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WorksheetsSW Asia Final Exam Review
Total questions: 69
Worksheet time: 46mins
1. What is desalination?
The process of bringing water to dry land, especially for growing crops.
The process of removing salt and other chemicals from seawater.
The process of collecting water from underground aquifers
The process of flooding rivers to help crops grow
What does OPEC stand for?
Official Petroleum Expecting Continents
Oil and Petroleum Exporting Continents
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Oil Planning and Environmental Committee
Why does OPEC play a powerful role in the world economy today?
OPEC membership includes many oil companies owned by firms in the United States
OPEC builds dams along rivers shared by several countries
This organization is part of the United Nations
OPEC controls the price and supply of oil in the world market
Which countries are the most oil-rich in Southwestern Asia?
Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia
Jordan, Israel, Syria, Lebanon
Iraq, Kuwait, Israel, Lebanon
Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Israel
How has the use of chemical fertilizers affected water supplies in many countries in Southwest Asia (Middle East)?
The use of chemical fertilizers means crops must be watered constantly
Water supplies have been contaminated by the chemicals through runoff from the fields
Chemical fertilizers help take the salt out of water supplies in Southwest Asia (Middle East)
Enormous amounts of water must be used to produce chemical fertilizers
Why aren’t desalination and drip irrigation used more in Southwest Asia (Middle East)?
These technologies are very expensive for countries to use
Few countries in Southwest Asia have access to seawater
Drip irrigation is not very effective in the hot, dry climate
Ancient methods of irrigation are much more effective and helpful
How has the building of dams created problems for countries sharing rivers in Southwest Asia?
Countries in Southwest Asia are not allowed to build dams along shared rivers
Dams are too expensive to build
Few countries have the technology to build dams
Dams limit the water available to countries further downstream
How does the leader come to power in Saudi Arabia?
He inherits power through birth.
He is selected by a small group of Islamic leaders.
He has a ceremonial position but no real authority.
He is selected from the legislature.
Which country is the list referring to?
- president is current head of state
- prime minister is current head of government
- president is from the legislature
- president nominates prime minister
- prime minister is approved by vote of confidence from legislature
Turkey
Israel
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Israel elects the legislature and they select the prime minister. This makes Israel what type of government?
Theocratic Republic
Autocratic Monarchy
Presidential Democracy
Parliamentary Democracy
Why is specialization so valuable to international trade today?
Most countries only make one product really well.
Specialization allows people to do a better job at producing what they make best and trade for the things they need.
It keeps the prices low on imported goods.
It limits the amount of agriculture a country allows.
Saudi Arabia specializes in the production of:
Oil and olives
Olives and grapes
Natural gas and oil
Livestock
Israel has specialized in the area of technology because:
It has few natural resources.
It has a poorly educated population.
The money earned is used to support the military.
The country has little in the way of fishing.
The economies of Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey can best be described as:
Traditional
Command
Market
Mixed
What is the definition of Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?
The sum of all the goods and services a country produces in a year
The sum of all goods imported within a year
The sum of taxes collected in a year
The sum of all goods produced by entrepreneurs in a year
Which of the following country’s businesses have the least amount of government control?
Israel
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Syria
How are tariffs and quotas are alike?
They are trade barriers that restrict or limit trade between countries.
They completely stop trade between countries.
They increase trade between countries.
They make trading a lot easier between countries.
In 1973, certain countries stopped exporting oil to the United States in protest against the US support of Israel. What type of trade barrier is this?
mountain
tariff
quota
embargo
What is the relationship between literacy rate and standard of living?
There is no effect on the standard of living.
The higher the literacy rate the higher the standard of living.
The standard of living is independent of literacy rate.
Low literacy rate creates a higher standard of living.
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 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 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.
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
What is the religion of most of the Kurds?
Judaism
Christianity
Islam (Shia)
Islam (Sunni)
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
How did Arabs living in Palestine feel about the new state of Israel?
They were unaffected by the new state.
They supported it.
They rejected it and thought it was unfair to them.
They were unhappy but agreed to work it out.
Which country did Saddam Hussein rule?
Israel
Iraq
Iran
Turkey
Which city is a holy city for Jews, Christians and Muslims?
Jerusalem
Mecca
Medina
Bethlehem
What issue led to the split between the Sunni and Shia in Islam?
The Shia wanted to change the direction of prayer to Jerusalem rather than Mecca.
Arguments began over what should be included in the five pillars.
They disagreed over who should lead the Muslim community after the death of Muhammad.
The Shia believed only Arabs could be Muslims.
What are the Five Pillars?
The five basic obligations that Muslims are supposed to meet in their lives.
The five basic beliefs shared by Jews, Christians, and Muslims.
The five columns that support the roof of the Ka’aba.
The first five books of the Quran.
Which best describes the religion of those who call themselves Arabs?
All Arabs are Sunni Muslims.
Most Arabs are Jews.
Most Arabs are Muslim, but there are also Christians and those of other faiths.
The majority of Arabs are Shia Muslim.
Which three major religions originated in Southwest Asia?
Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism
Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism
Judaism, Christianity, Islam
Buddhism, Shintoism, Hinduism
Founded by Jesus, holy book is the Bible, monotheistic, belief that Jesus is the Messiah: These statements describe which religion?
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
What country is shaded in black?
Israel
Egypt
Oman
Yemen
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Israel
Which are connected by the Strait of Hormuz?
the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea
the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea
the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea
the Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf
Turkey’s building a dam on the Euphrates to protect and ensure their water supply had what effect on the neighboring country of Iraq?
led to an increase in oil export
decreased available shipping routes from the Persian Gulf
decreased the amount of travel on the respective waterways
led to the unequal distribution of water
Why is the Suez Canal so important to international shipping?
The Suez Canal is the only way for ships to get out of the Persian Gulf.
The Suez Canal is Iraq's only waterway leading into the Persian Gulf.
The Suez Canal makes it possible to get from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea without sailing all the way around Africa.
The Suez Canal connects the Jordan River to the Persian Gulf, making it less expensive to ship oil to other parts of Southwest Asia.
The area that is nicknamed “Kurdistan” due to the number of Kurds living there is located in
In Iran and the region near the Caspian Sea
The mountainous region of Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria
The mountainous region of Afghanistan
They are located throughout the Arabian Peninsula
The major ethnic group living in Saudi Arabia is
Arab
Jewish
Armenian
Kurdish
The majority of Iranians consider themselves to be
Kurdish.
Jewish.
Persian.
Arab.
Which person is a common figure in the origins of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?
Jesus
Abraham
Confucius
Mohammad
How did European involvement in Southwest Asia impact the region after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire?
Many Europeans immigrated to SW Asia
Countries in SW Asia modeled their governments on European governments
Political borders were decided by Europeans without considering the political and historical connections in the region
Europeans in SW Asia established a long period of peace and improved relations with non-Muslim western nations.
Which two countries divided the Middle East into countries after World War I?
Britain and France
Britain and Canada
France and Spain
France and Germany
What led to the end of the Ottoman Empire at the close of World War I?
the Ottomans were on the losing side of the war, along with Germany and Italy
the people in the empire were starving because a long drought had ruined agriculture
the Ottoman government was overthrown by a revolt of factory workers who were unemployed when the war ended
the empire spent too much money on buildings and new roads and went bankrupt
Who drew the boundaries of the new countries created from the Ottoman Empire at the end of World War I?
United States
European politicians
Ottoman rulers
Middle Eastern governments
Who was in charge of Iraq when it invaded Kuwait?
Saddam Hussein
the Taliban
Osama bin Laden
What country did Iraq invade in 1990?
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
