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SW Asia (Middle East) Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the process of removing salt from ocean water called?

a)

desalination

b)

irrigation

c)

allocation

d)

scarcity

2.

Identify the three main religions that began in the Middle East?

a)

Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism

b)

Judaism, Christianity, Islam

c)

Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism

d)

Buddhism, Shintoism, Hinduism

3.
Group of nations that control and regulate the price of oil.
a)
OPEC
b)
Middle East
c)
UAE
d)
UNCA
4.

Who is a common prophet to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?

a)

Jesus

b)

Muhammed

c)

Mary

d)

Abraham

5.

What is most important to the economies of SW Asian countries?

a)

desalination methods

b)

agricultural technology

c)

human capital

d)

oil

6.

Abraham is considered to be a prophet for which of the following

a)

Judaism

b)

Christianity

c)

Islam

d)

All of the above

7.

Many conflicts in SW Asia have originated due to fall of the Ottoman Empire because of the way

a)

Europe divided the land after the fall of the Ottoman empire

b)

some countries received more oil than others

c)

religious beliefs

d)

the United Nations divided the land after the fall of the Ottoman empire

8.

In order to control the price of oil, OPEC determines the

a)

when drilling for new oil wells can happen

b)

standard market price

c)

amount of oil each country should produce

d)

OPEC has no control of the price of oil

9.

A high literacy rate indicates a high standard of living

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Countries that invest more in capital goods will have a high literacy rate.

a)

True

b)

False

11.
What are the 3 basic economic questions that all economic systems must answer?
a)
What to produce, how to produce it, and for whom to produce the goods
b)
When to produce, why to produce, and how long to produce
c)
To what extent to produce, how much to produce, why to produce
d)
What to produce, why to produce, and how much to produce
12.
In a market economy, who makes the economic decisions?
a)
subsistence farmers (grow just enough to feed family)
b)
custom and habit (do what ancestors did)
c)
government planners (public control)
d)
people (productions based on supply and demand)
13.
If a country does not invest in its human capital, how can it affect the country's gross domestic product (GDP)?
a)
Investment in human capital has little effect on the GDP.
b)
Most workers want to keep their jobs and do not care about the GDP.
c)
GDP is only affected if workers pay for the investment out of their own pocket.
d)
GDP may go down because poorly trained workers will not be able to do their jobs well.
14.
Why do countries need a system for exchanging currencies?
a)
To assist economic growth
b)
To encourage business loans
c)
To conduct international trade
d)
To support commercial treaties
15.

What country is shaded in black?

a)

Israel

b)

Egypt

c)

Oman

d)

Yemen

16.
What country is represented by number 4?
a)
Saudi Arabia
b)
Israel
c)
Turkey
d)
Iraq
17.
What part of Israel is identified with the red one?
a)
Gaza Strip
b)
West Bank
c)
Jordan River
18.
What country is this?
a)
Iraq
b)
Iran
c)
Turkey
d)
Egypt
19.

In 1948, the state of Israel was formed to give which group of people a homeland?

a)

Christians

b)

Hindus

c)

Jewish

d)

Muslims

20.
Who created the state of Israel in 1948?
a)
Minnie Mouse
b)
United States
c)
Arabs
d)
United Nations
21.

Which of these actions caused the U.S. to go to war with Iraq in January 1991?

a)

Iraqi forces invaded and occupied the country of Kuwait.

b)

Saddam Hussein ordered attacks on Kurdish forces within Iraq.

c)

Saddam Hussein claimed responsibility for terrorist attacks in the U.S.

22.
What caused the Persian Gulf War?
a)
The U.S was bombed by Saudi Arabia
b)
Iraq invaded Kuwait hoping to have control of the oil
c)
The Stock Market crashed
d)
The Japanese bombed North Korea
23.

Why did the Iraqi people have a difficult time forming a new government after the fall of Saddam Hussein?

a)

most wanted Saddam to continue being the leader

b)

the country was to poor

c)

the many ethnic and religious groups fought for power

d)

they did not know how to form a government

24.
Who is the head of government in a parliamentary democracy?
a)
Prime Minister
b)
Monarch
c)
Junta
d)
President
25.
A trade barrier that restricts trade or the shipment of goods.
a)
Embargo
b)
Tarriffs
c)
Subsidy
d)
Quota
26.
What are the 3 basic economic questions that all economic systems must answer?
a)
What to produce, how to produce it, and for whom to produce the goods
b)
When to produce, why to produce, and how long to produce
c)
To what extent to produce, how much to produce, why to produce
d)
What to produce, why to produce, and how much to produce
27.
A tariff is
a)
a tax that makes foreign products more expensive
b)
puts a stop to all trade from another country
c)
puts a limit on trade from another country 
d)
helps citizens pay for foreign products
28.

Joe lives in a country where there is one ruler. Citizens have very little participation, and nothing happens unless the ruler says so. The government decides what is shown on TV and what is published in newspapers. Which government does Joe most likely live in?

a)

Oligarchy

b)

Parliamentary Democracy

c)

Presidential Democracy

d)

Autocracy

29.
What is this movie?
a)
Lion King
b)
Jungle Book
c)
Peter Pan
d)
Aladdin
30.

Most countries in Southwest Asia have what kind of economy?

a)

traditional

b)

command

c)

pure

d)

mixed

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