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WorksheetsFirst Semester Final Blueprint
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 33mins
What would be a good title for the list below?
*agriculture
*logging
*population growth
*slash and burn
Causes of Desertification
Effects of Desertification
Effects of Deforestation
Causes of Deforestation
Which of these areas is MOST at risk for desertification?
tropical rainforest
Sahel
savanna
Great Rift Valley
What impact of unequal access to water in Africa?
People use too much water for irrigation.
People get diseases from water born bacteria.
People have to move from Africa to North America.
People have built numerous desalination plants in Africa.
What would prevent desertification?
better farming practices and more rainfall
drought and creating national parks
planting trees and erosion
overgrazing of livestock and heavy irrigation
What is the biggest cause of deforestation in the tropical rainforest?
overpopulation
water pollution
people over hunting the wildlife
people cutting down trees for fuel and or to sell
How can desertification impact people in Africa?
it can lead to an increase in economic growth
it can lead to starvation or force people to move
it can cause deforestation in the tropical rainforest
it can cause the water to be come polluted or contaminated
Most people living in the Sahel do what type of work?
subsistence farming and nomadic herding
animal poaching and commercial farming
water purification and urban planning
park rangers and fisherman
Where do most people live in the Sahara?
in the Atlas Mountains
near the tropical rainforest
near the Nile River or coast
in the center of the desert
What ethnic group lives in central or southern Africa, have a tradition of drum playing, and has many members that practice Christianity or Islam?
Arabs
Swahili
Bantu
Kurds
What ethnic group lives on the east coast of Africa, believes in Mila, and mostly practices Islam?
Arabs
Swahili
Bantu
Persians
How has the use of chemical fertilizers affected water supplies in many countries in Southwest Asia?
Use of chemical fertilizers means crops must be watered constantly
Enormous amounts of water must be used to produce chemical fertilizers
Chemical fertilizers have had very little effect on local water supplies in Southwest Asia
Water supplies have contaminated by the chemicals through runoff from the fields
Why is there so much competition for fresh water in SW Asia?
There is so much water that countries want to collect as much as they can to sell to countries facing droughts on other continents
The water supply is distributed unevenly, and there is not enough water to support the needs of the people, so it must be used wisely
The mountain and plateau regions take water from the desert regions because the deserts have a surplus
There is water scarcity near rivers and coastlines
Most of SW Asia is covered in which type of land form?
desert
desalination
salt water
forest
Many of the largest cities in Southwest Asia are located on or near...
deserts
major rivers
large grasslands
mountain ranges
Throughout history, people living in the deserts of the Middle East have traditionally made their living by which of the following?
farming
mining and hired labor
working in the oil industry
trading and herding animals
What is a nomadic herder?
a person that lives in the desert
a person that travels through the desert to work in the oil industry
a person with no permanent home that travels with a herd of animals looking for food and water
a person that travels to the city during the week, but then returns to the desert on the weekend
Most Kurds practice which religion?
Sunni Islam
Judaism
Christianity
Shia Islam
Most Persians practice which religion?
Sunni Islam
Judaism
Christianity
Shia Islam
Founded by Mohammad, holy book is the Qur'an, monotheistic, started in present day Saudi Arabia: These statements describe which religion?
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
Founded by Abraham, holy book is the Torah, monotheistic, oldest of the three Semitic religions: These statements describe which religion?
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
The basic cause of disagreement between the Sunnis and the Shias is______?
how many times a day a person should pray
who should be the leader of the Islamic community after Muhammad's death
who should be able to lead the prayer services in the mosque
who owns Jerusalem
Founded by Jesus, holy book is the Bible, monotheistic, belief that Jesus is the Messiah: These statements describe which religion?
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
What type of government does Israel have?
theocracy
constitutional monarchy
parliamentary democracy
presidential democracy
Why do the individual voters have more power in a democracy than they do in an autocracy?
In an autocracy only one citizen gets to vote.
Citizens get to vote for leaders in an autocracy.
Citizens get to vote for leaders in a democracy.
Citizens have their leaders chosen for them in a democracy.
The parliament selects the prime minister in this type of democracy?
parliamentary democracy
presidential democracy
presidential democracy and parliamentary democracy
autocratic monarchy
What do the governments of Saudi Arabia and Iran have in common?
the citizens must follow sharia law
they are democratic governments
they both have prime ministers
the citizens get to elect the president
Which country is closest to pure market on the continuum?
Turkey
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Israel
Which country is closest to command on the continuum?
Turkey
Saudi Arabia
Israel
Iran
In which economic system are entrepreneurs MOST likely to exist?
