WorksheetsUnit 7 Test: Middle East
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 22mins
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
What is this area called that allows 20% of the world's oil to be shipped out of the Persian Gulf?
Suez Canal
Panama Canal
Indian Ocean
Strait of Hormuz
What is the name of the largest country on the Arabian Peninsula?
Yemen
Saudi Arabia
Oman
United Arab Emirates
These Palestinian territories are inside the borders of Israel.
Gaza Strip
Bethlehem
West Bank
Golan Heights
The Middle East and other areas were held for about 700 years by this empire, which collapsed as a result of World War I.
German Empire
Ottoman Empire
Austro-Hungarian Empire
Russian Empire
The holy book of Judaism is...
The Koran
The Torah
The Bible
The Gita
The holy book of Christianity is...
The Koran
The Torah
The Bible
The Gita
Which religion is based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ?
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism
Judaism
The place of worship for Judaism is...
Church
Synagogoue
Mosque
Which river is essential to the survival of Egypt?
The Amazon
The Nile
The Tigris
The Euphrates
Which religion is based on the life and teachings of Muhammed?
Christianity
Islam
Hinduism
Judaism
What word means to believe in many gods?
Polytheism
Monotheism
Atheism
Buddhism
What is the belief in one god called?
Polytheism
Monotheism
Atheism
Buddhism
The Suez canal connects the Mediterranean Sea to this body of water
Persian Gulf
Caribbean Sea
Red Sea
Caspian Sea
Due to the location of many refineries, what body of water sees the most oil tanker traffic?
Mediterranean Sea
Persian Gulf
Caspian Sea
Gulf of Aqaba
What type of climate does most of the Middle East have?
Mediterranean
Arid
Humid Continental
Tundra
How does climate affect people in the Middle East?
Climate determines what natural resources they have available.
Climate has no affect on people.
Climate determines what season it is.
Climate determines where people live and work.
Map Skill Review: Which is a correct relative location for Oman? (Hint: it's colored in purple.)
Oman is southeast of Saudi Arabia.
Oman is west of Yemen.
Oman is in the Middle East.
Oman is below United Arab Emirates.
The Middle East is covered mostly by _______________.
Desert
Mountains
Grasslands
Tundra
Most Middle Eastern countries suffer from a lack of _______________.
Music
Water
Oil
Sand
What 3 continents does the Middle East touch? CHOOSE 3 ANSWERS BELOW
Africa
Asia
Australia
Europe
Most of the mountains & plateaus in the Middle East are located in _____________ & ______________
Syria & Saudi Arabia
Iraq & Jordan
Turkey & Iran
Yemen & Oman
What 2 important rivers run through Iraq?
Jordan & Indus
Mississippi & Minnesota
Nile & Suez
Tigris & Euphrates
Most Middle Eastern countries are: ______________.
Jewish
Turkish
Arabic
Spanish
Why did the UN create the country of Israel for the Jews?
No one lived in Israel at the time
To provide Jews with a homeland
To give them access to the oil resources
To build an alliance with Palestinians
What was the first civilization in Mesopotamia?
Sumer
Babylonia
Jerusalem
Maplewood
What were the Intifadas?
Peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians
A chain of restaurants in Israel
Palestinian uprisings against the Israelis
The name of Israeli settlements in the West Bank
This 25-mile territory has been a source of dispute between Israel and its neighbors for many years:
Gaza Strip
Persian Gulf
Strait of Hormuz
Suez Canal
The Strait of Hormuz connects which bodies of water?
Red Sea & Arabian Sea
Mediterranean Sea & Persian Gulf
Mediterranean Sea & Red Sea
Persian Gulf & Arabian Sea
Why is the Suez Canal so important to international shipping?
It allows ships to get out of the Persian Gulf.
It is Iraq’s only waterway to the Persian Gulf.
It connects the Jordan River to the Persian Gulf, making it cheaper to ship oil to other parts of Southwest Asia.
It makes it possible to get from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea without sailing around Africa.
What are three major water problems in Southwest Asia?
Water shortages, unequal distribution, pollution
Flooding, pollution, dams
Too much ground water, aquifers, pollution
Water shortages, flooding, pollution
This area holds one of the largest and most important oil fields in the world.
All of the countries that produce oil in that region depend on it as a shipping route.
Persian Gulf
Arabian Sea
Dead Sea
Red Sea
The holy book of Islam
Oasis
Muhammad
Quran (Koran)
Islam
A follower of the religion of Islam
Islam
Muslim
fossil water
monotheism
Which country did Iraq invade in 1990 for its oil?
Kuwait
Iran
Palestine
Afghanistan
