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Middle East + North Africa

Total questions: 76

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What body of water is between Saudi Arabia & Iran?
a)
Dead Sea
b)
Red Sea
c)
Kuwaiti Gulf
d)
Persian Gulf
2.
What city is a holy city for Jews, Christians & Muslims?
a)
Istanbul
b)
Cairo
c)
Jerusalem
d)
Mecca
3.

What is a major canal in the region?

a)

Suez

b)

Panama

c)

Kiel

d)

Iraqi

4.
Important water feature, separates Egypt from Saudi Arabia
a)
Persian Gulf
b)
Gulf of Aden
c)
Strait of Hormuz
d)
Red Sea
5.
Largest desert in the world
a)
Sahara
b)
Kalahari
c)
Kilimanjaro
d)
Sahel
6.
Why are SW Asia and N Africa considered part of the same region, even though they are on separate continents?
a)
home to vast oil deposits
b)
located on two continents
c)
a crossroads of world trade
d)
linked by religious traditions
7.

What country is number 1?

a)

Ethiopia

b)

Oman

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Yemen

8.

What country is number 2?

a)

Ethiopia

b)

Oman

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Yemen

9.

What country is number 3?

a)

Ethiopia

b)

Oman

c)

United Arab Emirates

d)

Yemen

10.

What country is number 4?

a)

Egypt

b)

Qatar

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Yemen

11.

What country is number 5?

a)

Egypt

b)

Iran

c)

Iraq

d)

Qatar

12.

What country is number 6?

a)

Afghanistan

b)

Iran

c)

Iraq

d)

Qatar

13.

What country is number 9?

a)

Iraq

b)

Israel

c)

Syria

d)

Turkey

14.

What country is number 10?

a)

Israel

b)

Lebanon

c)

Syria

d)

Turkey

15.

What country is number 11?

a)

Egypt

b)

Israel

c)

Libya

d)

Saudi Arabia

16.

What country is shaded?

a)

Bahrain

b)

Oman

c)

Qatar

d)

Kuwait

17.

What country is shaded?

a)

Yemen

b)

Oman

c)

Egypt

d)

Jordan

18.

What country is shaded?

a)

Cyprus

b)

Syria

c)

Oman

d)

Turkey

19.

What country is shaded?

a)

United Arab Emirates

b)

Qatar

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Yemen

20.

What country is shaded?

a)

Iran

b)

Iraq

c)

Turkey

d)

Jordan

21.

What country is shaded?

a)

Iran

b)

Yemen

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Iraq

22.

What country is shaded?

a)

Saudi Arabia

b)

Yemen

c)

Israel

d)

Egypt

23.

What country is "B"?

a)

Jordan

b)

Afghanistan

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Iraq

24.

What country is "G"?

a)

Israel

b)

Pakistan

c)

Lebanon

d)

Syria

25.

What country is "O"?

a)

Qatar

b)

Oman

c)

Kuwait

d)

Bahrain

26.
What characteristic do Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all share?
a)
belief in one God
b)
the same holy book
c)
belief in a messiah
d)
the same prophets
27.
What are the two important rivers of Mesopotamia?
a)
Nile and Tigris
b)
Indus and Tigris
c)
Euphrates and Tigris
d)
Nile and Euphrates
28.
Why are some countries in North Africa and Southwest Asia so wealthy?
a)
They have jobs for guest workers
b)
They have oil reserves needed by the world
c)
they sell crops to the whole world
d)
their shipping industry is used by many countries
29.
Challenge:
Who is Mr. Krabs nemesis?
a)
Squidward Tentacles
b)
Sheldon J. Plankton
c)
Patrick Star
d)
SpongeBob Squarepants
30.

Which city contains religious sites sacred to Jews and Muslims?

a)

Jerusalem

b)

Riyadh

c)

Baghdad

d)

Beirut

31.

Which religion believes in one God, makes a pilgrimage to Mecca, and fasts during Ramadan?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Judaism

c)

Islam

d)

Christianity

32.

The Middle East refers ______________.

a)

sometimes to Southwest Asia and all of North Africa

b)

only to Southwest Asia.

c)

only to North Africa.

d)

to Southwest Asia and all of Africa.

33.
What country in the middle east is not muslim?
a)
Eqypt
b)
Isreal
c)
Iran
d)
Tunisia
34.
Where are most of the countries of OPEC located?
a)
Africa
b)
South American
c)
North American
d)
Southwest Asia
35.
Why was OPEC created?
a)
To regulate the supply and price of oil
b)
to help the Palestinians in their problems with Israel
c)
to design new machinery to get oil out of the ground
d)
to keep countries that are not members from producing any oil
36.
What is the major natural resource of the Middle East?
a)
Diamonds
b)
Apples
c)
Gold
d)
Oil
37.
Which industry does the government of Saudi Arabia heavily control?
a)
oil
b)
technology
c)
agriultural
d)
textile manufacturing
38.

Which nation leads the Middle East region in the production and export of oil?

a)

Iran

b)

Iraq

c)

Kuwait

d)

Saudi Arabia

39.
What caused the Persian Gulf War?
a)
The U.S was bombed by Saudi Arabia
b)
Iraq invaded Kuwait hoping to have control of the oil
c)
The Stock Market crashed
d)
The Japanese bombed North Korea
40.
This was one of the main reasons the United States was interested in Southwest Asia.
a)
Oil
b)
Land
41.
Where did the conflict take place?
a)
Kuwait's desert.
b)
Iran, Iraq, and Kuwait.
c)
Iran and Kuwait.
d)
Iraq and Kuwait.
42.

