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Benchmark Review Quiz # 2

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Based on the graph, Islamic believers are most likely to live in___________.

a)

Israel

b)

Morocco

c)

Turkey

d)

Saudi Arabia

2.

Based on the graph, which country has the highest standard of living?

a)

Libya

b)

Algeria

c)

Egypt

d)

Morocco

3.

Based on the graph, which country has the lowest GDP per capita?

a)

Libya

b)

Algeria

c)

Egypt

d)

Morocco

4.

Based on the graph,what do these three religions all have in common?

a)

the same holiday

b)

worship in the same worship center

c)

same amount of followers

d)

They are all monotheist religions

5.

based on the graph, Saudi Arabia has the ___________.

a)

has a population with diverse beliefs

b)

largest percentage of Muslims

c)

the highest percentage of Christians

d)

the least percentage of Judaism beleivers

6.

based on the graph, Israel ___________.

a)

has a population with diverse beliefs

b)

largest percentage of Muslims

c)

the highest percentage of Christians

d)

the least percentage of Judaism beleivers

7.

The different countries and ethnic groups of North Africa are unified by –

a)

the Arabic language and Hindu religion

b)

the French language and Christianity

c)

the French language and Judaism

d)

the Arabic language and Islamic religion

8.

Based on the graph, which country has the highest literacy rate?

a)

Libya

b)

Algeria

c)

Egypt

d)

Morocco

9.

Which of the following is the largest desert in the world and significantly impacts the population density in Northern Africa?

a)

Kalahari

b)

Libyan

c)

Namib

d)

Sahara

10.

Under apartheid, the education system in South Africa-

a)

provided education only to wealthy whites

b)

separated education by race

c)

provided more qualified teachers for black students

d)

distributed money equally for the education of all children

11.

When the Soviet Union existed, the central government kept tight control over its many ethnic groups. Some groups wanted to form their own countries. Many still do. Among them are the Chechens, who live in Chechnya near the Caspian Sea and Caucasus Mountains in southern Russia. The region has many oil reserves, and its many oil pipelines transport fuel to major Russian cities. Russians troops fought Chechen rebels to keep Chechnya a part of Russia. Then Russia finally pulled out in 1996, the Chechen rebellion was still not over. President Boris Yeltsin was widely blamed for being unable to solve their problems. Although there has not been a major fighting between Russia and Chechnya in the recent past, tensions are still high. 

World Cultures and Geography 

Based on the passage, which of the following is a reasonable conclusion?

a)

Russia wanted to hold Chechnya because of its oil.

b)

President Yeltsin was unpopular with Russians because he sympathized with the Chechens.

c)

The region surrounding the Caucasus Mountains contains few natural resource.

d)

One day Chechnya will become an independent nation.

12.

Soviet Russia had an economic system where the government controlled all the businesses and natural resources. What kind of economy was it?

a)

Socialist/Mixed

b)

Command/Communism

c)

Free Market/Capitalism

d)

Traditional

13.

What was the name of the political conflict between the US and the USSR (Soviet Union) that occurred between 1947-1991?

a)

The Cold War

b)

World War II

c)

World War I

d)

The Russian Revolution of 1917

14.

What kind of economy does Post Soviet Russia, or modern day Russia, have?

a)

Traditional

b)

Free Market/Capitalism

c)

Communism/Command

d)

Socialism/Mixed

15.

A Muslim is a

a)

person who practices the Islamic faith

b)

person who speaks Arabic

c)

person from the Middle East

d)

person who descended from Mohammed

16.

How did Islam spread in Southwest Asia and North Africa?

a)

By Muslim soldiers conquering new lands and spreading Islam along the way

b)

Through teaching in mosques

c)

As Islamic merchants traded with people from other regions.

d)

All of the above

17.

What does the three religions Judaism, Christianity, & Islam have in common

a)

they worship only one god

b)

the city of Jerusalem is considered a holy city.

c)

They all began with Abraham.

d)

All of the above

18.

Monotheistic religions worship__________.

a)

More than one god

b)

only worship one god

c)

worship no one

d)

none of the above

19.

What are the two most popular resources in both SW Asia and N Africa regions?

a)

Oil and phosphates

b)

Oil and Natural Gas

c)

Natural gas and uranium

d)

Oil and gold

20.
Why is the Suez Canal so important to international shipping?
a)
The Suez Canal is Iraq’s only waterway leading into the Persian Gulf
b)

The Suez Canal is the only way for ships to get out of the Persian Gulf.

c)

The Suez Canal makes shortens the distance between the Mediterranean and the Arabian Sea.

21.

The climate of SW Asia is mainly

a)

hot, dry desert

b)

dry, cold tundra

c)

moderate,dry desert

d)

hot, wet tropical

22.
A belief in many gods is called? 
a)
polytheism
b)
mesopotamia
c)
irrigation
d)
civilization
23.

According to the chart, how much of the world's oil does Iran have?

a)

17%

b)

10%

c)

9%

d)

7%

24.

According to the chart which country has the most oil?

a)

Saudi Arabia

b)

Iran

c)

Iraq

d)

Kuwait

25.

According to this chart, what kind of economy does Iran use?

a)

Traditional

b)

Free Market

c)

Command

d)

Mixed

26.

According to this chart, what country has the least amount of people that can read?

a)

Afghanistan

b)

Armenia

c)

Iraq

d)

Saudi Arabia

27.

According to this chart, in what country do people live the longest?

a)

Afghanistan

b)

Egypt

c)

Israel

d)

Qatar

28.

According to this chart, which country makes the least amount of money each year?

a)

Afghanistan

b)

Armenia

c)

Israel

d)

Jordan

29.

Which are examples of transportation corridors?

a)

mountains and deserts

b)

deserts and plateaus

c)

rivers and canals

d)

highlands and rainforests

30.

Which term refers to a physical features that make transportation and trade more difficult?

a)

Transportation Barrier

b)

Transportation Corridor