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WorksheetsSW Asia Government and Economics Review Fall 2021
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
This country recently had a change in the type of government from parliamentary to presidential democracy.
Israel
Saudi Arabia
Turkey
Kuwait
Turkey's economy has been hurt because...
Turkey has a very specialized economy.
Turkey lacks good land for growing crops.
Turkey made a huge investment in human capital.
Turkey has not been admitted into the European Union.
The best way for Saudi Arabia to deal with future problems with their economy is to...
continue to invest in capital goods.
expand their oil industries.
begin growing crops in the large amount of farmland available.
diversify into other industries outside of oil.
This country's government has LESS control over decisions made about its economy. This moves the country closer to a market economy.
Israel
Turkey
Saudi Arabia
Iran
This country does not have a large amount of natural resources, but really focuses on investment in human capital.
Israel
Saudi Arabia
Turkey
Iran
Which country below has a leader that is directly elected by its citizens?
Israel
Saudi Arabia
Turkey
Iran
This country's imports focus on machinery and transportation equipment.
Israel
Saudi Arabia
Turkey
Iran
He is the current prime minister and chief executive of Israel.
Isaac Herzog
Naftali Bennett
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud
These countries have laws that are NOT based on religious laws. They are SECULAR governments.
Israel and Iran
Turkey and Israel
Iran and Iraq
Turkey and Saudi Arabia
Instead of a constitution, Israel uses...
the Qur'an
the Knesset
the Torah
The Basic Laws
The Law of Return allows this group to gain Israeli citizenship.
Jewish people (either their mother is Jewish or they converted to Judaism)
displaced Palestinians
members of the Knesset
citizens of Jerusalem
This is the current president of Turkey.
Anwar Sadat
Ayatollah
Khomeini
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud
What is OPEC's purpose?
Regulate the price of oil on the world market
Build desalination plants in the Middle East
Control the Palestinian territories
Regulate the price of sauerkraut in German delis
Isrealis depend on workers that can create products and machinery with advanced technology. They've made a large investment in...
Machinery
Currency
Humor capital
Human capital
In this country, the head of state and chief executive are DIFFERENT people.
Israel
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
Turkey
This has allowed Saudi Arabia to move from a more command economy to a more mixed economy...
controlling the agricultural exports
allowing more entrepreneurs and private enterprises
drilling for more oil in the Persian Gulf
investing in desalination plants
The most diversified country in the Middle East is ____. They have invested in human capital and can export a wide variety of products.
Israel
Jordan
Afghanistan
Saudi Arabia
Israel's lack of oil has forced them to focus on...
farming
desalination plants
oil refineries
technology
Which one of these countries is an autocracy?
Israel
Turkey
Saudi Arabia
None of the above
Because Israel wants to encourage people to purchase foods grown in Israel, the government places a ____ on imported products.
embargo
tariff
limit
ban
Saudi Arabia needs to invest in its transportation _____, so that oil can easily be transported to industrial or trade centers.
human capital
enterprise
infrastructure
GDP
Turkey has a wealth of _______, but is trying to move from an economy that depends less on agriculture and more on industry.
oil
investors
military advisors
natural resources
Because of political instability in the recent past, this country has had slow economic growth.
Turkey
Israel
Saudi Arabia
None of the above
What country is being described? Trying to diversify economy, high unemployment rate due to lack of skilled laborers, literacy rate of 95%.
Israel
Turkey
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Because Iran is a ______, the president is not considered the leader of the country.
democracy
monarchy
theocracy
dictatorship
Although Saudi Arabia follows the laws of Islam, it is not a _____ because the king is not a religious leader.
theocracy
Muslim country
fundamentalist nation
democracy
In an absolute monarchy, the leader gains power through...
militia
inheritance
popular opinion
national election