What caused the Persian Gulf War?

a)

Japanese bombed North Korea

b)

U.S. was bombed by Iraq

c)

Iraq invaded Kuwait

d)

Stock Market crashed

43.

The United States went to war to help liberate Kuwait

a)

True

b)

False

44.
Group of nations that control and regulate the price of oil.
a)
OPEC
b)
Middle East
c)
UAE
d)
UNCA
45.

Which region in the world contains almost half of the world's oil?

a)

East Asia

b)

North America

c)

Middle East

d)

Southern Europe

46.

Which nation produces the most oil in the world?

a)

USA

b)

Russia

c)

Iraq

d)

Saudi Arabia

47.

Name the resource which led to the development of the UAE.

a)

Oil

b)

Tourism

c)

Education

d)

Technology

48.

The Arab Spring is described as what?

a)

The warming of equatorial regions due to global warming.

b)

The renewed study of Islam in Arab countries.

c)

The protests against long-term political leaders in Arab countries.

d)

A movement to create lasting peace between Muslims, Christians and Jews.

49.

In which country did the Arab Spring start?

a)

Egypt

b)

Libya

c)

Yemen

d)

Tunisia

50.
The Arab Spring started in:
a)
2017
b)
2010
c)
1939
d)
2001
51.
Social media created ways of getting more people involved in Arab Spring:
a)
True
b)
False
c)
Maybe
52.
The war in Syria is a result of the Arab Spring.
a)
True
b)
False
53.

The revolutionary wave of demonstrations and protests occurring in the Arab world is called

a)

Succession

b)

Discrimination

c)

Arab Spring

d)

Regime

54.

What was the social media used to let people know about the revolution?

a)

Snapchat

b)

Whatsapp

c)

Instagram

d)

Facebook

55.
After WWII, the newly created UN awarded Palestine to:
a)
The Jews
b)
Two states, both Jews and Palestinians
c)
The Palestinians
d)
The British
56.
The main conflict is between:
a)
Jews VS Muslims
b)
Jews Vs Palestinians
c)
Jews VS Arabs
d)
Christian VS Muslim
57.

What is the term to describe the movement promoting the establishment of a Jewish homeland?

a)

Judaism

b)

Nationalism

c)

Zionism

d)

Isolationism

58.

Who controls more of the land today?

a)

Palestinians

b)

Israelis

59.

What major historical event sparked the Zionist movement?

a)

WW1

b)

Korean War

c)

Cold War

d)

Holocaust

60.

What bodies of water border the West Bank?

a)

Dead Sea and Mediterranean Sea

b)

Dead Sea and Red Sea

c)

Dead Sea and Jordan River

d)

Dead Sea and Tigris River

61.

What is the most likely religion of someone who lives in the West Bank?

a)

Christian

b)

Jew

c)

Muslim

d)

All of the above

62.

Israel was created in 1948 after WWII.

a)

True

b)

False

63.

Israel is bordered by Egypt to the ___________.

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

64.

Before becoming a Jewish State in 1948, Palestine was occupied by who?

a)

Jews

b)

Christians

c)

Arab Muslims

d)

All of the above

65.

The Jordan River creates the _________ border of Israel with Jordan.

a)

Northern

b)

Southern

c)

Eastern

d)

Western

66.

Zionism is

a)

the name of a religion.

b)

the name of a political movement dedicated to removing Jewish people from Europe.

c)

the name of the political movement dedicated to establishing a Jewish homeland in Palestine.

d)

the name of a rock band.

67.

Which of these was the biggest influence in the United Nations to recognize Israel as a nation-state in 1948?

a)

WWI

b)

the Holocaust

c)

discovery of oil

d)

the Middle East crisis

68.
What are the names of the 2 main rivers in Iraq?
a)
Tigris and Nile
b)
Nile and Euphrates
c)
Euphrates and Ganges
d)
Tigris and Euphrates
69.
What is the largest country in the Arabian Peninsula?
a)
Iraq
b)
Iran
c)
Saudia Arabia
d)
Israel
70.
Traveling in North Africa is difficult because North Africa is a large _______.
a)
Desert
b)
Sea Port
c)
Megalopolis
d)
Archipelago
71.
How does Egypt benefit from the use of the Suez Canal?
a)
The canal introduces religions
b)
The Canal makes Egypt popular
c)
The Canal makes Egypt money
d)
The Canal makes Egypt home to better schools
72.
What country has the Suez Canal?
a)
Egypt
b)
Saudi Arabia
c)
Iraq
d)
Iran
73.
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers flow through what country?
a)
Iran
b)
Iraq
c)
Pakistan
d)
India
74.
What is the lowest point on any continent?
a)
Red Sea
b)
Dead Sea
c)
Black Sea
d)
Arabian Sea
75.
What is the following Middle East Physical Feature?
a)
Red Sea
b)
Tigris River
c)
Suez Canal
d)
Euphrates River
76.
What is the following Middle East Physical Feature?
a)
Black Sea
b)
Nile River
c)
Arabian Sea
d)
Persian Gulf

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