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Modern Middle East

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Converts sea water to drinking water by removing salt

a)

Conflict

b)

Oil Drilling

c)

Desalination

d)

Canals

2.

Which of the following is an example of conflict

a)

Turkey helping Israel find drinkable water

b)

Turkey arguing with Iraq over borders

c)

Iran and Iraq working together to fight terrorists

3.

Most conflict in the Middle East is over

a)

Oil

b)

Water

c)

Religion and Land

d)

OPEC and Land

4.

The Israeli/Palestinian conflict is over

a)

Land

b)

Religion

c)

Water

d)

Oil

5.

Protesting is an example of:

a)

Conflict

b)

Cooperation

6.

Most people practice the Islam in the Middle East

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Arabic is the official language of the Middle East

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Arabic is the most widely spoken language in the Middle East

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Most countries in the Middle East are:

a)

Developed (1st World Nations)

b)

Developing (3rd World Nations)

10.

Which product accounts for the high GDPs of Saudi Arabia and The UAE

a)

Water

b)

Oil

c)

Sand

d)

Technology

11.

Which of the following would be an example of humans adapting to their environment

a)

Building a dam to stop water

b)

Polluting the air by driving cars

c)

Wearing a coat when it get's cold outside

12.

Desalination is an example of

a)

Human Environment Interaction

b)

Place

c)

Location

d)

Region

13.

What would be an advantage of OPEC

a)

Relying on other countries

b)

having a say in the amount of oil supplied worldwide

c)

keeping the oil price steady

d)

all of the above

14.

What would be a disadvantage to being a member of OPEC

a)

member countries are not allowed to set their own prices for oil

b)

OPEC is only middle eastern countries

c)

it makes oil prices too high

d)

consumers cannot but oil at low prices

15.

Countries trading with each other is an example of

a)

Independence

b)

Conflict

c)

Interdependence

d)

OPEC

16.

Drilling for oil is an example of humans modifying their environment because

a)

it creates air pollution

b)

oil spills can harm plant and animal life

c)

it changes the earth

d)

all of the above