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SW Asia Government and Economics Review Fall 2021

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This country recently had a change in the type of government from parliamentary to presidential democracy.

a)

Israel

b)

Saudi Arabia

c)

Turkey

d)

Kuwait

2.

Turkey's economy has been hurt because...

a)

Turkey has a very specialized economy.

b)

Turkey lacks good land for growing crops.

c)

Turkey made a huge investment in human capital.

d)

Turkey has not been admitted into the European Union.

3.

The best way for Saudi Arabia to deal with future problems with their economy is to...

a)

continue to invest in capital goods.

b)

expand their oil industries.

c)

begin growing crops in the large amount of farmland available.

d)

diversify into other industries outside of oil.

4.

This country's government has LESS control over decisions made about its economy. This moves the country closer to a market economy.

a)

Israel

b)

Turkey

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Iran

5.

This country does not have a large amount of natural resources, but really focuses on investment in human capital.

a)

Israel

b)

Saudi Arabia

c)

Turkey

d)

Iran

6.

Which country below has a leader that is directly elected by its citizens?

a)

Israel

b)

Saudi Arabia

c)

Turkey

d)

Iran

7.

This country's imports focus on machinery and transportation equipment.

a)

Israel

b)

Saudi Arabia

c)

Turkey

d)

Iran

8.

He is the current prime minister and chief executive of Israel.

a)

Isaac Herzog

b)

Naftali Bennett

c)

Recep Tayyip Erdogan

d)

Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud

9.

These countries have laws that are NOT based on religious laws. They are SECULAR governments.

a)

Israel and Iran

b)

Turkey and Israel

c)

Iran and Iraq

d)

Turkey and Saudi Arabia

10.

Instead of a constitution, Israel uses...

a)

the Qur'an

b)

the Knesset

c)

the Torah

d)

The Basic Laws

11.

The Law of Return allows this group to gain Israeli citizenship.

a)

Jewish people (either their mother is Jewish or they converted to Judaism)

b)

displaced Palestinians

c)

members of the Knesset

d)

citizens of Jerusalem

12.

This is the current president of Turkey.

a)

Anwar Sadat

b)

Ayatollah

Khomeini

c)

Recep Tayyip Erdogan

d)

Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud

13.

What is OPEC's purpose?

a)

Regulate the price of oil on the world market

b)

Build desalination plants in the Middle East

c)

Control the Palestinian territories

d)

Regulate the price of sauerkraut in German delis

14.

Isrealis depend on workers that can create products and machinery with advanced technology. They've made a large investment in...

a)

Machinery

b)

Currency

c)

Humor capital

d)

Human capital

15.

In this country, the head of state and chief executive are DIFFERENT people.

a)

Israel

b)

Kuwait

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Turkey

16.

This has allowed Saudi Arabia to move from a more command economy to a more mixed economy...

a)

controlling the agricultural exports

b)

allowing more entrepreneurs and private enterprises

c)

drilling for more oil in the Persian Gulf

d)

investing in desalination plants

17.

The most diversified country in the Middle East is ____. They have invested in human capital and can export a wide variety of products.

a)

Israel

b)

Jordan

c)

Afghanistan

d)

Saudi Arabia

18.

Israel's lack of oil has forced them to focus on...

a)

farming

b)

desalination plants

c)

oil refineries

d)

technology

19.

Which one of these countries is an autocracy?

a)

Israel

b)

Turkey

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

None of the above

20.

Because Israel wants to encourage people to purchase foods grown in Israel, the government places a ____ on imported products.

a)

embargo

b)

tariff

c)

limit

d)

ban

21.

Saudi Arabia needs to invest in its transportation _____, so that oil can easily be transported to industrial or trade centers.

a)

human capital

b)

enterprise

c)

infrastructure

d)

GDP

22.

Turkey has a wealth of _______, but is trying to move from an economy that depends less on agriculture and more on industry.

a)

oil

b)

investors

c)

military advisors

d)

natural resources

23.

Because of political instability in the recent past, this country has had slow economic growth.

a)

Turkey

b)

Israel

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

None of the above

24.

What country is being described? Trying to diversify economy, high unemployment rate due to lack of skilled laborers, literacy rate of 95%.

a)

Israel

b)

Turkey

c)

Iran

d)

Saudi Arabia

25.

Because Iran is a ______, the president is not considered the leader of the country.

a)

democracy

b)

monarchy

c)

theocracy

d)

dictatorship

26.

Although Saudi Arabia follows the laws of Islam, it is not a _____ because the king is not a religious leader.

a)

theocracy

b)

Muslim country

c)

fundamentalist nation

d)

democracy

27.

In an absolute monarchy, the leader gains power through...

a)

militia

b)

inheritance

c)

popular opinion

d)

national election