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SW Asia Chapter 17

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What best describes the climate of the Northeast region?

a)

Mediterranean

b)

Arid + Semi-arid

c)

Tropical

d)

Desert

2.

Large, pyramid-shaped temples are referred to as

a)

The Sphinx

b)

Swidden

c)

Mosques

d)

Ziggurats

3.

What ancient region is bordered by the Tigris and Euphrates rivers

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Mesothelioma

c)

Assyria

d)

Bennington

4.

How do the countries in OPEC control oil prices

a)

They have no control over oil prices

b)

They maintain oil prices at a low rate

c)

They fluctuate the price of oil

d)

They keep oil prices high

5.

What organization is Turkey attempting to be a member of

a)

EU

b)

UN

c)

OPEC

d)

NTP

6.

What is the primary purpose of the Strait of Hormuz?

a)

It is used to regulate water flow into the Persian Gulf

b)

Serve as a passage for oil being shipped from the Persian Gulf

c)

It acts as a waterway between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea

d)

It has no significance to the Northeast

7.

What sea in the Northeast region covers roughly 180,000 sq. miles?

a)

Black Sea

b)

Caspian Sea

c)

Dead Sea

d)

Aral Sea

8.

What is the name of the organization created between the major oil-producing countries?

a)

POEC

b)

EPOC

c)

OPEC

d)

COPE

9.

What geographical features contribute to the fertility of Mesopotamia

a)

Zagros Mountains

b)

Persian Gulf

c)

Strait of Hormuz

d)

Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

10.

Where culture originates and spreads from best describes

a)

cultural hearth

b)

ziggurat

c)

Persepolis

d)

Mesopotamia

11.

What is the predominant religion of the Northeast?

a)

Iran

b)

Islam

c)

Muslim

d)

Arab

12.

Someone who practices Islam is

a)

Arab

b)

Muslim

c)

Iranian

d)

Kurdish

13.

Why is Iran geographically significant to the opinions and attitudes of the U.S. during the 1990's and early 2000's?

a)

Iran is very centrally located between Iraq and Afghanistan

b)

Iran's mountain range provides essential natural resources to the U.S.

c)

Iran's coastline is important for naval access

d)

Iran's climate makes it highly habitable to U.S. allies

14.

This natural resource, found heavily in Iran, is like liquid gold to the Northeast region

a)

Lumber

b)

Fish

c)

Oil

d)

Saltwater

15.

In 333 B.C., who sacked Persepolis

a)

Stalin

b)

Julius Caesar

c)

Alexander the Great

d)

Genghis Khan

16.

Farsi is the primary language of this country

a)

United States

b)

Turkey

c)

Israel

d)

Iran

17.

Who has the ultimate authority in Iran?

a)

King

b)

Supreme Leader

c)

Shah

d)

Ali

18.

What body of water is shrinking due to evaporation?

a)

Caspian Sea

b)

Black Sea

c)

Dead Sea

d)

Red Sea

19.

The Tigris and Euphrates rivers converge and almost meet near what city?

a)

Ankara, Turkey

b)

Kuwait City, Kuwait

c)

Baghdad, Iraq

d)

Tehran, Iran

20.

The Sunni and Shia are branches of what religion?

a)

Judaism

b)

Christianity

c)

Muslim

d)

Islam

21.

Which of the following very active fault lines is about 750 miles (1200 km) in length and extends across much of Turkey?

a)

San Andreas

b)

East Aritrean

c)

Eurasian

d)

North Anatolian

22.

Today, the majority of people living in the Northeast are

a)

Orthodox Christian

b)

Jewish

c)

Muslim

d)

Ottoman

23.

The Persian Empire arose in which present-day country?

a)

Iran

b)

Iraq

c)

Afghanistan

d)

Pakistan

24.

Around 5,000 years ago, the Sumerians developed all of the following EXCEPT

a)

code of writing

b)

system of canals

c)

code of law

d)

system of mathematics

25.

This population in Syria, Turkey, and Iran continues to push for political autonomy and a country of their own

a)

Kurds

b)

Persians

c)

Iraqi

d)

Turks