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Unit 4: Southwest Asia and North Africa

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Monotheism is the belief in

a)

One God

b)

Many gods

c)

All gods

d)

No gods

2.

Allah is the word "God" in which language?

a)

Hebrew

b)

English

c)

Greek

d)

Arabic

3.

This is the most valuable natural resource in Saudi Arabia.

a)

Oil

b)

Lumber

c)

Gold

d)

Coffee

4.

Which region in the world contains almost half of the world's oil?

a)

East Asia

b)

North America

c)

Middle East (Southwest Asia)

d)

Southern Europe

5.

Desalination plants are becoming more common in places which have experienced —

a)

an influx of refugees

b)

damaging earthquakes

c)

mass deforestation

d)

shortages of fresh water

6.

What is the largest Ethnic Group in Southwest Asia?

a)

Arabs

b)

Kurds

c)

Persians

d)

Muslims

e)

Christians

7.

Select all religious groups

a)

Judaism

b)

Persian

c)

Christianity

d)

Islam

e)

Kurd

8.

Most common language in both Southwest Asia and North Africa?

a)

Hindu

b)

Farsi

c)

Arabic

d)

Hebrew

9.
Which country was founded in 1948 as a Jewish republic?
a)
Iraq
b)
Saudi Arabia
c)
Israel
d)
Turkey
10.
Which of the following is the largest country in Southwest Asia?
a)
Iraq
b)
Saudi Arabia
c)
Israel
d)
Turkey
11.
Who was the founder of Islam?
a)
Jesus
b)
Siddartha
c)
Muhammad
d)
Abraham
12.
Muslims practice the following as a guide to their faith
a)
Five Pillars
b)
Four Noble Truths
c)
Eight Fold Path
d)
Ten Commandments
13.
The holy book of Islam is referred to as
a)
Vedas
b)
Bible
c)
Quran
d)
Upanishad
14.
Many of the traditions of Islam were influenced by which other religions? 
a)
Hinduism and Judaism
b)
Buddhism and Judaism
c)
Christianity and Judaism
d)
Zoronastrianism and Judaism
15.
What is the pilgrimage to Mecca called?
a)
Kaaba
b)
Tajj
c)
Hajj
d)
Medina
16.

The belief in many gods. 

a)
monotheism
b)
Mecca
c)
caliph
d)
polytheism
17.
Which religions is Abraham important to?
a)
Islam
b)
Christianity
c)
Judaism
d)
All three religions
18.
Christianity follows the _____ and believes in the ______.
a)
Torah, Vedas
b)
Bible, Holy Trinity
c)
Koran, Allah
d)
Eightfold Path, 4 Noble Truths
19.

The first five books of the bible are known as _____________.

a)

The Torah

b)

The Old Testament

c)

The Creation Story

d)

The Qu'ran

20.

Who is the head of the Catholic Church on earth?

a)

Archbishop

b)

Priests

c)

Pope

d)

There is no head on earth.

21.
Which is not a main type of Christianity?
a)
Orthodox
b)
Catholic
c)
Protestant
d)
These all are main types of Christianity
22.

The present day name for the religion of the Hebrew people is _____________.

a)

Hinduism

b)

Islam

c)

Judaism

d)

Buddhism

23.

The majority of the religious population in Southwest Asia and North Africa practice ______________________.

a)

Judaism

b)

Christianity

c)

Islam

d)

Have no faith

24.

A government led by religious leaders is called a ______________.

a)

polytheism

b)

monotheism

c)

theocracy

d)

covenant

25.

What is the oldest major religion?

a)

Christianity

b)

Judaism

c)

Islam

d)

Muslim

26.

The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers are the major geographic features of which country?

a)

Iran

b)

Iraq

c)

Turkey

d)

Syria

27.

What is a scarce and a sometimes misused resource?

a)

natural gas

b)

salt

c)

water

d)

phosphates

28.

Where did Christianity begin?

a)

Egypt

b)

Israel

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Turkey

29.

Where did Judaism begin?

a)

Egypt

b)

Israel

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Turkey

30.

Where did Islam begin?

a)

Egypt

b)

Israel

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Turkey

31.

Out of Christianity, Islam, and Judaism, which one is the oldest, first practiced between 1800-1500 B.C.E.?

a)

Christianity

b)

Islam

c)

Judaism

32.

Out of Christianity, Islam, and Judaism, which one was the second to be practiced, starting sometime in the 1st Century C.E.?

a)

Christianity

b)

Islam

c)

Judaism

33.

Out of Christianity, Islam, and Judaism, which one is the youngest, with the start being sometime between 600-650 C.E.?

a)

Christianity

b)

Islam

c)

Judaism

34.

