroleum Exclusion Councils
Optimizing Petroleum Energy Committee
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Operation Petroleum Energy Constantly
Why is OPEC so powerful?
Control the price of oil because they control the supply of oil.
Choose which countries can buy oil.
Control the demand for oil.
Control the production of oil.
Why is oil so important in the Middle East?
Having oil makes countries famous!
Countries often build their economies on oil.
Oil is a good natural resource to have.
Oil is a nonrenewable resource so countries are happy to have some.
What was the Arab Spring Movement?
A new source of fresh water in the Arabian Desert.
A vacation package where tourists visit each of the springs in Saudi Arabia.
A series of protests by citizens against the authoritarian governments.
A marathon that happens in the early spring of each year in Saudi Arabia.
Which was NOT an outcome of the Arab Spring Movement?
Most countries have peaceful, democratic governments today.
The Civil War in Syria was actually because of the Arab Spring Movement.
Tunisia has seen the most positive change and held elections.
Many countries are more unstable now than before the Arab Spring Movement.
What is the goal of the Islamic State (IS)?
To help the Kurds gain independence.
To control the theft of oil.
To police the region and prevent conflict when at all possible.
To create an Islamic country called a caliphate.
Refugees have a major impact on countries. Why?
They have all they need so they buy very little which hurts the economy.
Refugees have few resources. Helping to provide for these needs stretches the country's resources.
Refugees bring everything they own so they require a great deal of space in the new country.
They impact all countries equally.
A means of finding location using Cardinal directions is called __________.
Absolute location
Relative location
The exact location of a place shown by using latitude and longitude coordinates or a street address is called _________.
Absolute location
Relative location
