WorksheetsFaust Southwest Asia Human Geography Test
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan
a)
The Arabian Peninsula
b)
The Eastern Mediterranean
c)
The Northeast
2.
Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel
a)
The Arabian Peninsula
b)
The Eastern Mediterranean
c)
The Northeast
3.
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Yemen
a)
The Arabian Peninsula
b)
The Eastern Mediterranean
c)
The Northeast
4.
Where is the Arabian Peninsula located?
a)
At Turkey and to the north and east of Turkey
b)
In eastern Southwest Asia
c)
At the intersection of Asia, Africa, and Europe
d)
All of the above
5.
What is the name of the founder and prophet of Islam?
a)
Buddha
b)
Allah
c)
Muhammad
d)
Jesus
6.
Where did the founder of Islam live?
a)
Medina
b)
Jerusalem
c)
Mecca
d)
Cyprus
7.
Which of the following accurately identifies the Five Pillars of the Islamic faith?
a)
Faith, Prayer, Love, Hope, Giving
b)
Faith, Prayer, Charity, Sincerity, Pilgrimage
c)
Faith, Prayer, Charity, Fasting, Pilgrimage
d)
Faith, Hope, Love, Celebration, Dedication
8.
In a theocracy:
a)
Religious leaders control the government
b)
The government forces citizens to be monotheistic
c)
The life is based around Islam
d)
Family hierarchies control the government
9.
What is the principal resource in the Arabian
Peninsula’s economy?
a)
gold
b)
steel
c)
oil
d)
corn
10.
What countries set up OPEC?
a)
Iran and Qatar
b)
Iraq and Iran
c)
Saudi Arabia and Kuwait
d)
Syria and Turkey
11.
Which of the following is an important part of
life for most Southwest Asians living on the
Arabian Peninsula?
a)
Prayer
b)
Education
c)
Equality
d)
Creativity
12.
______________________ is a month of fasting.
a)
January
b)
Easter
c)
Ramadan
d)
Pilgrimmage
13.
Jersalem is the third most holy city to this religion
a)
Jewish/Judaism
b)
Christian/Christianity
c)
Islam/Muslim
14.
Jerusalem was the center where the temple was for this religion:
a)
Jewish/Judaism
b)
Christian/Christianity
c)
Islam/Muslim
15.
Jerusalem was the location of the crucificxion of Jesus for this religion:
a)
Jewish/Judaism
b)
Christian/Christianity
c)
Islam/Muslim
16.
What was the name of the Muslim government
that was based in Turkey?
a)
Sumer
b)
Mesopotamia
c)
The Ottoman Empire
d)
The Assyrian Empire
17.
The ___________________ movement wanted
to create and support a Jewish homeland in
Palestine.
a)
Theocratic
b)
Zionist
c)
Ottoman
d)
Christian
18.
Where did many Holocaust survivors want to
settle after WWII?
a)
Germany
b)
Palestine
c)
Turkey
d)
Bahrain
19.
Describe the modern dining experience in the Eastern Mediterranean.
a)
Traditional
b)
Exciting
c)
Dangerous
d)
Expensive
20.
The Sunni:
a)
Are mostly Iranians
b)
Make up approximately 80% of Muslims
c)
Make up 50% of Muslims
d)
None of the above
21.
What was the fight against terrorist organizations called?
a)
The war in Iraq
b)
Operation Enlighten
c)
Operation Enduring Freedom
d)
The War on Terrorism
22.
The oil boom _____________________ in
Southwest Asia.
a)
set off rapid industrialization
b)
stopped nations from trying to diversify
c)
helped improve the status of women
d)
helped people have running water and better roads
23.
A nation of people without a land to legally occupy:
a)
Causes misunderstandings due to cultural differences
b)
Is a stateless nation
c)
Results in tension and political turmoil
d)
Would include the example of the Jews and the Sunnis
24.
Arabs who have been displaced from Palestine
a)
Kurds
b)
Strategic commodity
c)
The Gaza Strip
d)
The West Bank
e)
Palestinians
25.
A resource so important that nations will go to war to ensure it’s supply
a)
Kurds
b)
Strategic commodity
c)
The Gaza Strip
d)
The West Bank
e)
Palestinians
26.
Area along the Mediterranean Sea
a)
Kurds
b)
Strategic commodity
c)
The Gaza Strip
d)
The West Bank
e)
Palestinians
27.
Have resisted control in surrounding areas, example of a stateless nation.
a)
Kurds
b)
Strategic commodity
c)
The Gaza Strip
d)
The West Bank
e)
Palestinians
28.
A strip of land along the Jordan River.
a)
Kurds
b)
Strategic commodity
c)
The Gaza Strip
d)
The West Bank
e)
Palestinians
29.
Camels are commonly used in Southwest Asia today.
a)
True
b)
False
30.
The Arabian Peninsula has become more urbanized in recent years.
a)
True
b)
False
31.
The Arabian Peninsula became Saudi Arabia in 1932.
a)
True
b)
False
32.
Most Iranians are Sunni Muslims.
a)
True
b)
False
33.
All of the following are challenges for Middle Eastern economies EXCEPT
a)
Refugees
b)
Political Unrest
c)
Stable Governments
d)
War
34.
All of the following are have caused clashes in the Northeast EXCEPT
a)
control of oil
b)
homeland
c)
leadership
d)
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