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Ch18 Middle East

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

ban on trade with another country

a)

embargo

b)

clan

c)

no-go

d)

kibbutz

2.

Large group of people with common ancestory

a)

clan

b)

kibbutz

c)

secular

d)

`embargo

3.

nonreligious

a)

secular

b)

Christians

c)

Bedouin

d)

clan

4.

area built up by rich fertile soil left by river floods

a)

alluvial plain

b)

Red Sea

c)

kibbutz

d)

Bedouin

5.

nomadic desert people who follow a traditional way of life

a)

Bedouin

b)

clan

c)

secular

d)

kibbutz

6.

settlement in Israel of shared farming, but some private property

a)

kibbutz

b)

alluvial plain

c)

embargo

d)

Home Depot

7.

Turkey, Lebanon and Israel all border what sea?

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Red Sea

c)

Sea of Galilee

d)

Sea of Tranquility

8.

The main religion of the Middle East

a)

Islam

b)

Christianity

c)

Buddhism

d)

Judaism

9.

What ethnic group believes Israel is there land and wants to take it back from the Jews?

a)

Palestinians

b)

Turks

c)

British

d)

Kurds

10.

What country in the Middle East is a major producer of oil?

a)

Saudi Arabia

b)

Egypt

c)

Alaska

d)

Israel

11.

What sea is full of salt and has no fish or aquatic life

a)

Dead Sea

b)

Red Sea

c)

Sea of Gilbralter

d)

Mediterranean Seas

12.

Name 2 different sects of Islam

a)

Sunni and Shai

b)

Sunni and Buddhist

c)

Jewish and Christian

d)

oil and spam

13.

Who is Iran's government is ruled by?

a)

Islamic regime

b)

Monarchy

c)

congress

d)

the people

14.

True or False:

There are many ethnic groups in the Middle East.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

True or False: All countries in the Middle East have oil and are rich.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

True or False: Women are treated fairly throughout the Middle East.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

What country is supportive of Israel?

a)

United States

b)

India

c)

Iran

d)

Syria

18.

True or False: Different religions in the area all live peacefully.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

What religions are in conflict over land, how to govern, and power

a)

Sunni Muslims, Shai Muslims, Jews and Christians

b)

Sunni Muslims, Jews, and Buddhists

c)

Shai Muslim, Christians and Buddhists

d)

Jews and Christians

20.

What are the Muslims and Jews fighting over?

a)

Holy Lands

b)

oil

c)

money

d)

fishing industry

21.

True or False:

Countries with oil have strong economies and a higher standard of living.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Women in Saudi Arabia have just been given the right to....?

a)

drive and go to soccer games

b)

drive and eat at Mcdonalds

c)

not wear the head/body coverings

d)

travel anywhere without a guardian

23.

True or False:

Jesus lived in the Middle East.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Name some places Jesus went in the Middle East when He was on Earth.

a)

Bethlehem, Judea, Samara, Galilee

b)

Kabul, Ankara, Riyadh

c)

Tehran, Beirut, Baghdad

d)

London, Paris, France

25.

What is a major concern for those living in the Middle East?

a)

water

b)

sunlight

c)

happiness

d)

fruit and veges