Which sea is located to the east of the Middle East and North Africa region?

a)

Arabian Sea

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Red Sea

d)

Indian Ocean

35.

What is the title of the map?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

South America

d)

North Africa and Southwest Asia

36.

What geographic feature helped two civilizations develop in Ancient Mesopotamia?

a)

Nile River

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Euphrates River

d)

Amazon River

37.

What is the name of the desert located in North Africa?

a)

Kalahari Desert

b)

Atacama Desert

c)

Gobi Desert

d)

Sahara Desert

38.

Which river is as important to Egypt as the Amazon is to Brazil?

a)

Ganges River

b)

Yangtze River

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Nile River

39.

Which city is considered holy in Islam and is the birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad?

a)

Baghdad

b)

Jerusalem

c)

Mecca

d)

Cairo

40.

Which country is located to the north of Saudi Arabia and has control of the Persian Gulf?

a)

Kuwait

b)

Oman

c)

Djibouti

d)

Qatar

41.

Which body of water is located to the west of the Middle East and North Africa region?

a)

Arabian Sea

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Mediterranean Sea

d)

Indian Ocean

42.

Which country is located to the east of the Middle East and North Africa region and has control of the Caspian Sea?

a)

Afghanistan

b)

Syria

c)

Iraq

d)

Iran

43.

Which body of water is to the west of the Arabian Peninsula?

a)
  • Mediterranean Sea

b)

Arabian Sea

c)

Red Sea

d)

Persian Gulf

44.

Which country is known as the "Land of the Pharaohs" and is located in North Africa?

a)

Iran

b)

Egypt

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Iraq

45.

Which mountain range runs across the northern part of Africa, separating the Mediterranean and Atlantic coastlines?

a)
  • Atlas Mountains

b)

Himalayas

c)

Andes

d)

Zagros

46.

What is the term used to describe the region of Southwest Asia and North Africa?

a)

SWANA

b)

UN

c)

EU

d)

NATO

47.

The Middle East has what type of main geographical feature?

a)

lakes

b)

deserts

c)

deltas

d)

rivers

48.

Which of the following is one way to deal with the water shortage around the world?

a)

drink more salt water

b)

creating better desalinization plants to convert salt water

c)

leave to another country

d)

take longer showers

49.

Is Southwest Asia part of .....

a)

Russia and the repulics

b)

Communism

c)

Africa

d)

Middle East

50.
What is the name of the country that is labeled number 1?
a)
Saudi Arabia
b)
Bahrain
c)
Iran
d)
Syria
51.
What is the name of the country that is labeled number 2?
a)
Oman
b)
Yemen
c)
United Arab Emirates
d)
Afghanistan
52.
What is the name of the country that is labeled number 3?
a)
Pakistan
b)
Turkey
c)
Oman
d)
Iraq
53.
What is the name of the country that is labeled number 4?
a)
India
b)
Iran
c)
Iraq
d)
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
54.
What is the name of the country that is labeled number 5?
a)
Qatar
b)
Jordan
c)
Israel
d)
Georgia
55.
What is the name of the country that is labeled number 6?
a)
Iran
b)
Bahrain
c)
Pakistan
d)
Turkey
56.
What is the name of the country that is labeled number 7?
a)
Afghanistan
b)
Armenia
c)
Kuwait
d)
Bahrain
57.
What is the name of the country that is labeled number 8?
a)
Syria
b)
Yemen
c)
Kuwait
d)
Iraq
58.
What is the name of the country that is labeled number 9?
a)
Jordan
b)
Turkey
c)
Azerbaijan
d)
Turkmenistan
59.
What is the name of the country that is labeled number 10?
a)
Saudi Arabia
b)
Israel
c)
Tajikistan
d)
Oman
60.
What is the name of the country that is labeled number 11?
a)
Armenia
b)
Iran
c)
Lebanon
d)
Afghanistan
61.
What is the name of the country that is labeled number 12?
a)
Turkey
b)
Armenia
c)
Qatar
d)
Syria
62.
What is the name of the country that is labeled number 13?
a)
Iran
b)
Iraq
c)
Saudi Arabia
d)
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
63.
What is the name of the country that is labeled number 14?
a)
Iran
b)
Pakistan
c)
Afghanistan
d)
Turkey
64.
What is the name of the country that is labeled number 16?
a)
Turkey
b)
Egypt
c)
Iran
d)
Turkmenistan
65.
What is the name of the country that is labeled number 17?
a)
Turkey
b)
Libya
c)
Algeria
d)
Egypt
66.
Human-made waterway used to transport goods and people; connects to larger bodies of water
a)
Canal
b)
Straight
c)
Oasis
d)
Isthmus
67.
Removing salt from seawater is called
a)
desalination
b)
concession
c)
desalting
d)
treated wastewater 
68.
Large oil deposits are found in:
a)
the Persian Gulf
b)
Saudi Arabia
c)

