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Southwest Asia and North Africa Quiz

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What has been the main resource for the development of Southeast Asian and North African economies?

a)

Water

b)

Diamonds

c)

oil

d)

Steel

2.

Which river runs through North Africa and is a valuable source of water?

a)

Amazon River

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Nile River

d)

Yellow River

3.

Why is the Middle East considered the crossroads of Asia?

a)

It has many transportation barriers that make trade between the countries difficult

b)

Transporting goods for trade in the Middle East is impossible due to the large deserts

c)

It is located between Europe, Asia, and Africa and has many trade routes between the countries

d)

There are many roads that intersect in the Middle East

4.

What religious group has controlled the Southwest Asia and North Africa for most of the last 1,000 years?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Judaism

c)

Christianity

d)

Islam

5.

Which geographic feature has been most responsible for the population distribution, or location where most people live, in Southwest Asia and North Africa?

a)

abundance of oil deposits

b)

location of water

c)

presence of deserts

d)

arid climate

6.

How has the building of the Suez Canal affected the Middle East?

a)

It is a transportation corridor

b)

It is a trade route between Europe and Asia

c)

Neither A nor B

d)

Both A and B

7.

What are the characteristics of an underdeveloped country?

a)

Poor Infrastructure

b)

GDP of $1,000

c)

Life expectancy of 40

d)

All of the above

8.

What nation in Southwest Asia and North Africa is governed by an absolute monarch?

a)

Saudi Arabia

b)

Israel

c)

Turkey

d)

Iran

9.

What unit of production does this graph measure?

a)

Gallons/day

b)

Liters/day

c)

Barrels/day

d)

Pints/day

10.

What country in Southwest Asia has the largest GDP?

a)

Iran

b)

Kuwait

c)

Bahrain

d)

Iraq

11.

Per Capita GDP is calculated by taking the GDP of a country and dividing by the number of people living in that country. What column represents the total number of people living in a country?

a)

GDP

b)

Per Capita GDP

c)

HDI Ranking

d)

Population

12.

How many square miles does the country of Bahrain cover?

a)

198

b)

6880

c)

293

d)

125

13.

Which letter on the map represents the Arabian Sea?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

F

14.

Which of the following makes up most of Arabia?

a)

Desert

b)

Tundra

c)

Mountains

d)

Rainforest

15.

Which of the following rivers are located in the Middle East? Select TWO.

a)

Tigris River

b)

Yellow River

c)

Amazon River

d)

Tennessee River

e)

Euphrates River

16.

Arabia is surrounded by water on three sides. This makes Arabia a ___________________.

a)

Island

b)

Trench

c)

Archipelago

d)

Peninsula

17.

The Arabian Peninsula is represented on the map as the letter _____.

a)

F

b)

C

c)

E

d)

D

18.

Which body of water is represented by letter D on the map above?

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Dead Sea

c)

Salty Ocean

d)

Indian Ocean

e)

Arabian Sea

19.

How did Arabia's climate impact the population?

a)

The climate was comfortable and made it very easy for people to survive.

b)

The climate was harsh and limited population.

c)

The climate was rainy but good for farming so there were lots of small towns.

d)

Much of the population grew oranges and that is what they always had for dinner.

20.

The Middle East is located where which THREE continents meet?

a)

Asia

b)

North America

c)

Africa

d)

Russia

e)

Europe

21.

Maps are old. They have been around for thousands of years.

地图很旧。它们已经存在了数千年。

a)

True (真)

b)

False (假)

22.

Which continent is this?

这是哪个大州？

a)

Europe

b)

North America

c)

Africa

d)

Asia

23.

Which continent is this?

这是哪个大州？

a)

Africa

b)

Oceania

c)

Antartica

d)

South America

24.

How many continents are there?

有多少大洲？

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

25.

Which type of map is this?

这是哪种类型的地图？

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

c)

Data and Resource Map

d)

Topographic Map

26.

Which type of map is this?

这是哪种类型的地图？

a)

Physical Map

b)

Political Map

c)

Data and Resource Map

d)

Topographic Map

27.

What is this?

这是什么？

a)

South Machine

b)

Cardinal Point

c)

Compass

d)

Direction

28.

North, East, South and West are known as?

北、东、南、西 都叫______？

a)

Bearings

b)

Cardinal Points

c)

Compass

d)

Location

29.

