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North Africa and Southwest Asia

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Kurds are people who struggle to find ________.

a)

enough food

b)

jobs

c)

an independent homeland

2.

After World War I, which country did NOT gain part of the land of the Kurds?

a)

Saudi Arabia

b)

Iraq

c)

Iran

d)

Turkey

3.

What is the principal religion of the Kurds?

a)

Shiite

b)

Sunni Islam

c)

Christianity

d)

Judaism

4.

Which country annexed Cyprus after World War 1?

a)

United States

b)

Turkey

c)

Germany

d)

Britain

5.

When did Cyprus become an independent nation?

a)

August 16, 1960

b)

July 4, 1776

c)

December 25, 2002

d)

October 31, 1945

6.

Which of the following is the Arabic word for student?

a)

ban

b)

taleb

c)

pupil

7.

The Taliban are fundamentalist ______________.

a)

Evangelical Christians

b)

Haredi Jews

c)

Sunni Muslims

d)

Buddhists

8.

Which of the following is the Taliban's historically inaccurate version of Islamic law?

a)

Sharia

b)

Flora

c)

Isthmic

d)

Solemn

9.

An _____________ is an area where a spring bubbles at the surface.

a)

ayatollah

b)

mirage

c)

oasis

10.

A _______________ is a country governed by religious law.

a)

democracy

b)

theocracy

c)

autocracy

d)

monarchy

11.

What does OPEC stand for?

a)

Original Petroleum Energy Countries

b)

Only Petroleum Excess Countries

c)

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

12.

What are Bedouins?

a)

Nomadic herders

b)

Peasant farmers

c)

Slave laborers

13.

What is the name for groundwater that is not being replaced by rainwater?

a)

oasis

b)

fossil water

c)

evaporated water

14.

What is the name for the peasant farmers in Southwest Asia?

a)

Serfs

b)

Bedouins

c)

Fellahin

15.

Who are the religious leaders of the highest authority among Shia Muslims?

a)

Ayatollahs

b)

Priests

c)

Rabbis

16.

What is Loya Jirga?

a)

a traditional type of dance

b)

a form of government

c)

a traditional council

17.

What are the open air markets called?

a)

Souks

b)

Sheiks

c)

Steeps

18.

At a free port, almost no ___________ are placed on the goods unloaded there from other places.

a)

penalties

b)

taxes

c)

transfer fees

19.

What does WMD stand for?

a)

worldwide meltdown

b)

weapons of mass destruction

c)

world mass distance

20.

What are the two most important natural resources in the Persian Gulf?

a)

oil and water

b)

gold and silver

c)

natural gas and oil

21.

Which rivers are the main sources of water in Iraq.

a)

Nile

b)

Amazon

c)

Tigris

d)

Euphrates

22.

Which country produces more desalinized water than any other country

a)

Iraq

b)

Iran

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Egypt

23.

How much oil does Saudi Arabia produce in the Persian Gulf

a)

8.25 million barrels

b)

100 million barrels

c)

8.25 thousand barrels

d)

100 thousand barrels

24.

Which food does the Muslim religion forbid?

a)

chicken

b)

beef

c)

pork

d)

lamb

25.

The region's politics and concern for the future center around these 3 themes...

a)

Oil wealth

b)

Desire to preserve the traditional authority of traditional leaders

c)

Natural gas drilling

d)

Role of Islam in a modernizing world

26.

Who is the world's largest oil producer?

a)

Iraq

b)

Saudi Arabia

c)

Iran

d)

Yemen

27.

Who influences oil prices and how much is produced?

a)

The Peace Corps

b)

The United Nations

c)

OPEC

d)

WMD

28.

What kind of government does Iran currently have?

a)

Monarchy

b)

Democracy

c)

Autocracy

d)

Theocracy

29.

Who ruled Iraq until 2003?

a)

Menachin Begin

b)

Osama Bin Ladin

c)

Saddam Hussein

d)

King Faisel I

30.

What is the name of the conflict in which the United States lead a coalition to drive back Iraqi forces in Kuwait?

a)

The Persian Gulf War

b)

The Vietnam War

c)

The War Against Terror

d)

World War II

31.

When did the Taliban take control in Afghanistan?

a)

1960s

b)

1970s

c)

1980s

d)

1990s

32.

Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians live as ______________ in other countries like Jordan and Lebanon.

a)

refugees

b)

hostages

c)

illegal immigrants

33.

Which country has absorbed Jewish immigrants from all over the world?

a)

Iraq

b)

Israel

c)

Iran

d)

Oman

34.

Which countries are mad about the network of dams and irrigation canals that Turkey is building on the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?

a)

Iraq

b)

Israel

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Syria

35.

___________ is the most technologically advanced country in the eastern Mediterranean.

a)

Iraq

b)

Israel

c)

Iran

d)

Saudi Arabia

36.

Which country has the largest oil reserves in North Africa?

a)

Egypt

b)

Tunisia

c)

Libya

d)

Morocco

37.

What is Morocco's largest export?

a)

sardines

b)

anchovies

c)

oil

d)

diamonds

38.

Iran could cut off a large supply of the world's oil by blocking the Straight of _____________.

a)

Bering

b)

Hermes

c)

Tigris

d)

Hormuz

39.

Islamic traditions encourage women to value their roles as _______ and _________ above all else.

a)

wives

b)

employees

c)

mothers

d)

entrepreneurs

40.

_______________ are Israel's biggest export.

a)

Wheat and barley

b)

Silver and gold

c)

Diamonds