WorksheetsUnit 2 and 3 Quizziz
Total questions: 77
Worksheet time: 39mins
What country is represented by #1?
Afghanistan
Iraq
Iran
Saudi Arabia
What country is represented by #3?
Afghanistan
Iraq
Iran
Saudi Arabia
What country is represented by #5?
Afghanistan
Iraq
Iran
Saudi Arabia
What country is represented by #6?
Afghanistan
Iraq
Iran
Saudi Arabia
What country is represented by #2?
Turkey
Syria
Israel
Kuwait
What country is represented by #7?
Turkey
Syria
Israel
Kuwait
What country is represented by #4?
Turkey
Syria
Israel
Kuwait
What country is represented by #8?
Turkey
Syria
Israel
Kuwait
What is represented by #1?
Suez Canal
Jordan River
West Bank
Gaza Strip
What is represented by #2?
Suez Canal
Jordan River
West Bank
Gaza Strip
What is represented by #1?
Red Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Persian Gulf
Arabian Sea
What is represented by #2?
Red Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Persian Gulf
Arabian Sea
What is represented by #3?
Red Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Persian Gulf
Arabian Sea
What is represented by #4?
Jordan River
Tigris River
Euphrates River
Strait of Hormuz
Suez Canal
What is represented by #5?
Jordan River
Tigris River
Euphrates River
Strait of Hormuz
Suez Canal
What is represented by #6?
Jordan River
Tigris River
Euphrates River
Strait of Hormuz
Suez Canal
What is represented by #7?
Jordan River
Tigris River
Euphrates River
Strait of Hormuz
Suez Canal
What is represented by #8?
Jordan River
Tigris River
Euphrates River
Strait of Hormuz
Suez Canal
The Tigris and Euphrates rivers come together to form which of the following?
Suez Canal
Strait of Hormuz
Shatt al-Arab
Dead Sea
Which of the following is true about the Suez Canal?
It is a natural geographic feature
It is man-made
Both
What is the process of removing salt from ocean water called?
scarcity
desalination
Irrigation
pollution
What is the process of removing salt from ocean water called?
scarcity
desalination
Irrigation
pollution
What is the main consumer of water in Southwest Asia?
People
Industries
Livestock
Agriculture
Less than _____ of the world's fresh water supply is available to Southwest Asia's population.
20%
10%
1%
50%
Which river is the key water source for Israel and Jordan?
Tigris River
Euphrates River
Nile River
Jordan River
Which natural resource has caused many disputes in the Middle East?
Water
Wood
Food
Uranium
What water problems is Southwest Asia facing? (Check all that apply.)
Pollution
Flooding
Unequal Distribution
Monsoons
Water shortages
The Tigris and Euphrates rivers flow through which countries? (Check all that apply.)
Syria
Turkey
Israel
Iraq
Jordan
Which country has built the world's largest desalination plant?
Saudi Arabia
Israel
Iraq
Syria
Which countries have fought military battles over water rights to the Jordan River? (Check all that apply.)
Turkey
Israel
Jordan
Iraq
Decades of warfare have damaged many water treatment facilities in which country?
Iran
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
India
Which countries have built dams along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers? (Check all that apply.)
Syria
Turkey
Jordan
Jordan
Which country has built over 22 dams with the Anatolia project?
Turkey
Syria
Iran
Israel
What is Desalination?
An underground water pool
A process of removing salt from water
A process for adding salt to water
A process that pollutes water
What is an Aquifer
An underground formation that contains groundwater
A process of adding salt to water
A process of removing salt from water
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In what year was the new state of Israel created?
1984
1939
1991
1948
What is the United States' main economic interest in SW Asia?
Oil
Trade routes
Mineral resources
Agricultural products
Why did Iraq invade Kuwait?
To gain control of oil fields and reserves
To stop Kuwait from building nuclear weapons
To protect the Arab culture
To overthrow Kuwait's harsh dictator
Why did the U.S. go to war against Iraq in 2003?
Iraq was threatening Israel with nuclear weapons
They believed Iraq was going to invade Kuwait a second time
Iraqi troops invaded Saudi Arabia, a close ally of the U.S.
The U.S. believed Iraq was developing nuclear weapons and offering aid to terrorist groups like al-Qaeda
What lies at the heart of conflicts in the Middle East?
