WorksheetsSouthwest Asia
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is true of how oil has changed the Middle East?
a)
All Residents are richer
b)
it has not impacted their economy
c)
it has modernized this area
d)
it has helped terrorists
2.
OPEC's purpose is to
a)
not pay taxes
b)
control supply and cost of oil
c)
increase gas prices
3.
Name of the holy book for Muslims is the?
a)
Bible
b)
Torah
c)
Quran
d)
Old testament
4.
Saudi Arabia contains the most _______________ in the Middle East.
a)
Oases
b)
Rivers
c)
Deserts
d)
Oil
5.
Monotheistic
Qu'ran (Koran)
Muhammed
Five Pillars of Faith
Qu'ran (Koran)
Muhammed
Five Pillars of Faith
a)
Islam
b)
Judaism
c)
Christianity
d)
Buddhism
6.
A series of anti-government protests, uprisings, and armed rebellions that spread across much of the Arab world in the early 2010's
a)
Real Politik Revolution
b)
Bolsheviks Revolution
c)
Arab Spring
d)
La Resistance
7.
Three monotheistic religions are
a)
Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism
b)
Buddhism, Islam, Sikkhism
c)
Judaism, Christianity, Islam
d)
Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam
8.
What is true about a Theocracy?
a)
Government sees God as the supreme leader
b)
Government allows people to choose their leaders
c)
Only religious leaders are allowed to vote
d)
Government with a king as the leader
9.
Name that country!
a)
Afghanistan
b)
Syria
c)
Oman
d)
Iraq
10.
Name that country!
a)
Iran
b)
Iraq
c)
Azerbaijan
d)
Kazakhstan
11.
Name that country!
a)
Tajikistan
b)
United Arab Emirates
c)
Lebanon
d)
Syria
12.
What Country did holocaust survivors pour into right after the Holocaust?
a)
Germany
b)
Palestine
c)
The United States
d)
USSR
13.
What was significant about 1948
a)
National Oslo day
b)
Israel declared its independence
c)
Jews were given Palestine
d)
Arabs were given the Road map for peace
14.
What 2 rivers in Southwest Asia helped Mesopotamia succeed as an early civilization?
a)
Blue and White Nile
b)
Tigris and Euphrates
c)
Tigris and Okavango
d)
Euphrates and Indus
15.
What does O.P.E.C. stand for?
a)
Organization of Petroleum Enhance Countries
b)
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
c)
Oil Producing Export Countries
d)
Oil Producing Environment Control
16.
Which territories are at the heart of the Arab-Israeli conflict?
a)
Gaza Strip and West Bank
b)
Suez Canal and Golan Heights
c)
Syria and Jordan
d)
Lebanon and Sinai Peninsula
17.
What event triggered the first Persian Gulf War in the 1990s?
a)
Iraq's invasion of Kuwait
b)
Iraq's invasion of Iran
c)
U.S. invasion of Afghanistan
d)
Israel's capture of the West Bank
18.
_________ make up the largest ethnic group in Southwest Asia.
a)
Arabs
b)
Sherpas
c)
Egyptians
d)
Acadians
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