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Global Perspectives: The Middle East

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Israel

a)

A

b)

L

c)

P

2.

Turkey

a)

A

b)

L

c)

P

3.

Qatar

a)

J

b)

L

c)

A

4.

United Arab Emirates

a)

I

b)

C

c)

A

5.

Saudi Arabia

a)

E

b)

A

c)

D

6.

Egypt

a)

F

b)

B

c)

C

7.

Kuwait

a)

K

b)

L

c)

P

8.

Iran

a)

D

b)

A

c)

P

9.

Cyprus

a)

G

b)

J

c)

C

10.

Syria

a)

M

b)

N

c)

K

11.

Lebanon

a)

N

b)

M

c)

K

12.

Jordan

a)

O

b)

B

c)

J

13.

Iraq

a)

B

b)

K

c)

F

14.

Bahrain

a)

P

b)

D

c)

C

15.

Yemen

a)

H

b)

B

c)

J

16.

Oman

a)

C

b)

O

c)

P

17.

Which country is famous for having the Tigris and Euphraties Rivers running through it?

a)

Jordan

b)

Israel

c)

Iraq

d)

Iran

18.

Which is the dominant religion in most of the Middle East?

a)

Islam

b)

Judaism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Christianity

19.

Which THREE religions share many of the same geographic locations, especially in Israel/Palestine?

a)

Judaism, Christianity, Islam

b)

Sunni, Shia, Protestant

c)

Buddhism, Judaism, Islam

20.

The people group without a country, living mostly in Northern Iraq, Turkey, and Syria:

a)

Kurds

b)

Turks

c)

Jews

d)

Persians

21.

Which two countries have a long-standing cold war between them?

a)

Israel and Lebanon

b)

Iran and Saudi Arabia

c)

Iraq and the United States

22.

Which common factors do most of the conflicts in the Middle East share?

a)

Race and politics

b)

Religion and meddling from foreign powers.

c)

Oil and crops

d)

Rivers and dams

23.

Which of the following are reasons for the conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians?

a)

Oil and politics

b)

Religion and land

c)

Land and dams

24.

Which ecological disaster is Iraq facing in this present day?

a)

The lowering of the water levels in the Tigris and Euphraties rivers because of dams in Turkey.

b)

The loss of oil as it leaks onto the desert.

c)

Oil spills in the Persian Gulf.

d)

Wildlife killed by the long Iraq wars.

25.

How has the United States played a part in the conflict in Israel/Palestine?

a)

U.S. presidents try to get the two sides to talk and make deals.

b)

The U.S. is responsible for all of the conflict because we want the oil in this part of the Middle East.

c)

The U.S. has nothing to do with it.

d)

The U.S. constantly takes the side of Israel.