Religion & Land
Religion & Trade Routes
Land & Freedom of Speech
Religion & Freedom of Speech
What is a synonym for the word "partition"?
Unite
Divide
Respect
Fight
Which two countries in the Middle East are the MOST democratic?
Saudi Arabia and Israel
Turkey and Israel
Turkey and Saudi Arabia
Iran and Saudi Arabia
European powers and the United States have tried to encourage _________ in the Middle East.
Oligarchy
Democracy
Autocracy
Monarchy
Countries led by kings and religious leaders tend to have more ______ forms of government.
oligarchic
democratic
monarch
autocratic
Rule by one person, usually a king or queen, who has total authority over the government.
Presidential Democracy
Parliamentary Democracy
Absolute Monarchy
Parliamentary Monarchy
Which of the following countries is an absolute monarchy?
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Israel
Turkey
In a ________________ the chief executive is selected by Parliament.
Presidential Democracy
Absolute Monarchy
Parliamentary Democracy
Constitutional Monarchy
In a ________________ the chief executive is selected by the people.
Presidential Democracy
Absolute Monarchy
Parliamentary Democracy
Constitutional Monarchy
Which country has a Presidential democracy?
Israel
Turkey
Saudi Arabia
Which country has a Parliamentary democracy?
Israel
Turkey
Saudi Arabia
In Israel, they do not use a constitution to guarantee freedoms to the people instead they use_________.
Knesset
Basic Rights
Basic Laws
Bill of Rights
What age do citizens vote in Turkey and Israel?
25
18
32
20
Which country is an autocratic monarchy?
Turkey
Israel
Saudi Arabia
In an autocratic government the ____ serves as the country's head of government and head of state.
King
Citizens
President
Prime Minister
Which country has been known to limit and violate human rights?
Turkey
Israel
Saudi Arabia
True or False: Saudi Arabia's population is 100% Muslim.
True
False
GDP is the total amount of goods and services produced in a year. GDP per capita refers to:
a teacher in a country's average income
a person in a country's average income
Mr. Mitchell's hair
a country's average income
GDP is also a good indicator of a person's ________________________________, which is the degree of wealth and material comfort available to a person in a country.
standard of living
GDP
economy
government
In the Middle East, countries with ___________ tend to have higher GDP's than countries that don't have oil.
feathers
spoons
technology
oil
Between Saudi Arabia, Israel, and Turkey, ________________________ has the most oil
Saudi Arabia
Israel
Turkey
The ________________________ owns and controls the oil in Saudi Arabia
President
Government (Royal Family)
Prime Minister
Vice President
True or False: Oil is a natural resource. It cannot be recycled once it's used.
True
False
True or False: Saudi Arabia is the only country in the Middle East that makes a profit from selling oil.
True
False
True or False: Saudi Arabia must invest in human capital factors to improve their citizens lives, because one day they will run completely out of oil.
True
False
Turkey doesn't have a lot of oil, so they must invest in:
agriculture
textiles
education
all 3 choices
True or False: Israel's economy is considered much more diverse than Saudi Arabia's and Turkey's because they invest in electronics, diamonds, and engineering.
True
False
Many people travel to Israel because of the _________________ of the 3 monotheistic religions.
restaurants
colleges
video games
history
How does Israel invest in human capital
by having Tik Tok on their iphones
by voting
by educating and training their citizens
by growing crops
True or False: Saudi Arabia use to not allow citizens to own and operate their own businesses, but today 40% of Saudi Arabia's economy is in the private sector.
True
False
True or False: Because Israel has a small population and is located in a hostile area of the world, they have a draft for the military.
True
False
The ________________________, or the % of people in a country that can read and write, are above 90% in Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey
GDP
standard of living
literacy rate
True or False: Most countries in the middle east have less government control in their economies than in America's economy.
True
False
Between Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey, _________________ is closest to a mixed market economy on an economic continuum.
Israel
Saudi Arabia
Turkey
Between Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey, _________________ is closest to a command economy on an economic continuum.
Israel
Saudi Arabia
Turkey
True or False: If a country's GDP rises, that countries standard of living will also rise.
True
False
Which statement best describes Israel's economic system?
Israel has a pure market system.
Israel has a mixed economy with a stronger command side than market side.
Israel has a mixed economy with a stronger market side than command side.
