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Unit 8 Review: Southwest and Central Asia and North Africa

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What technology is used to create freshwater in this region?

a)

refining

b)

desalination

c)

drip irrigation

d)

automobiles

2.

How is crude oil turned into useful products?

a)

refining the oil by heating it and cooling it

b)

removing the salt from sea water

c)

getting the water to the root of the plant

d)

using simply machines like a shaduf to move water from the river to the fields

3.

What is a group of nations that have come together to regulate (control) the price and supply of oil?

a)

OSHA

b)

OPEC

c)

WHO

d)

NATO

4.

What is an example of a technology used in Southwest and Central Asia to help conserve water?

a)

Shaduf

b)

Noria

c)

drip irrigation

d)

refinery

5.

Government policies, laws or diplomatic activity concerning control over / use of a water source.

a)

restrictions

b)

Zionism

c)

self-determination

d)

hydro politics

6.

Which choke point impacted global trade by shortening the distance between Asia and Europe, and decreasing the price of goods?

a)

Suez Canal

b)

Strait of Malacca

c)

Panama Canal

d)

The Turkish Straits

7.

Government that is run by religious leaders, no legal separation between church and state.

a)

Monarchy - Great Britain

b)

Republic - United States

c)

Theocracy - Iran

d)

Totalitarian System - Iraq (Saddam Hussein)

8.

oil that has been discovered but remains unused in the ground

a)

petroleum

b)

crude oil

c)

natural gas

d)

oil reserves

9.

What is the primary difference between the two branches within Islam?

a)

Who should be the leader after Muhammad died

b)

The need to do to Mecca once before a follower of Islam dies

c)

What religious laws should be followed

d)

Who controls Jeresalem

10.

Which religion has the majority in North Africa, Southwest and Central Asia?

a)

Christianity

b)

Islam

c)

Buddhism

d)

Judaism

11.

What happened to cause the creation of the state of Israel?

a)

Holocaust

b)

Zionism

c)

Persecution across Europe

d)

World War 2

12.

What can you make from petroleum

a)

jet fuel

b)

asphalt

c)

gasoline

d)

plastics

13.

What is the result of the United Nations creating of Israel?

a)

Palestinians have lost their homes

b)

Israelis have lost their homes

c)

Everyone is happy and living in peace

d)

The Arab Nations welcomed Israel

14.

What event spread primarily through social media and led to either a change in government or civil war?

a)

The Gulf War

b)

Syrian Civil War

c)

The Holocaust

d)

Arab Spring

15.

A group of people who has its own government, territory, and control over everything inside its own borders and with other nations is called a

a)

stateless nation

b)

nation-state

c)

nation

d)

state

16.

What resource in Southwest and Central Asia is in high demand but little is available (scarce)?

a)

gold

b)

freshwater

c)

silver

d)

petroleum (oil)

17.

The choke point that most of the oil in the region travels through is

a)

Suez Canal

b)

Strait of Magellan

c)

Strait of Hormuz

d)

Bab Al Mandeb

18.

Which group is the largest stateless nation in the world and is found in this region?

a)

The Kurds

b)

The Catalan

c)

The Yoruba

d)

The Uyghur

19.

Which part of the environment needs to be protected from oil spills, leaks, accidents or environmental terrorism?

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Lithosphere

20.

Which country did Saddam Hussein invade for their oil?

a)

Syria

b)

Saudi Arabia

c)

United States

d)

Kuwait

21.

What is the purpose of a qanat?

a)

to prevent evaporation as the water moves underground

b)

to remove salt from sea water to create freshwater

c)

to keep the water away from others

d)

to hold back a river to create a reservoir

22.

What should countries that depend on oil for their economies do to continue to have strong economic futures if the oil runs out?

a)

Distribute

b)

Diversify

c)

Persist

d)

Specialize

23.

water is conserved because it is placed at the root zone so evaporation does not occur.

a)

desalination

b)

hydro politics

c)

drip irrigation

d)

choke point