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WorksheetsSW Asia N Africa Unit Review
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
A direct cause of nationalism in SW Asia/N. Africa is MOST LIKELY...
The ongoing Arab-Israeli conflict
The spread of Christianity
The establishment of Islam
The frequent droughts in the region
Diffusion (the spread) of religion is caused by all of the following EXCEPT:
Agriculture
Missionaries
Trade and travel
Migration
The United Arab Emirates/Dubai was able to fund the construction of Palm Island because...
Increase of tourism in the early 2000s
The discovery of oil reservesin the 1950s.
An influx of political refugees to the country
The government subsidized traditional fishing
As a result of the extreme heat (can get up to 130 degrees) and dryness (fewer than 4 inches of rain per year), the people of the Sahara...
Are involved in the oil industry
Live in large homes made of wood
Are semi-nomadic herders and traders
grow their own food on small farms
Guest workers are attracted to Saudi Arabia because
develop commercial agriculture in the region
increased opportunities for religious freedom
participate in a stable democratic government
employment in oil and construction industries
Why is Jerusalem important to the world and the Middle East?
(a)
A type of government in which citizens participate in their government
Autocracy
theocracy
oligarchy
democracy
What did the 1947 United Nations decision (Partition Plan) that sparked decades of violent conflict about?
Oil and mineral rights
Political territory and security
Control of Mediterranean trade
monarchy vs. democracy
Palestine and Israel's primary source of conflict is...
Disagreements over United Nations aid to Israel
The fact that Palestine controls Jerusalem
the formation of an Israeli-Palestinian alliance
The fact that there is no official Palestinian state
Arab Spring refers to...
Regional protests against government leaders
An alliance for North African and West Asian Countries
Public support for increased military troops in violent areas
Terrorist attacks by the members of al-Quaeda
Why do the citizens of Saudi Arabia enjoy less representation in government than the citizens in the United Kingdom?
Saudi Arabia selects court justices by committee
Saudi Arabia is ruled by an absolute monarch
Saudi Arabia is based on a national constitution
Saudi Arabia has an elected legislative branch
Why are Christianity and Islam both monotheistic?
(a)
One of the causes of desertification is...
Burning fossil fuels in factories
Damming rivers to produce electricity (Hydroelectric power)
Removing vegetation through overgrazing
Contaminating fresh water supplies
