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Unit 2 and 3 Quizziz

Total questions: 77

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What country is represented by #1?

a)

Afghanistan

b)

Iraq

c)

Iran

d)

Saudi Arabia

2.

What country is represented by #3?

a)

Afghanistan

b)

Iraq

c)

Iran

d)

Saudi Arabia

3.

What country is represented by #5?

a)

Afghanistan

b)

Iraq

c)

Iran

d)

Saudi Arabia

4.

What country is represented by #6?

a)

Afghanistan

b)

Iraq

c)

Iran

d)

Saudi Arabia

5.

What country is represented by #2?

a)

Turkey

b)

Syria

c)

Israel

d)

Kuwait

6.

What country is represented by #7?

a)

Turkey

b)

Syria

c)

Israel

d)

Kuwait

7.

What country is represented by #4?

a)

Turkey

b)

Syria

c)

Israel

d)

Kuwait

8.

What country is represented by #8?

a)

Turkey

b)

Syria

c)

Israel

d)

Kuwait

9.

What is represented by #1?

a)

Suez Canal

b)

Jordan River

c)

West Bank

d)

Gaza Strip

10.

What is represented by #2?

a)

Suez Canal

b)

Jordan River

c)

West Bank

d)

Gaza Strip

11.

What is represented by #1?

a)

Red Sea

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Persian Gulf

d)

Arabian Sea

12.

What is represented by #2?

a)

Red Sea

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Persian Gulf

d)

Arabian Sea

13.

What is represented by #3?

a)

Red Sea

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Persian Gulf

d)

Arabian Sea

14.

What is represented by #4?

a)

Jordan River

b)

Tigris River

c)

Euphrates River

d)

Strait of Hormuz

e)

Suez Canal

15.

What is represented by #5?

a)

Jordan River

b)

Tigris River

c)

Euphrates River

d)

Strait of Hormuz

e)

Suez Canal

16.

What is represented by #6?

a)

Jordan River

b)

Tigris River

c)

Euphrates River

d)

Strait of Hormuz

e)

Suez Canal

17.

What is represented by #7?

a)

Jordan River

b)

Tigris River

c)

Euphrates River

d)

Strait of Hormuz

e)

Suez Canal

18.

What is represented by #8?

a)

Jordan River

b)

Tigris River

c)

Euphrates River

d)

Strait of Hormuz

e)

Suez Canal

19.

The Tigris and Euphrates rivers come together to form which of the following?

a)

Suez Canal

b)

Strait of Hormuz

c)

Shatt al-Arab

d)

Dead Sea

20.

Which of the following is true about the Suez Canal?

a)

It is a natural geographic feature

b)

It is man-made

c)

Both

21.

What is the process of removing salt from ocean water called?

a)

scarcity

b)

desalination

c)

Irrigation

d)

pollution

22.

What is the process of removing salt from ocean water called?

a)

scarcity

b)

desalination

c)

Irrigation

d)

pollution

23.

What is the main consumer of water in Southwest Asia?

a)

People

b)

Industries

c)

Livestock

d)

Agriculture

24.

Less than _____ of the world's fresh water supply is available to Southwest Asia's population.

a)

20%

b)

10%

c)

1%

d)

50%

25.

Which river is the key water source for Israel and Jordan?

a)

Tigris River

b)

Euphrates River

c)

Nile River

d)

Jordan River

26.

Which natural resource has caused many disputes in the Middle East?

a)

Water

b)

Wood

c)

Food

d)

Uranium

27.

What water problems is Southwest Asia facing? (Check all that apply.)

a)

Pollution

b)

Flooding

c)

Unequal Distribution

d)

Monsoons

e)

Water shortages

28.

The Tigris and Euphrates rivers flow through which countries? (Check all that apply.)

a)

Syria

b)

Turkey

c)

Israel

d)

Iraq

e)

Jordan

29.

Which country has built the world's largest desalination plant?

a)

Saudi Arabia

b)

Israel

c)

Iraq

d)

Syria

30.

Which countries have fought military battles over water rights to the Jordan River? (Check all that apply.)

a)

Turkey

b)

Israel

c)

Jordan

d)

Iraq

31.

Decades of warfare have damaged many water treatment facilities in which country?

a)

Iran

b)

Iraq

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

India

32.

Which countries have built dams along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers? (Check all that apply.)

a)

Syria

b)

Turkey

c)

Jordan

d)

Jordan

33.

Which country has built over 22 dams with the Anatolia project?

a)

Turkey

b)

Syria

c)

Iran

d)

Israel

34.

What is Desalination?

a)

An underground water pool

b)

A process of removing salt from water

c)

A process for adding salt to water

d)

A process that pollutes water

35.

What is an Aquifer

a)

An underground formation that contains groundwater

b)

A process of adding salt to water

c)

A process of removing salt from water

d)

I dont know I didnt study

36.

In what year was the new state of Israel created?

a)

1984

b)

1939

c)

1991

d)

1948

37.

What is the United States' main economic interest in SW Asia?

a)

Oil

b)

Trade routes

c)

Mineral resources

d)

Agricultural products

38.

Why did Iraq invade Kuwait?

a)

To gain control of oil fields and reserves

b)

To stop Kuwait from building nuclear weapons

c)

To protect the Arab culture

d)

To overthrow Kuwait's harsh dictator

39.

