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The Eastern Mediterranean

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where are the Fertile lands that made it home to some of the earliest civilizations?

a)

Northern Mediterranean

b)

Eastern Mediterranean

c)

Western Mediterranean

d)

Southern Mediterranean

2.

What is one religion that it did not originate in the Eastern Mediterranean?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Christianity

c)

Judaism

d)

Islam

3.

What does the Eastern Mediterranean struggle with?

a)

Increasing population

b)

Increasing resources

c)

Diminishing resources

d)

Diminishing Population

4.

What is the oldest monotheistic religion?

a)

Christianity

b)

Judaism

c)

Judas

d)

Islam

5.

In the Arabian Peninsula, who brought new teaching based on the belief in one true God?

a)

Jesus

b)

Mr. Dillenbeck

c)

Muhammed

d)

Robbie

6.

Who began to fight because of the ethnic attachments to the Eastern Mediterranean?

a)

Russia and Ukraine

b)

Jewish and Arabs

c)

The US and Afghanistan

7.

Where is population most dense in the Eastern Mediterranean?

a)

Eastern Coastal Areas

b)

Western Coastal Areas

c)

Southern Coastal Areas

d)

Northern Coastal Areas

8.

What is the greatest resource in the Arabian Peninsula?

a)

Oil

b)

Children

c)

Rocks

d)

Deserts

9.

What is putting a strain on the water in the Arabian Peninsula?

a)

Freshwater

b)

Growing population

c)

Increase of fish population

d)

Fish Drowning

10.

What is the Arabian Peninsula not united in?

a)

Religion

b)

Government

c)

Ethnicity

d)

Culture

11.

What are the majority of the governments in the Arabian peninsula

a)

Absolute Monarchies

b)

Constitutional Monarchies

c)

Absolute or Constitutional Monarchies

12.

In the Arabian peninsula, where have most people settled?

a)

In cities

b)

In the deserts

c)

Jobs

13.

What is the common language in the Arabian Peninsula?

a)

English

b)

Arabic

c)

Muslim

d)

Asian

14.

Who is education mandatory for? (Choose the best answer)

a)

Women

b)

Men

c)

Children

15.

What do women usually wear in public for modesty?

a)

Hijab

b)

Abaya

c)

Flags

d)

Hats

16.

What is one ethnic group not in Northwest Asia?

a)

Kurds

b)

English

c)

Turks

d)

Arabs

17.

The diversity leads to _______ in the region.

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

conflict

d)

success

18.

Where is one of the world's first culture hearths?

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

China

c)

Russia

d)

America

19.

What was formed out of the last territory of the Persian Empire?

a)

Iran

b)

Iraq

c)

Turkey

d)

Persia

20.

Within countries populations might be ____ Muslim or Shia Muslim.

a)

Sunni

b)

Muslim

c)

Shia

21.

What culture limits women's rights and potential?

a)

Feminists

b)

Islamic

c)

Arab

22.

Who is not a leading exporter listed in the packet? (There is more than one correct answer)

a)

America

b)

China

c)

Iran

d)

Iraq

23.

Where is the trade route between Asia and Europe?

a)

Western Asia

b)

Central Asia

c)

Southern Asia

d)

Eastern Asia

24.

What is the land like in Central Asia?

a)

Smooth

b)

Round

c)

Rugged

d)

Wet

25.

What does the population depend on in Central Asia?

a)

Desert

b)

Farming

c)

Hunting

d)

Trade

26.

How many years ago did Georgia and Armenia form kingdoms?

a)

<2000

b)

>2000

c)

2000

d)

900

27.

Where does the Silk Road pass through?

a)

Northern Asia

b)

Central Asia

c)

Southern Asia

d)

Eastern Asia

28.

When did the Russian empires begin invasions?

a)

Early 1800s

b)

Late 1800s

c)

Mid 1800s

d)

1900s

29.

Who lives in Central Asia?

a)

Mr. Seifert

b)

ethnic groups

c)

Mr. Dillenbeck

d)

Chris Rock

30.

Mountain and desert areas have ___ population densities.

a)

low

b)

high

c)

mid

d)

booming

31.

What is the literacy rate in all Central Asian countries except Afghanistan?

a)

98

b)

100

c)

50

d)

95