Kuwait

d)
All of the Above
69.
The Suez Canal:
a)
Connects the Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea
b)
Is a natural waterway used by ships transporting goods
c)
Creates a longer but safer trip for boats
d)
contains freshwater (not salt)
70.
Find the two rivers near the center of the map that are close to each other.  Which river is further west?
a)
Euphrates River
b)
Tigris River
c)
Nile River
d)
Jordan River 
71.
Which body of water is in the red rectangle?
a)
Persian Gulf
b)
Gulf of Oman
c)
Gulf of Aden
d)
Arabian Sea
72.

country 17

a)

Algeria

b)

Libya

c)

Tunisia

d)

Morocco

73.

Country 18

a)

Morocco

b)

Tunisia

c)

Libya

d)

Yemen

74.

Country 19

a)

Libya

b)

Yemen

c)

Israel

d)

Algeria

75.

Country 20

a)

Morocco

b)

Tunisia

c)

Lebanon

d)

Iraq

76.

Which country in SWANA is the modern-day version of Mesopotamia?

a)
Iran
b)
Turkey
c)
Syria
d)
Iraq
77.

What are the three monotheistic religions that originated in SWANA?

a)

Judaism

b)

Christianity

c)

Islam

d)

All of these

78.

Name the two rivers that formed Ancient Mesopotamia?

a)

Nile and Amazon

b)

Rhine and Danube

c)

Tigris and Euphrates

d)

Missouri and Mississippi

79.

In Ancient Egypt, both men and women wore _______________ to protect themselves from the sun.

a)

Make-up

b)

Heavy wool coats

c)

Umbrellas

d)

Hats and hoods

80.

Which ancient civilization invented the wheel?

a)

Babylon

b)

Sumer

c)

Assyria

d)

Egypt

81.

Which country in SWANA DOES NOT speak Arabic?

a)

Saudia Arabia

b)

Iraq

c)

Turkey

d)

Libya

82.

The first writing system was created in Mesopotamia where they wrote on clay tablets and used wedged shapes. It is called _________________________.

a)

Hieroglyphics

b)

Latin

c)

Cuneiform

d)

Demotic

83.

What is the capital of Israel?

a)

Cairo

b)

Jerusalem

c)

Tripoli

d)

Mecca

84.

Who founded Judaism?

a)

Abraham

b)

Jesus

c)

Muhammad

d)

Buddha

85.

Who founded Christianity?

a)

Abraham

b)

Jesus

c)

Muhammad

d)

Buddha

86.

Who founded Islam?

a)

Abraham

b)

Jesus

c)

Muhammad

d)

Buddha

87.

According to Islam, what is the sacred site in Jerusalem?

a)

The Western Wall

b)

The Holy Sepulchre

c)

The Dome of the Rock

d)

The Armenian Quarter

88.

According to Christianity, what is their sacred site in Jerusalem?

a)

The Western Wall

b)

The Holy Sepulchre

c)

The Dome of the Rock

d)

The Armenian Quarter

89.

According to Judaism, what is their sacred site in Jerusalem?

a)

The Western Wall

b)

The Holy Sepulchre

c)

The Dome of the Rock

d)

The Armenian Quarter

90.

What country in SWANA is considered the "Promise Land?"

a)

Syria

b)

Israel

c)

Turkey

d)

Saudi Arabia

91.

In which country was Islam founded?

a)

Oman

b)

Yemen

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Lebanon

92.

What is the largest country in SWANA?

a)

Libya

b)

Egypt

c)

Algeria

d)

Tunisia

93.

What is the smallest country in SWANA?

a)

Qatar

b)

Bahrain

c)

United Arab Emirates

d)

Oman

94.

What is the tallest building in the world located in SWANA?

a)

Statue of Liberty

b)

Burj Khalifa

c)

Eiffel Tower

d)

Space Needle

95.

What is the holy book in Islam

a)

Torah

b)

Bible

c)

Qur'an

d)

Sanksrit

96.

What is the holy book in Christianity?

a)

Torah

b)

Qur'an

c)

Bible

d)

Sansksrit

97.

What is the holy book in Judaism?

a)

Torah

b)

Bible

c)

Qur'an

d)

Sanskrit

98.

In Ancient Mesopotamia, people worshipped their gods in _______________.

a)

Mosques

b)

Synagogues

c)

Ziggurats

d)

Pyramids

99.

In Judaism, what is their place of worship called?

a)

Church

b)

Synagogue

c)

Mosque

d)

Temple

100.

Followers of Islam are called?

a)

Christians

b)

Jews

c)

Muslims

d)

Buddhists