WorksheetsSouthwest Asia Today
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 14mins
A word that means to "enjoy success" is
capital
prosper
economy
What is a major challenge of living in Southwest Asia?
access to water due to the arid climate
sandstorms
government
Modern irrigation systems are a form of technology that allowed farmers to
participate in subsistence farming.
plant on once dry land.
export crops.
_____________ was a techonlogy that allowed the population to grow in desert regions.
capital
nationalized
desalination
True/False: Saudi Arabia discovered oil in the 1900s.
True
Falso
The world depends on oil to power vehicles and heat homes.
True
False
What is causing farmland to be ruined, water pollution, and the buildup of salts in the soil?
entrepreneurship
the oil industry
traditional economy
Choose two countries that are leaders in oil production.
Turkey
Jordan
Saudi Arabia
Iran
(a) is a waterway that would be used for shipping oil.
The removal of salt from seawater is
oasis
nationalized
desalination
Which economy bases the economic decisions on customs, traditions, and beliefs of the past?
traditional
command
market
Which economy uses bartering, when trading is done without money?
traditional
command
market
Which economy is described by the government owning most property, sets the prices of goods, and determines wages?
traditional
command
market
Communist countries follow a
traditional
command
market
In a (a) economy, private citizens own and control the economy.
Competition between companies is
free enterprise
economic stimulus
subsistence farming
Farming mainly to feed the farmer’s family with little left over to send to market.
(a)
Government taking ownership of a company or industry.
(a)
A place in the desert where water can be found.
(a)
A person who organizes & manages their own business.
(a)
Money or goods that are used to make products.
(a)
