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WorksheetsSouthwest and Central Quiz
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
What is the primary resource in this area?
petroleum (oil)
salt
iron
hydroelectric
The region of SW and Central Asia has a scarce amount of what resource
oil
minerals
hydroelectricity
freshwater
Why is desalination not the perfect solution for providing freshwater to this region
it's expensive
it takes a lot of energy (fossil fuels)
it's hard on the environment
all are true
Which country recognized Israel as a new nation on May 14th, 1948 and supported them right away with money and military aid
Russia
China
Syria
United States
What did the Arab Spring protesters arm themselves with that allowed information to quickly spread
employment
weapons
protest signs
cell phones
What is a theocracy
rule by the people
ruled by religious law
Saddam Hussein's invasion of this small countries oil fields prompted the US involvement in First Persian Gulf War
Kuwait
Qutar
Afghanistan
Syria
Which terrorist group was responsible for 911 attacks?
Taliban
ISIS
Al Qaueda
none of the above
What does OPEC stand for
Organization of Private Exporting Coal
Organization of Private Exporting Countries
Organization of Peat Exporting Countries
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC was formed to control price of
price of oil
flow of oil
influence of oil
all the above
what were people called who fought for a Jewish nation?
theocracy
Independence Seekers
UN Partition Plan
Zionists
What occurred in Iran after the Ayatollah became the new leader?
People from nearby Israel move to Iran in large numbers
Shiite Muslims were oppressed and began to flee the country
The country transformed from being secular to being a theocracy
Women were elected as members of the Iranian government for the first time
The Taliban allowed what type of groups to train and operate throughout the country?
communist groups
religious extreme groups
Soviet groups
Groups sympathetic to democracies
