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WorksheetsSW Asia Unit Review
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
What large empire broke up after World War I?
Roman Empire
Aztec Empire
Ottoman Empire
Persian Empire
Who drew up the boundaries for the new countries formed after the breakup of this empire?
Middle Eastern governments
The United States’ government
Former empire leaders
British and French politicians
What is the main difference between the Sunni and Shia Muslims?
women's rights
leadership of Islam
countries borders
who should wear the Hijab
The Quran is the holy book for which religion?
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
all three
____________ worship in a synagogue.
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
all three
Which religion is a monotheistic religion?
Islam
Christianity
Judaism
all three
Muhammad founded this religion in the 7th century.
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
all three
What is ‘specialization’?
Producing all goods that the country needs so that trade with other countries isn’t necessary
Trying to avoid investing in capital goods because it’s too expensive
Producing goods a country can make most easily so that they can trade for goods that they can’t produce locally
Directly trading goods with another country without having to use money
Saudi Arabia specializes in the production of:
Oil and olives
Olives and grapes
Oil and natural gas
Livestock
In a traditional economy, how are economic decisions made?
Government leaders
Consumers
Customs and traditions
A mix of consumers and government leaders
What is the definition of Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?
The total value of all the goods and services a country produces in a year
The total value of all goods imported within a year
The total value of taxes collected in a year
The total value of all goods produced by entrepreneurs in a year
If Saudi Arabia’s government puts a limit on how much Israeli Dead Sea salt it will import this year, what trade barrier is this?
Embargo
Tariff
Quota
Opportunity Cost
A person who takes risks by starting a new business is known as a(n):
International trader
Economist
Entrepreneur
Dictator
If a jeweler from the United States wanted to engage in trade with a jeweler from Israel, what would the transaction require?
a map
a railroad line
a way to exchange currencies
a reliable internet connection
Which of these types of government allows citizens to have the greatest amount of political influence?
dictatorship
democracy
absolute monarchy
oligarchy
If Turkey and the United States are both presidential democracies, how do they determine their leaders?
The citizens vote on the legislature, then members of the legislature select the leader.
The citizens do not get to choose the leaders.
The leaders are passed down through generations.
The citizens directly vote on the leaders in both countries.
What is Islamic law?
Laws based on the teachings of the Quran
Laws calling for a separation of church and state
Laws made by the king alone
Laws that allow women to vote
Why did Great Britain put governments friendly to European powers in place in the Middle East?
To keep its influence and secure valuable oil resources
To ensure homelands for ethnic and religious groups
To punish the Ottoman Empire for its role in WWI
To protect citizens from autocratic governments
What problems did the new boundaries cause as people found themselves living in newly created countries?
All the new countries had a low standard of living.
The new countries included people who did not have much in common.
Most of the new countries were formed in the desert, so it was hard to find work.
People in the new countries could no longer practice their religion.
What is ‘anti-Semitism’?
Denying rights to women
Refusal to allow the practice of any religion
Hatred of the Jews
Hatred of the Arabs
Anti-Semitism spread rapidly throughout Europe when which political party came into power?
Socialist
Fascist
Republican
Nazi
During World War II, six million Jews were killed in what is called:
The Holocaust
Zionism
Apartheid
Diaspora
The international movement for the establishment of a Jewish national homeland is known as what?
Anti-Semitism
The Holocaust
Diaspora
Zionism
Why did many countries in the United Nations feel it was right to create the state of Israel?
There was no one else living in the land.
Many felt that Jews deserved help because they suffered so much in the Holocaust.
Arab countries in the area supported the idea of a Jewish homeland in Palestine.
All national groups in the former Ottoman Empire were given homelands at that time.
How did Arabs living in Palestine feel about the new state of Israel?
They were unaffected by the new state.
They supported it fully.
They rejected it and thought it was unfair to them.
They were unhappy but agreed to work it out.
What is the United States’ main economic interest in Southwest Asia?
Oil
Trade routes
Agricultural products
Stopping the spread of Communism
Why did Iraq invade Kuwait?
To gain control of oil fields and reserves
To stop Kuwait from building nuclear weapons
To protect the Arab culture
To overthrow Kuwait’s harsh dictator
When did terrorists attack the World Trade Center in New York City?
1991
2001
1983
2011
A United Nations inspection team was in Iraq from 1991 to 1998, with the purpose of finding and destroying:
Oil fields
Desalination plants
Weapons of mass destruction
Military helicopters
Why did the US go to war against Iraq in 2003?
Iraq was threatening Israel with nuclear weapons.
They believed Iraq was going to invade Kuwait a second time.
Iraqi troops invaded Saudi Arabia, a close ally of the US.
The US believed Iraq was developing nuclear weapons and offering aid to terrorist groups like al-Qaeda.
Which country is located at the letter G on the map?
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Iraq
Which country is located at the letter D on the map?
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Iraq
Which country is located at the letter B on the map?
Afghanistan
Israel
Iran
Iraq
Which feature is located at the letter O on the map?
Persian Gulf
Strait of Hormuz
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
Which feature is located at the letter R on the map?
Persian Gulf
Strait of Hormuz
Arabian Sea
Red Sea
