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Middle East & N. Africa

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What major river runs through Egypt?
a)
Tigris
b)
Nile
c)
Euphrates
d)
Huron
2.
What natural resource has brought significant business investment to the middle east?
a)
Oil
b)
Coal
c)
Water
d)
Good soil
3.

What important natural resource can be found throughout the Persian Gulf area?

a)

water

b)

oil/petroleum

c)

diamonds

d)

arable cropland

4.

The predominant religion of the Middle East is _____________.

a)

Christianity

b)

Catholicism

c)

Islam

d)

Animism

5.

What word means to believe in many gods?

a)

Polytheism

b)

Monotheism

c)

Atheism

d)

Buddhism

6.

What is the belief in one god called?

a)

Polytheism

b)

Monotheism

c)

Atheism

d)

Buddhism

7.
A type of government where church and state are NOT separate. The head of the government is also the head of the religion.
a)
democracy
b)
communism
c)
theocracy
d)
oligarchy
8.

The Middle East is covered mostly by _______________.

a)

Desert

b)

Mountains

c)

Grasslands

d)

Tundra

9.

Most Middle Eastern countries suffer from a lack of _______________.

a)

Music

b)

Water

c)

Oil

d)

Sand

10.

This map best represents –

a)

North Africa

b)

Southwest Asia

c)

Central Asia

d)

all of the above

11.

This map best represents –

a)

North Africa

b)

Southwest Asia

c)

Central Asia

d)

none of the above

12.

Judaism, Christianity, & Islam are all?

a)

Monotheistic

b)

Polytheistic

c)

Multi-Religion

d)

Moonotheistic

13.

What religion is associated with this symbol

a)

Christianity

b)

Judaism

c)

Islam

d)

Hindu

14.

What religion is associated with this symbol?

a)

Judaism

b)

Christianity

c)

Islam

d)

Buddahism

15.

What religion is associated with this symbol

a)

Christianity

b)

Judaism

c)

Islam

16.

What could be the name of this chart?

a)

Cause and effect of deserts

b)

Cause and effects of water resources

c)

Cause and effects of hot weather

d)

Cause and effect of culture

17.

What are the primary colors of M.E. and N. African flags?

a)

Red, Blue, Green, White

b)

Red, Black, Green, White

c)

Red, Brown, Green, White

d)

Red, Gold, Brown, White

18.

The color green on M.E. and N. African flags generally represent which religion?

a)

Islam

b)

Christianity

c)

Judaism

d)

Hinduism

19.
Three religions were created in the Middle East. They are:
a)
Buddism, Islam, Hinduism
b)
Buddism, Christianity, Hinduism
c)
Judaism, Christianity, Islam
d)
Islam, Buddism, Hinduism
20.

How are some Middle Eastern countries dealing with a water shortage?

a)

Drinking only tea and coffee

b)

Desalination plants (take salt out of ocean water)

c)

OPEC turns oil into drinking water

d)

They built a canal to import freshwater from Africa

21.

Converts sea water to drinking water by removing salt

a)

Conflict

b)

Oil Drilling

c)

Desalination

d)

Canals

22.
A shortage of fresh drinking water exists in the Middle East because:
a)
There are many deserts and it doesn't rain much in the region
b)
There is a growing population that requires more water
c)
The vast majority of available freshwater is used for agriculture 
d)
All of the above
23.

The main idea of the paragraph above is

a)

The wars in the Middle East are very short and efficient.

b)

Israel has led a war against Arab nations.

c)

There are many conflicts for many reasons in the Middle East.

d)

The United Nations is dominated by the United States.

24.
Which of these natural resources is in extremely short supply in the Middle East?
a)
Water
b)
Coal
c)
Iron
d)
Oil
25.

Which best describes the climate of much of Southwest Asia?

a)

Hot and dry

b)

Windy and cold

c)

Tropical and rainy

d)

Moderate and cool

26.

The Middle East is often referred to as the "crossroads of the world" because it connects which three continents?

a)

North America, Europe, Asia

b)

Asia, Africa, Europe

c)

South America, Europe, Asia

d)

Africa, North America, Europe

27.

Which of the following is related to GEOGRAPHY? (TWO answers)

a)

Rivers and mountains

b)

Moon and stars

c)

Deserts and plains

28.

Which of the following is NOT a connection to religion?

a)

Christianity

b)

Belief System

c)

Rivers

29.

Which of the following is a connection to ACHIEVEMENT? (multiple answers)

a)

A country electing a new President

b)

Inventing Writing

c)

navigating across the Atlantic Ocean

30.

Politics is related to... (TWO answers)

a)

Leaders of countries and empires

b)

Government responsibilites

c)

Planting crops

31.

Which of the following terms is related to economics? (TWO answers)

a)

Current

b)

Currency

c)

taxes

32.

This image represents which historical aspect?

a)

Geography

b)

Religion

c)

Social Structure

33.

The image here represents what historical theme?

a)

Geography

b)

Achievement

c)

Political

34.

The image shown here is connected to which Historical theme?

a)

Religion

b)

Social System

c)

Geography

35.

Society's beliefs about morals and afterlife

a)

Geography

b)

Religion

c)

Achievements

36.

Buying and selling goods, trading for what you need

a)

Achievements

b)

Politics

c)

Economy

37.

The Egyptian Pyramids, The Eiffel Tower, and the heads on Easter Island are all examples of:

a)

Economy

b)

Religion

c)

Achievements

38.

Muslims take time to perform one of their 5 daily prayers.

a)

Religion

b)

Social Classes

c)

Economy

39.

The USA lands the first man on the moon in 1969.

a)

Achievements

b)

Geography

c)

Culture

40.

Government, Military and Laws belong in which GRAPES category?

a)

Religion

b)

Social Structure

c)

Politics

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