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NASWA 2A L3 Assessment

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which country has the largest area of high population density because of mediterranean climate types, fertile land and two rivers flowing through it and is also known as the Anatolian peninsula?

a)

Saudi Arabia

b)

Oman

c)

Egypt

d)

Turkey

2.

What are the two dominant climate types found within North Africa and Southwest Asia?

a)

Mediterranean and Semi-Arid

b)

Desert and Semi-Arid

c)

Subtropical and Desert

d)

Semi-Arid and Subtropical

3.

Which of the following natural resources determines where the people of NASWA live at?

a)

Oil / Petroleum

b)

Gold

c)

Water

d)

Mountains

4.

The "Middle East" is another name for the region of North Africa and Southwest Asia. What type of Regional name is "The Middle East"?

a)

Perceptual Region

b)

Formal Region

c)

Functional Region

d)

Thematic Region

5.

The Region of North Africa and Southwest Asia is a "Formal" region. Which of the 3 human and physical characteristics joins this as a "Formal" region?

a)

Desert, Economy, Government

b)

Oil, Language, Islam

c)

Government, Economy, Language

d)

Oil, Desert, Islam

6.

These mountains found in Morocco and Algeria block moisture from the Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea helping to form the Rainshadow Effect creating the Sahara Desert.

a)

Zagros

b)

Atlas

c)

Ahaggar

d)

Carpathian

7.

The degradation of soil and expansion of the world's deserts by human activities such as deforestation, introducing goats into the desert and over-farming is known as:

a)

Soil annihilation

b)

Terraforming

c)

Desert Erosion

d)

Desertification

8.

This man made waterway ( shown in the red box ) connects the Red sea to the Mediterranean sea and saves travel time and money for the world's countries that use it for transportation of their resources and goods.

a)

The Suez Canal

b)

The Strait of Hormuz

c)

The Panama Canal

d)

The Gulf of Aden

9.

The Strait of Hormuz is a point of congestion or blockage of the world's flow of OIl through its narrow passageway and is at the heart of turmoil and controversy. This waterway is known a:

a)

Resource Passage

b)

Choke Point

c)

Strategic stronghold

d)

Resource Bottleneck

10.

What are the 2 main purposes of " reservoirs " made by humans such as Canyon Lake and Calaveras Lake here in Texas?

a)

To create electricity

b)

To have a place to fish and ski.

c)

To stop areas down river from flooding.

d)

To provide an above ground reserve of fresh water for human consumption.

11.

Why is water placed in "Towers" by humans?

a)

Water stored at a high elevation will create tremendous water pressure and helps keep it safe.

b)

To cool off the water at a higher elevation and to keep it safe.

c)

To ensure that water stays pure and clean and safe.

d)

Water is less likely to freeze when it is elevated in towers and it helps keep it safe.

12.

The Sahara Desert forces the majority of Egypt's population to flock to and live in areas of 500 to over 1,000 people per square mile around this river.

a)

Tigris

b)

Nile

c)

Euphrates

d)

Jordan

13.

This type of irrigation system created these circular areas of farming in Saudi Arabia from the 1980s to 2016:

a)

Subterranean Irrigation System

b)

Center-Pivot Irrigation System

c)

Slow Drip Irrigation

d)

Manual Sprinkler irrigation

14.

Where does the "Fossil Water" that Saudi Arabian farmers used to irrigate their crops come from?

a)

Ancient Underground Aquifers

b)

Ancient Mountain glacier run off

c)

Ancient reservoirs dug into fossil beds from the region

d)

Ancient Spring water bubbling up from fossil beds

15.

After analyzing the following bar graphs of water withdraw and consumption, which continents show the most probable issue with water scarcity in the future? Hint: These 2 continents' consumption of water are very close to their withdraw amounts.

a)

North America and South America

b)

Europe and Asia

c)

Asia and Africa

d)

Africa and Australia

16.

