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7th Grade Social Studies First Semester Review

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What feature is represented by the letter B?
a)
West Bank
b)
Gaza Strip
c)
Suez Canal
d)
Persian Gulf
2.
What feature is represented by the letter D?
a)
Tigris River
b)
Euphrates River
c)
Jordan River
d)
Persian Gulf
3.
What body of water do the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers empty into?
a)
Red Sea
b)
Persian Gulf
c)
Suez Canal 
d)
Arabian Sea
4.
Why is the Suez Canal so important to international trade?
a)
It is the only waterway leading to the Persian Gulf
b)
It makes it possible for ships to get to the Mediterranean to from the Arabian Sea without navigating around Africa
c)
It is the only canal ships can travel through without having to pay a tax
d)
The Suez Canal connects the Jordan River to the Persian Gulf, which makes it less expensive to ship products to other parts of Southwest Asia. 
5.
What country is represented by number 4?
a)
Saudi Arabia
b)
Israel
c)
Turkey
d)
Iraq
6.

Why is water Pollution a great concern in SouthWest Asia?

a)

Clean drinking water is scarce

b)

Economy is dependent on exporting water

c)

It Reduces amount of Electricity

d)

Its needed for goods transport

7.

Which Two southwest Asian Countries have come to conflict over building dams on the Euphrates.

a)

Iraq and Iran

b)

Saudi Arabia and Iran

c)

Iraq and Turkey

d)

Saudi Arabia and Turkey

8.

Which of these Nations has Not had their water security threatened by supply interrutions from the Tigris Euphrates Basin?

a)

Iraq

b)

Israel

c)

Syria

d)

Turkey

9.

Limited quantities of resources to meet unlimited wants.

a)

Bedoins

b)

Oasis

c)

Scarcity

d)

Dams

10.

______is a government that is ruled by one person such as a monarch or dictator.

a)

Autocracy

b)

Democracy

c)

Theocracy

d)

Oligarchy

11.

In a parliamentary democracy, the head of government is a part of the _____ branch.

a)

executive

b)

judicial

c)

legislative

d)

theological

12.

In _____ citizens have the fewest voting rights.

a)

Iran

b)

Turkey

c)

Israel

d)

Saudi Arabia

13.

Which key figure's birth inspired the creation of Christianity?

a)

Jesus

b)

Abraham

14.

Correctly identify the sentence that describes a person's ETHNICITY.

a)

Alladin is Persian

b)

Hezekiah is Jewish

c)

Paul is Christian

d)

Abdul is a Muslim

15.

Correctly identify the sentence that describes a person's ETHNICITY.

a)

Akbar is Kurdish

b)

Hezekiah is Jewish

c)

Paul is Christian

d)

Abdul is a Muslim

16.

Correctly identify the sentence that describes a person's RELIGION.

a)

Moises is Jewish

b)

Saddam is Persian

c)

Pablo is Kurdish

d)

Yosef is Arab

17.

Correctly identify the sentence that describes a person's ETHNICITY.

a)

Yosef is Arab

b)

Hezekiah is Jewish

c)

Paul is Christian

d)

Abdul is a Muslim

18.

Correctly identify the sentence that describes a person's ETHNICITY.

a)

Yosef is Arab

b)

Hezekiah is Jewish

c)

Paul is Christian

d)

Abdul is a Muslim

19.

Correctly identify the sentence that describes a person's RELIGION.

a)

Ravi is Muslim

b)

Saddam is Persian

c)

Pablo is Kurdish

d)

Yosef is Arab

20.

What was the ultimate outcome of the UN partition Plan for Palestine?

a)

A Jewish nation was founded and occupies the territory designated for an Arab nation.

b)

The United Nations took control of Palestine and refused to grant the people independence

c)

A Jewish nation and an Arab nation were founded and remain independent of each other.

21.

What is one historical cause for the conflict between Palestinian Arabs and the Israeli government?

a)

Both claim that they are descended from the Roman rulers of the land.

b)

Both claim that they were granted the same land in the Balfour Declaration.

c)

Both claim that God granted the same land to their people.

22.

T/F: The United States involvement in the Gulf War was in response to Iraq's invasion of Afghanistan.

a)

True

b)

False: Iran

c)

False: Kuwait

23.

What was the code names for the US involvement in the Persian Gulf War?

a)

Operation Rolling Thunder and Operation Steel Tiger

b)

Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm

c)

Operation Tropic Thunder and Operation Tropical Punch

24.

A government that makes all economic decisions

a)

Market

b)

Mixed Market

c)

Traditional

d)

Command

25.

Most Southwest Asian countries have this type economy

a)

Command

b)

Traditional

c)

Market

d)

Mixed Market

26.

What country is highlighted on the map?

a)

Vietnam

b)

South Korea

c)

China

d)

North Korea

27.

Which country is highlighted on the map

a)

India

b)

China

c)

Indonesia

d)

Vietnam

28.

What country is highlighted on the map?

a)

Indonesia

b)

North Korea

c)

Japan

d)

South Korea

29.

Name the river.

a)

Huang He (Yellow) River

b)

Indus River

c)

Ganges River

d)

Yangtze River

30.

What physical feature/country is identified in the picture?

a)

South China Sea

b)

Ganges River

c)

Gobi Desert

d)

Yellow Sea

31.
 What are the causes of air pollution in India?
a)
rapidly growing population
b)
heavy industry
c)
exhaust from automobiles
d)
all of the above
32.

In Hinduism and Buddhism, the process by which a soul is reborn continuously until it achieves perfect understanding.

a)

Reincarnation

b)

Hajj

c)

Confucianism

d)

Caste System

33.

A philosophy that adheres to the teachings of the Chinese philosopher Confucius. It shows the way to ensure a stable government and an orderly society in the present world and stresses a moral code of conduct.

a)

Shintoism

b)

Islam

c)

Confucianism

d)

Buddhism

34.

Religion located in Japan and related to Buddhism. Shintoism focuses particularly on nature and ancestor worship.

a)

Reincarnation

b)

Monotheistic

c)

Confucianism

d)

Shintoism

35.

A religion based on the teachings of the Buddha.

a)

Confucianism

b)

Shintoism

c)

Islam

d)

Buddhism

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