The Birds Nest is in the ______ of Beijing.

a)

North

b)

East

c)

South

d)

West

30.

What is the definition of drought

a)

lots of water

b)

a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall leading to a shortage of water

c)

a prolonged period of really high rainfal leading to an abundance of water

d)

a small lack of water

31.

One kind of flooding happens quickly and without much notice.

What is it called?

a)

It is called flash flood.

b)

It is called river flood.

c)

It is called coastal flood.

32.

What is the definition of irrigation

a)

the supply of water to land or crops to help growth

b)

the supply of water to land or crops to stop growth

c)

to store water for hungry bears

d)

the top layer of water

33.

Name the country which is the leading producer of petroleum.

a)

India

b)

UAE

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

China

34.

What is a drought?

a)

excess flow of water flow over land

b)

An abnormally low precipitation in a place over time.

c)

Continuous rainfall

d)

Falling of water droplets from the sky

35.
What is deforestation?
a)
Clearing Earth's forests on a massive scale
b)
Eating too much vegetables
c)
Going to a forest and pulling weeds
d)
Clearing the five trees in my backyard
36.

What is the definition of desalination

a)

the action of clearing a wide area of trees

b)

the process of removing salt from seawater

c)

the process of removing salt from fresh water

d)

eating a banana with a money

37.

Which important natural resource that people rely heavily on is found in Southwest Asia?

a)

oil

b)

gold

c)

silver

d)

iron

38.

By which physical feature in Egypt would you find the largest population?

a)

The Sahel

b)

Red Sea

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Nile River

39.

What are Ancient Egyptians best known for?

a)

Art, souks, and desalinization

b)

Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and hajj

c)

Taj Mahal, Ramadan, and Mecca

d)

Hieroglyphics, pyramids and mummies

40.

The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers were important for the growth of one of the first civilizations called -

a)

Mecca

b)

Egypt

c)

Israel

d)

Mesopotamia

41.

Saudi Arabia has an absolute monarchy which is an example of a(n) - 

a)

Free enterprise economy

b)

Limited government

c)

Traditional economy

d)

Unlimited government

42.

What are countries like Saudi Arabia and Iraq major exporters of?

 

a)

oil

b)

cars

c)

diamonds

d)

clothing

43.

The Suez Canal is an important waterway, because it allows -

a)

water to reach the Sahara Desert through irrigation

b)

travelers a direct route from North Africa to Europe

c)

ships to avoid traveling all the way around Africa

d)

he Atlantic and Pacific Oceans to be connected

44.
Which letter indicates the nation of Iran? 
a)
a
b)
b
c)
c
d)
d
45.

Which country on the map is located on the Arabian Peninsula?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

46.

Which Major Geographic Feature Dominates Nations In The Region Of North Africa And Southwest?

a)

Fields Of Grass For Plantation

b)

The Arabian Peninsula

c)

A Collection Of Vast Deserts

d)

Israel

47.

The Nile river flows through which North Africa country?

a)

Saudi Arabia

b)

Yemen

c)

Egypt

d)

Iran

48.

What 2 countries are the Atlas Mountains located in?

a)

Morocco

b)

Algeria

c)

Afghanistan

d)

Tunisia

49.

Euphrates River is letter ______.

a)

J

b)

A

c)

D

d)

E

50.

Name the countries touched by the Persian Gulf

a)

Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia

b)

Egypt, Israel, Saudi Arabia

c)

Libya, Algeria, Morocco

d)

none of these above

51.

Where is the Sahara Desert located?

a)

Asia

b)

Mediterranean

c)

North Africa

d)

Turkey

52.

The climate of the Arabian Peninsula

a)

Savannah

b)

Desert

c)

Mountainous

d)

Tropical

53.

What geographic region is shown on the map?

a)

South Africa

b)

Southwest Asia/Middle East

c)

North America

d)

North Africa

54.

What climate do you think it's the most appropriate in the Arabian Desert?

a)

The Arabian Desert climate is too hot to live in.

b)

The Arabian Desert climate is too cold to live in.

c)

The Arabian Desert climate is too wet to live in.

d)

The Arabian Desert climate is perfect to live in.

55.

What latitude line runs across the Sahara desert?

a)

Tropic of Cancer

b)

Tropic of Capricorn

c)

Equator

d)

10°S

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