Why did the U.S. go to war against Iraq in 2003?

a)

Iraq was threatening Israel with nuclear weapons

b)

They believed Iraq was going to invade Kuwait a second time

c)

Iraqi troops invaded Saudi Arabia, a close ally of the U.S.

d)

The U.S. believed Iraq was developing nuclear weapons and offering aid to terrorist groups like al-Qaeda

40.

What lies at the heart of conflicts in the Middle East?

a)

Religion & Land

b)

Religion & Trade Routes

c)

Land & Freedom of Speech

d)

Religion & Freedom of Speech

41.

What is a synonym for the word "partition"?

a)

Unite

b)

Divide

c)

Respect

d)

Fight

42.
What is the major natural resource of the Middle East?
a)
Diamonds
b)
Apples
c)
Gold
d)
Oil
43.

Which two countries in the Middle East are the MOST democratic?

a)

Saudi Arabia and Israel

b)

Turkey and Israel

c)

Turkey and Saudi Arabia

d)

Iran and Saudi Arabia

44.

European powers and the United States have tried to encourage _________ in the Middle East.

a)

Oligarchy

b)

Democracy

c)

Autocracy

d)

Monarchy

45.

Countries led by kings and religious leaders tend to have more ______ forms of government.

a)

oligarchic

b)

democratic

c)

monarch

d)

autocratic

46.

Rule by one person, usually a king or queen, who has total authority over the government.

a)

Presidential Democracy

b)

Parliamentary Democracy

c)

Absolute Monarchy

d)

Parliamentary Monarchy

47.

Which of the following countries is an absolute monarchy?

a)

Saudi Arabia

b)

Iran

c)

Israel

d)

Turkey

48.

In a ________________ the chief executive is selected by Parliament.

a)

Presidential Democracy

b)

Absolute Monarchy

c)

Parliamentary Democracy

d)

Constitutional Monarchy

49.

In a ________________ the chief executive is selected by the people.

a)

Presidential Democracy

b)

Absolute Monarchy

c)

Parliamentary Democracy

d)

Constitutional Monarchy

50.

Which country has a Presidential democracy?

a)

Israel

b)

Turkey

c)

Saudi Arabia

51.

Which country has a Parliamentary democracy?

a)

Israel

b)

Turkey

c)

Saudi Arabia

52.

In Israel, they do not use a constitution to guarantee freedoms to the people instead they use_________.

a)

Knesset

b)

Basic Rights

c)

Basic Laws

d)

Bill of Rights

53.

What age do citizens vote in Turkey and Israel?

a)

25

b)

18

c)

32

d)

20

54.

Which country is an autocratic monarchy?

a)

Turkey

b)

Israel

c)

Saudi Arabia

55.

In an autocratic government the ____ serves as the country's head of government and head of state.

a)

King

b)

Citizens

c)

President

d)

Prime Minister

56.

Which country has been known to limit and violate human rights?

a)

Turkey

b)

Israel

c)

Saudi Arabia

57.

True or False: Saudi Arabia's population is 100% Muslim.

a)

True

b)

False

58.

GDP is the total amount of goods and services produced in a year. GDP per capita refers to:

a)

a teacher in a country's average income

b)

a person in a country's average income

c)

Mr. Mitchell's hair

d)

a country's average income

59.

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.

a)

standard of living

b)

GDP

c)

economy

d)

government

60.

In the Middle East, countries with ___________ tend to have higher GDP's than countries that don't have oil.

a)

feathers

b)

spoons

c)

technology

d)

oil

61.

Between Saudi Arabia, Israel, and Turkey, ________________________ has the most oil

a)

Saudi Arabia

b)

Israel

c)

Turkey

62.

The ________________________ owns and controls the oil in Saudi Arabia

a)

President

b)

Government (Royal Family)

c)

Prime Minister

d)

Vice President

63.

True or False: Oil is a natural resource. It cannot be recycled once it's used.

a)

True

b)

False

64.

True or False: Saudi Arabia is the only country in the Middle East that makes a profit from selling oil.

a)

True

b)

False

65.

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.

a)

True

b)

False

66.

Turkey doesn't have a lot of oil, so they must invest in:

a)

agriculture

b)

textiles

c)

education

d)

all 3 choices

67.

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.

a)

True

b)

False

68.

Many people travel to Israel because of the _________________ of the 3 monotheistic religions.

a)

restaurants

b)

colleges

c)

video games

d)

history

69.

How does Israel invest in human capital

a)

by having Tik Tok on their iphones

b)

by voting

c)

by educating and training their citizens

d)

by growing crops

70.

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.

a)

True

b)

False

71.

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.

a)

True

b)

False

72.

The ________________________, or the % of people in a country that can read and write, are above 90% in Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey

a)

GDP

b)

standard of living

c)

literacy rate

73.

True or False: Most countries in the middle east have less government control in their economies than in America's economy.

a)

True

b)

False

74.

Between Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey, _________________ is closest to a mixed market economy on an economic continuum.

a)

Israel

b)

Saudi Arabia

c)

Turkey

75.

Between Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey, _________________ is closest to a command economy on an economic continuum.

a)

Israel

b)

Saudi Arabia

c)

Turkey

76.

True or False: If a country's GDP rises, that countries standard of living will also rise.

a)

True

b)

False

77.

Which statement best describes Israel's economic system?

a)

Israel has a pure market system.

b)

Israel has a mixed economy with a stronger command side than market side.

c)

Israel has a mixed economy with a stronger market side than command side.