Which of the following is NOT a negative characteristic about the process known as "Desalination"?

a)

Only wealthy countries can afford this process of creating fresh water.

b)

Disposal of salt extracted from the sea water creates other problems.

c)

Desalinated water has a terrible taste that is hard to get used to.

d)

The location of a nation must be near an ocean or sea to produce this type of fresh water.

17.

Which of the following is the correct pair for a choke point found in NASWA?

a)

Panama Canal

Caribbean Sea

b)

Persian Gulf

Strait of Hormuz

c)

Bab Al Mandeb

Black Sea

d)

Red Sea

Strait of Hormuz

18.

Which of the following do Christianity, Islam and Judaism all have in common?

a)

All religions believe Jesus was the "Messiah".

b)

All of these religions are monotheistic.

c)

All of these religions began in Southeast Asia.

d)

All 3 religions were created at the same time in History.

19.

What type of power is the country of Turkey using to produce electricity in very high amounts within their countries?

a)

Fossil Fuels

b)

Nuclear Energy

c)

Hydroelectricity

d)

Geothermal energy

20.

After completing the digital population pyramid lesson over NASWA, which of the following types of population growth did you notice that most of the nations in NASWA have?

a)

Rapid

b)

Slow

c)

Negative

d)

Zero

21.

Which of the following is the correct description of the 4 sectors of economy?

PRIMARY, SECONDARY, TERTIARY, QUATERNARY

a)

P= Resources

S=Manufacturing

T=Services

Q=Technology

b)

P=Manufacturing

S= Technology

T=Resources

Q=Services

c)

P=Resources

S=Manufacturing

T=Technology

Q=Services

d)

P=Technology

S=Manufacturing

T=Services

Q=Resources

22.

Turkey has slowed the water supply to the countries of Iraq and Syria because of all of the hydroelectric dams they have built on these 2 rivers which originate in their country

a)

Euphrates and Nile

b)

Nile and Tigris

c)

Tigris and Euphrates

d)

Hormuz and Aden

23.

Which of the following is TRUE about the Suez Canal?

a)

The Suez Canal is a Sea level canal.

b)

The Suez canal is connected to the Strait of Hormuz.

c)

The Suez Canal uses a Lock system.

d)

The Suez Canal connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf

24.

The discovery of these natural resources in some Southwest Asian nations have helped to transform them from poor undeveloped nations to wealthy developed nations from past to present.

a)

Gold and Diamonds

b)

Oil and Diamonds

c)

Natural Gas and Gold

d)

Oil and Natural Gas

25.

Which 2 nations of NASWA are either in transition or the United States does not recognize their government?

a)

Israel and Saudi Arabia

b)

Oman and Qatar

c)

Yemen and Afghanistan

d)

Egypt and Jordan

26.

Which of the following population pyramids shows "Rapid growth"?

a)

b)

c)

27.

Which of the following would be the best example of an Economic sector percentage breakdown for a nation that is "underdeveloped"?

a)

P= 5%

S=30%

T/Q=65%

b)

P=9%

S=40%

T/Q=51%

c)

P=55%

S=19%

T/Q=26%

d)

P=3%

S=25%

T/Q=72%

28.

Every good government should help their citizens attain basic needs in order for them to have a happy and prosperous life. Place the following in the logical order of need from the first, second and third most important: Top to bottom

PER CAPITA INCOME HEALTH CARE EDUCATION

a)

HEALTH CARE

EDUCATION

PER CAPITA INCOME

b)

PER CAPITA INCOME

EDUCATION

HEALTH CARE

c)

EDUCATION

PER CAPITA INCOME

HEALTH CARE

29.

The area of North Africa just south of the Sahara Desert is known as the "Sahel" region. What non indigenous animal has been introduced into the region that has contributed to the "desertification" of that region by humans?

a)

b)

c)

30.

This landform area separated cultures between Northern and Southern Africa and is a great example of physical isolation and how it attributes to cultural differences:

a)

The Sahel

b)

The Sahara

c)

The Atlas Mountains

d)

The Zagros Mountains