Command Economy
Market Economy
Traditional Economy
Communist Economy
What is specialization?
when a country produces only the goods it can make easily and efficiently, and then trades to get other goods
when a country produces only special goods, and then trades to get other goods
when a country produces only the goods to export, and then trades to get other goods
when a country only imports goods, and then trades to get other goods
What is a subsidy?
A tax on imports
When the government of a country gives money to certain businesses so that they can continue to compete with imports from other countries
A halt to trade
A tax on exports
Why was OPEC created?
To regulate the supply and price of oil
to help the Palestinians in their problems with Israel
to design new machinery to get oil out of the ground
to keep countries that are not members from producing any oil
How do Iran and Saudi Arabia benefit from belonging to the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)?
OPEC keeps the price of oil high on the world market
Countries in OPEC are able to share water resources with each other
The organization sets up tariffs to protect Southwest Asian manufacturing
OPEC makes it possible for Southwest Asian countries to buy oil at low prices
How has Israel made up for its lack of natural resources?
by importing raw materials and keeping them in storage
by fishing and desalinating water and then producing all other natural resources
by importing raw materials and exporting technology and finished goods like polished diamonds and software
by exporting oil and using the desert to grow all of their food
Which two countries depend on oil as their most important natural resource?
Israel and Turkey
Israel and Iran
Saudi Arabia and Turkey
Iran and Saudi Arabia
If a country does not invest in its human capital, how can it affect the country's gross domestic product (GDP)?
Investment in human capital has little effect on the GDP.
Most workers want to keep their jobs and do not care about the GDP.
GDP is only affected if workers pay for the investment out of their own pocket.
GDP may go down because poorly trained workers will not be able to do their jobs well.
Saudi Arabia's specializes in the oil production. The government maintains training programs to ensure that workers have the skills needed to produce oil. This is an example of investing in what?
capital resources
human capital
natural resources
entrepreneurs
Why did the European Partitioning under the Sykes-Picot agreement cause conflict?
Other European nations were upset they did not acquire more territory.
The French disagreed with the British on which land to mandate.
Countries were allowed to maintain wealth of natural resources.
Europeans ignored historical and religious/ethnic borders.
Which of these describe the legacy of European control of the Middle East? (Choose all that are correct.)
Multiple ethnic and religious groups within in country boundaries
Political instability in countries where ethnic and religious groups compete for power
Trade agreements resulting in Middle Eastern nations supplying raw materials and European powers exporting final products
Peace and cooperation between members of religious and ethnic groups with in national borders
What is the name of the movement for a Jewish home land or state (Jewish nationalism)?
anti-Semitism
Zionism
Holocaust
Palestinianization
What are the 4 primary reasons for the establishment of the modern State of Israel in 1948?
Holocaust, anti-Semitism, Zionism, and birthplace of Jesus
Jewish promised land, the Holocaust, anti-Semitism, and Zionism
partitioning, Judaism, anti-Semitism, and Zionism
Jewish holy land, the Holocaust, Islam, and Israel
A major argument between the Israelis and the Palestinians is that each side
wants to control oil resources in the area
has close military alliances with neighboring countries
believes in different interpretations of the same religion
claims Palestine as their homeland
What is the difference between the Sunni and the Shia that caused them to split?
The Shia thought that only Muhammad's descendants could become caliphs, but the Sunni were open to anyone as caliphs.
The Sunni like fighting, but the Shia do not.
The Shia came from Spain, and the Sunni came from Australia.
There are no differences between the Sunni and Shia.
What would be the BEST title for the image?
Kurdish Dream for Homeland
Country of the Kurds
Partial Control of Kurdish territories
Mesopotamia
Why are Sunnis and Shias in conflict today?
They are fighting over Muhammad.
They fight for power in nations where there are both groups.
Both want to create a new Islamic nation.
The only fighting is between Iran and Saudi Arabia.
What caused the Persian Gulf War?
The U.S was bombed by Saudi Arabia
Iraq invaded Kuwait hoping to have control of the oil
9-11 attacks
Iraq was thought to have WMDs
US is attacked on September 11th, 2001
US invades country harboring terrorists responsible for 9/11 US overthrows Taliban government
Which of the events is described in the list?
Persian Gulf War
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Invasion of Afghanistan
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
What caused the War in Iraq (Operation Iraqi Freedom)?
The U.S was bombed by Saudi Arabia
Iraq invaded Kuwait hoping to have control of the oil
9-11 attacks
Iraq was thought to have WMDs and Saddam Hussein was seen as a threat
