Worksheets9 Weeks Test Prep
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 13mins
How has the lack of water impacted the Middle East?
It made some people wealthy from aquifers.
Most people live near bodies of water
It has made oil more expensive.
What geographic feature has played the biggest role in population distribution in SW Asia?
bodies of water
mountains
deserts
How has the Suez Canal impacted international shipping?
It made it more difficult to trade with Egypt.
It made shipping more expensive due to taxes.
It made it more efficient since the boats do not have to sail as far.
What is being described: A group with a common ancestry and shared culture.
(a)
Which religious group fasts, has prayer five times a day, and people go on a Hajj or pilgrimage to Mecca?
(a)
As a child, Abby studied Hebrew, and now as an adult, she can read the Torah. She goes to her local synagogue each week. Abby lives in the United States. Each year, Abby and her family fast on Yom Kippur. One day, Abby hopes to be able to visit Jerusalem and see the Western Wall. From the description, which can BEST be determined about Abby?
Her ethnic group
Her religious group
Both
True or false: All members of a religious group worship the same god; members of an ethnic group may have different religions.
True
False
How did Arabs living in Palestine feel about the new state of Israel?
They were happy about the new state of Israel.
They rejected it as unfair to them.
They were upset, but did not care either way.
They were excited to welcome Jews that had been persecuted.
What did the Sykes-Picot agreement of the Middle East lead do AND what did it lead to?
It partitioned the land and it led to conflict since ethnic and religious values were not considered.
It allowed the British to rule over SW Asia and collect taxes.
It allowed ethnic and religious groups in SW Asia to choose where they would live under the mandate system
What is the United States’ main economic interest in Southwest Asia?
(a)
Which war in SW Asia is being described here: Osama Bin Laden, 9/11, George H. W. Bush, Afghanistan.
Persian Gulf War
Afghanistan War 2001
Iraq War 2001
Which war was started when the US believed Afghanistan’s government was offering safety to al-Qaeda and Osama bin Laden?
Persian Gulf War
Afghanistan War 2001
Iraq War 2003
Operation Desert Shield
How has oil wealth created problems for the people of Southwest Asia?
Plentiful food has made their population overweight.
There aren’t enough colleges to educate all of the newly literate citizens.
There aren’t enough banks to store all of that money.
Resentment and conflicts have arisen between oil-rich and oil-poor countries
a self - ruling Jewish homeland. This is a major goal for which group?
Zionists
Arabs
Palestinians
Why is the US concerned about controlling oil in SW Asia?
Because oil impacts the economies all over the world.
Because they US wants to take their oil and make more money.
Because the countries of SW Asia do not know how to properly extract the oil.
Which two groups are still in disagreement about the existence of the government of Israel and the land it controls?
Arab Palestinians and Israelis.
Ethnic and religious groups
Persians and Kurds
