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Middle East and North Africa Test Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 16mins

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Class
Date
1.

What inferences can be drawn about the effects of oil reserves and their locations in places like Dubai and Bahrain?

a)

Dubai and Bahrain have become international centers of business and finance

b)

Dubai and Bahrain have become underprivileged nations

c)

Dubai and Bahrain have a declining GDP

d)

Dubai and Bahrain have an increased need for better education

2.

What impact has technology had on the economy of the Persian Gulf region?

a)

Technology has no impact in the Persian Gulf region, oil production is not affected

b)

Technology has increased available land and decreased oil production

c)

Technology has improved, but there is no increase in oil production

d)

Technology has improved the ability of the Persian Gulf region to increase oil production

3.

Based on the map, what can be concluded about natural resources in the Persian Gulf?

a)

There is a lack of energy resources and petroleum should be imported

b)

Many of Saudi Arabia’s resources are found in its interior

c)

Energy resources found along the coast suggest a large export market

d)

There are huge deposits of copper found in the region

4.

Based on this map, what are the most abundant natural resources found along the Persian Gulf?

a)

Petroleum and Natural gas

b)

Copper and Lead

c)

Lead and Petroleum

d)

Natural gas and Lead

5.

Based on this map, which chokepoint and region receives the most oil from southwest Asia?

a)

Panama Canal exporting to North America

b)

Strait of Malacca exporting to Australia

c)

Bab el-Mandeb and the Mediterranean

d)

Strait of Hormuz exporting to South East Asia

6.

Workers migrate to the Arabian Peninsula because of push factors such as ______ ​in their home countries.

a)

Tax-Free Government

b)

Abundance of Food

c)

Statewide Education

d)

High Unemployment

7.

Which chokepoint is the easiest path for North African Migrants to enter the Middle East?

a)

Strait of Straits

b)

Panama Canal

c)

Strait of Hormuz

d)

Suez Canal

8.

Which of the following do NOT cause desertification?

a)

Overgrazing of Grasslands

b)

Desalination Process

c)

Prevailing Winds Bringing High Moisture

d)

Extreme Flooding

9.

Using the paragraph below and your knowledge of geography, answer the following question.

"Situated between Africa, Asia, and Europe, the Middle East has been a crossroads for traders, travelers, and empire builders for thousands of years. Africans, Central Asians, and Celts have all added to the ethnic mix. Major ethnic groups in the Middle East today include Arabs, Iranians (also known as Persians), Turks, Jews, Kurds, Berbers, Armenians, and Greeks."

What conclusion can be drawn regarding cultural diffusion in the Middle East?

a)

People in the Middle East remain sedentary because of trade

b)

Trade influenced what people in the Middle East eat, speak, and believe

c)

Trade influenced only a small portion of people in the Middle East and not much was gained

d)

Trade influenced only the music of Middle Eastern people

10.

Based on this graph above, what interpretation can be drawn about job opportunities in 2016 because of OPEC?

a)

Non-OPEC countries contributed to over 25% of the world's oil reserves and created more jobs than OPEC

b)

OPEC countries contributed less than 75% to oil reserves depleting job opportunities in the Middle East

c)

OPEC countries did not have to increase job opportunities because of low production in crude oil reserves, which caused emigration to happen at staggering rates

d)

OPEC countries contributed over 80% of the world's crude oil reserves, increased job opportunities to meet the needs of demands, and led to increased immigration

11.

Based on this chart, which countries below provided the most barrels of oil from greatest to least?

a)

Saudi Arabia, Ecuador, Gabon, Venezuela

b)

Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Gabon

c)

Iraq, Nigeria, Angola, Equatorial Guinea

d)

Qatar, Angola, Algeria, Ecuador

12.

Based on this image, what is the main motive for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?

a)

Territorial/border disputes

b)

The Holocaust

c)

Disagreements over economic systems

d)

Religious persecution

13.

What is a technological solution the Middle East is using to try and combat water scarcity?

a)

Importing water from other countries

b)

Desalination

c)

Creating water from its component atoms

d)

Creating manmade lakes

14.

What is one of the main factors that has led to water scarcity in the Middle East?

a)

Conflict in the region has led to a destruction of water resources

b)

Overconsumption has led to a lack of water

c)

The region has a hot arid climate with little yearly rainfall

d)

Pollution in the region has led to a lack of drinkable water

15.

Based on this map, what is most likely the main language spoken in the Middle East?

a)

English

b)

Arabic

c)

Hebrew

d)

Aramaic

16.

In order to better control the annual flooding of the Nile River, the Egyptian government built what structure?

a)

Suez Canal

b)

Aswan High Dam

c)

Ataturk Dam

d)

Hoover Dam

17.

Based on this map, what can account for the massive differences in development in the region?

a)

A lack of military conflict

b)

Oil Exportation

c)

Strict Laws

d)

An abundance of water

18.

What is an effect Islam has had on the modern world?

a)

Advances in science and math, such as the creation of algebra

b)

The diffusion of Arabic as the main language of the US

c)

The use of the Quran in hotel rooms

d)

The many famous paintings of the prophet Muhammad

19.

This system segregated Africans according to their race, giving white Africans the majority of the power.

a)

Imperialism

b)

Kafala

c)

Cultural Assimilation

d)

Apartheid

20.

How did the Berlin conference affect the continent of Africa?

a)

Allowed for the Exportation of Natural Resources to Europe and the US

b)

Allowed Africa to Create Alliances in Europe

c)

Created Unity Between The US and Asia

d)

Decreased Gold Production in South Africa

21.

The Middle East is one of the only places in the world where this form of government still exists.

a)

Constitutional Monarchy

b)

Democracy

c)

Theocracy

d)

Absolute Monarchy

22.

The ________ River in North Africa is the longest river in the world

a)

Nile

b)

Red

c)

Dead

d)

Amazon

23.

Jews and Arabs have been in conflict for many years regarding territory in the Israel area. This conflict has centered around which major city?

a)

Mecca

b)

Cairo

c)

Jerusalem

d)

Dubai

24.

Groups of people who have been forced to flee their homes due to conflict, war, or natural disasters are referred to as what? 

a)

Nomads

b)

Refugees

c)

Citizens

d)

Kurds

25.

The Middle East contains the world's saltiest body of water known as:

a)

Dead Sea

b)

Red Sea

c)

Black Sea

d)

Skeleton Sea

26.

The most important natural chokepoint in the region circled on this map is called what?

a)

Suez Canal

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Tigris River

d)

Strait of Hormuz

27.

The main difference between an Oasis and a Wadi is that an Oasis is a mostly ______ source of water, and a Wadi is mostly ______

a)

Temporary, Permanent

b)

Permanent, Temporary

c)

Stagnant, Moving

d)

Moving, Stagnant

28.

Name these two rivers, located in a region known as the fertile crescent.

a)

Andes-Amazon

b)

Danube-Volga

c)

Arabian-Iraqi

d)

Tigris-Euphrates

29.

Groups of people who live in different locations, moving from one place to another are called 

a)

caravans

b)

oases

c)

nomads

d)

normals

30.

What is one reason why desalination plants are not more common in other parts of the world that suffer from water shortages?

a)

Those countries have other methods to obtain clean water

b)

Desalination is an expensive process that is not feasible for those areas

c)

Desalination does not produce enough water to justify building a new plant

d)

The people in those regions have adapted to drinking dirty water