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North Africa/Southwest Asia Test

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which country has one of the highest GDP per capita in the region?

a)

Iran

b)

Kuwait

c)

Iraq

2.

Which country has one of the largest populations in the region?

a)

Turkey

b)

Syria

c)

Saudi Arabia

3.

This river is home to one of the world's first civilizations:

a)

Jordan River

b)

Euphrates River

c)

Seine River

4.

This is grassland that is found on the edges of deserts:

a)

Basin

b)

Savanna

c)

Steppe

5.

This is a grassland found between the Sahara desert and the tropical rain forest of Africa:

a)

Steppe

b)

Sahel

c)

Wadi

6.

This is a desert located in Saudi Arabia?

a)

Sahara

b)

Gobi

c)

Rub al' Khali

7.

This mountain range is located in northwest Africa:

a)

Zagros Mountains

b)

Atlas Mountains

c)

Caucasus Mountains

8.

This body of water is located north of Turkey:

a)

Caspian Sea

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Black Sea

9.

What mountain range is located in western Iran?

a)

Atlas Mountains

b)

Caucasus Mountains

c)

Zagros Mountains

10.

What mountain range is located in southern Turkey?

a)

Zagros Mountains

b)

Caucasus Mountains

c)

Taurus Mountains

11.

This is known as a place where information and ideas were exchanged:

a)

Agricultural Revolution

b)

Cultural Hearth

c)

Rub al' Khali

12.

A shift from hunting and gathering food, to growing and planting crops:

a)

Industrial Revolution

b)

The Renaissance

c)

Agricultural Revolution

13.

This body of water is located to the west of Israel:

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Red Sea

c)

Black Sea

14.

This mountain range separates Asia from Europe:

a)

Zagros Mountains

b)

Atlas Mountains

c)

Caucasus Mountains

15.

This body of water separates Southwest Asia(Middle East) from Africa:

a)

Strait of Hormuz

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Red Sea

16.

This river, located in Africa, is the longest river in the world:

a)

Orange River

b)

Nile River

c)

Euphrates River

d)

Tigris River

17.

What is another name for the Middle East?

a)

Central Asia

b)

Southwest Asia

c)

Mesopotamia

18.

What country is located west of Egypt?

a)

Algeria

b)

Morocco

c)

Libya

19.

Which country is located between Algeria and Libya?

a)

Tunisia

b)

Morocco

c)

Egypt

20.

Which country is east of Yemen?

a)

Saudi Arabia

b)

Oman

c)

Kuwait

21.

What body of water is east of Saudi Arabia?

a)

Red Sea

b)

Black Sea

c)

Persian Gulf

22.

What body of water is north of Iran?

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Caspian Sea

c)

Black Sea

23.

This body of water is known as a border between Europe and Asia:

a)

Arabian Sea

b)

Red Sea

c)

Dardanelles Strait

24.

What body of water is west of Saudi Arabia?

a)

Strait of Hormuz

b)

Red Sea

c)

Persian Gulf

25.

A gully or dry riverbed?

a)

Oasis

b)

Wadi

c)

Basin

26.

The practice of farming is what type of economic activity?

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

tertiary

27.

Cattle herding is what type of economic activity?

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

tertiary

28.

Television advertisements are what type of economic activity?

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

tertiary

29.

Automobile manufacturing is what type of economic activity?

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

tertiary

30.

Building a new school is what type of economic activity?

a)

primary

b)

secondary

c)

tertiary

31.

The city of Mecca is located in which country?

a)

Turkey

b)

Saudi Arabia

c)

Iran

d)

Iraq

32.

The city of Jerusalem is located in which country?

a)

Israel

b)

Egypt

c)

Iran

d)

Saudi Arabia

33.

The city of Tehran is located in which country?

a)

Iraq

b)

Israel

c)

Iran

d)

Egypt

34.

The city of Cairo is located in which country?

a)

Turkey

b)

Iran

c)

Turkey

d)

Egypt

35.

The city of Baghdad is located in which country?

a)

Saudi Arabia

b)

Iran

c)

Turkey

d)

Iraq

36.

The city of Istanbul is located in which country?

a)

Egypt

b)

Lebanon

c)

Turkey

d)

Syria