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Southwest and Central Quiz

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the primary resource in this area?

a)

petroleum (oil)

b)

salt

c)

iron

d)

hydroelectric

2.

The region of SW and Central Asia has a scarce amount of what resource

a)

oil

b)

minerals

c)

hydroelectricity

d)

freshwater

3.

Why is desalination not the perfect solution for providing freshwater to this region

a)

it's expensive

b)

it takes a lot of energy (fossil fuels)

c)

it's hard on the environment

d)

all are true

4.

Which country recognized Israel as a new nation on May 14th, 1948 and supported them right away with money and military aid

a)

Russia

b)

China

c)

Syria

d)

United States

5.

What did the Arab Spring protesters arm themselves with that allowed information to quickly spread

a)

employment

b)

weapons

c)

protest signs

d)

cell phones

6.

What is a theocracy

a)

rule by the people

b)

ruled by religious law

7.

Saddam Hussein's invasion of this small countries oil fields prompted the US involvement in First Persian Gulf War

a)

Kuwait

b)

Qutar

c)

Afghanistan

d)

Syria

8.

Which terrorist group was responsible for 911 attacks?

a)

Taliban

b)

ISIS

c)

Al Qaueda

d)

none of the above

9.

What does OPEC stand for

a)

Organization of Private Exporting Coal

b)

Organization of Private Exporting Countries

c)

Organization of Peat Exporting Countries

d)

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

10.

OPEC was formed to control price of

a)

price of oil

b)

flow of oil

c)

influence of oil

d)

all the above

11.

what were people called who fought for a Jewish nation?

a)

theocracy

b)

Independence Seekers

c)

UN Partition Plan

d)

Zionists

12.

What occurred in Iran after the Ayatollah became the new leader?

a)

People from nearby Israel move to Iran in large numbers

b)

Shiite Muslims were oppressed and began to flee the country

c)

The country transformed from being secular to being a theocracy

d)

Women were elected as members of the Iranian government for the first time

13.

The Taliban allowed what type of groups to train and operate throughout the country?

a)

communist groups

b)

religious extreme groups

c)

Soviet groups

d)

Groups sympathetic to democracies