WorksheetsUnit 5 - World Geography - Middle East
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which river ran through Mesopotamia?
Nile
Tigris
Siene
Suez Canal
What type of land mass is Saudi Arabia on?
Island
Strait
Penninsula
Union
What is monotheism?
A religious holiday.
Hebrew scripture.
Belief in a single god.
The type of religion that is found in Greece.
Why does water cause political conflict in the Middle East?
There is a scarcity of water
Countries dam the rivers north of other countries
Countries pollute the water systems that they share with other countries
All of the Above
What country is located at number 8 on the map?
Iraq
Iran
Afghanistan
Turkey
Which country is located at the 1 on the map?
Egypt
Afghanistan
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Which number on the map is the Red Sea?
3
4
5
6
Which religious group has the Torah as its Holy Book?
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism
Judaism
Who is the founding figure of Christianity?
Jesus
Muhammad
Abraham
Allah
What is it called that all Muslims are expected to do for Islam?
Diaspora
Farsi
Hijrah
Five Pillars of Islam
What is the Holy Book of Islam called?
Caliph
Quran
Torah
Bible
What is the God of Islam called?
God
Jesus
Allah
Yahweh
What three religions began in the Middle East?
Judaism
Islam
Buddhism
Christianity
This city is considered holy for many religions.
Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Bombay, India
Jerusalem, Israel
Tokyo, Japan
Who are the main groups fighting in Israel?
Palestinian Arabs
Egyptian Muslims
Christians
Israeli Jews
What important natural resource can be found throughout the Persian Gulf area?
water
oil/petroleum
diamonds
arable cropland
Why are large amounts of academics leaving the Middle Eastern countries?
People aren't gaining the education they need to be.
They don't want to learn.
For places with more freedoms of thought and possibilities of financial gain.
They aren't leaving, the Middle East provides good education.
What is the population rank of Egypt?
92
62
14
23
Which answer best matches with the definition of "Brain Drain"?
Wasting brain power.
Small amounts of people who leave and go to other countries.
Large amounts of people leaving the Middle East with hopes for freedom and financial gains in other countries.
All of the animals go from one country to another.
What ethnic group did the UN take land from?
The Arabs
The Kurds
The Palestinians
The Jews
For there to be mass amounts of agriculture take place in the Middle East, what must happen?
Draw water from underground.
Import water.
Discover fossil-based water sources.
Create dams and develop irrigation systems.
Which group was formed in 1960 to control the price and amount of oil that would be produced by Middle Eastern nations?
EU
NATO
OPEC
USMCA
