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Middle East, Africa, Asia Test Review

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 2hrs 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the world's second-largest tropical rainforest?

a)

Amazon River Basin

b)

Congo River Basin

c)

Daintree Rainforest

d)

Valdivian Temperate Rainforest

2.

What is the longest river in Africa?

a)

Nile River

b)

Niger River

c)

Tigris River

d)

Tiber River

3.
What desert is located at number 6? 
a)
Sahara 
b)
Kalahari 
c)
Sahel 
d)
Gobi 
4.
What desert is located at number 1? 
a)
Sahara 
b)
Sahel 
c)
Kalahari 
d)
Nile 
5.
What river is near number 5? 
a)
Nile River 
b)
Niger River 
c)
Congo River 
d)
White Nile River 
6.

What is the name of the dip in the Earth's surface that was caused by separating tectonic plates?

a)

Sahel

b)

Mt. Kilimanjaro

c)

Sahara

d)

Great Rift Valley

7.

What country was Nelson Mandela from?

a)

South America

b)

South Africa

c)

Southern Asia

8.

Nelson Mandela fought against an oppressive government system called...

a)

segregation

b)

Jim Crow

c)

Apartheid

9.

Who did Mandela share the Nobel Prize with?

a)

F. W. de Klerk

b)

W.E.B. Du Bois

c)

Bishop Tu Tu

10.

After his release from prison, Mandela became ...

a)

The Head of the ANC

b)

The president of South Africa

c)

The Leader of the Xhosa tribe

11.

​The Silk Road was a network of trade routes that connected China to other parts of _____and the _______.​

a)

Asia/West

b)

China/West

c)

China/Mediterranean

d)

Asia/Europe

12.

Which Dynasty established the Silk Road?

a)

Shang Dynasty

b)

Zhou Dynasty

c)

Qin Dynasty

d)

Han Dynasty

13.

While the Silk Road transported goods, it also spread technology, religion, art, language, new ideas, and diseases.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Which is an example of Cultural Diffusion along the Silk Road

a)

The spread of the Black Plague

b)

The spread of Buddhism from India to East Asia

c)

The spread of the process to make paper

d)

The spread of new spieces of animals from one country to the next

15.

What is the name of the seasonal wind that brings heavy rainfall to the Indian subcontinent?

a)

monsoon

b)

typhoon

c)

tornado

d)

hurricane

16.

Which mountain range separates India from its neighboring countries in the north?

a)

Alps

b)

Himalayas

c)

Andes

d)

Rocky Mountains

17.

Which two rivers helped farming villages happen in India?

a)

Tigris and Euphrates

b)

Indus and Ganges

18.

Which country is labeled as #2 ?

a)

North Korea

b)

Vietnam

c)

South Korea

d)

Japan

19.
Which country is China?
a)
26
b)
17
c)
16
d)
27
20.

What country is located at letter A?

a)

Japan

b)

India

c)

North Korea

d)

South Korea

21.

What was the main religion of India?

a)

Christianity

b)

Buddhism

c)

Islam

d)

Hinduism

22.
People of India were divided into social classes called the ___________________ system
a)
Economic
b)
Caste
c)
Political
d)
School
23.

True or false: There were 14 countries that met at the Berlin Conference, including the United States of America.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Who was NOT represented at the Berlin Conference?

a)

Germany

b)

Great Britain

c)

African countries

25.

What was the purpose of the Berlin Conference?

a)

To establish rules for claiming land without conflict.

b)

To provide Germany with land in Africa.

c)

To give Great Britain and France land in Africa.

26.

Europeans were interested in Africa’s _________________________

a)

geography

b)

Elephants

c)

natural resources

27.

What were the only two independent nations left after the new boundaries were established?

a)

North and South

b)

North Korea and South Korea

c)

Liberia and Ethiopia

28.

The leader Kim Jong-un has what type of government rule over North Korea?

a)

Oligarchy

b)

Dictatorship

c)

Monarchy

d)

Theocracy

29.

What type of government is this?


The citizens of these countries are generally strongly religious and the ruling leader is also often the religious leader of the county.

a)

Monarchy

b)

Democracy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Theocracy

30.

What type of government is this?


A small group of people have all the power under this system.

(a)  

31.
Why was apartheid undemocratic?
a)
It involved a majority using its power to reject the ideas of minority groups.
b)
It was imposed on the South African population by a European government.
c)
There were no elections in South Africa.
d)
A small minority of the South African population controlled all political power.
32.

Which belief system supported family order?

a)

Confucianism

b)

Daoism

c)

Legalism

33.

Which belief system believed that the Chinese needed to return to ethics?

a)

Confucianism

b)

Daoism

c)

Legalism

34.

What did the revolutionaries utilize to organize?

a)

internet, social media, cell phones

b)

newspapers, public gatherings

c)

newspapers, the internet, dark web

35.

Countries in the Middle East that have an Absolute Monarchy are classified as?

a)

Unlimited

b)

Limited

c)

semi-democracy

36.

The Arab Spring is described as what?

a)

The warming of equatorial regions due to global warming.

b)

The renewed study of Islam in Arab countries.

c)

The protests against long-term political leaders in Arab countries.

d)

A movement to create lasting peace between Muslims, Christians and Jews.

37.

In which country did the Arab Spring start?

a)

Egypt

b)

Libya

c)

Yemen

d)

Tunisia

38.

A fruit vendor who set himself on fire incited the revolution.

a)

Mohamed Bouazizi

b)

Mohammed Ali

c)

Prophet Muhammad

39.

the Indian state has a------------- form of government.

(a)  

40.

terraced

a)

formed into a flat, level land with steep sides; terraces are often made in hilly areas to create more space for farming

b)

out of the way; secluded

c)

a very hard grey or pink rock that is forms when lava cools slowly underground

d)

dared to come or go (to a new or unknown place)

41.

Which government holds the majority of political power in a Unitary government?

a)

Prime Minister

b)

Parliament

c)

Central Government

d)

Local Government

42.

How does culture spread?

a)

Language

b)

Government and economy

c)

War, trade, colonization and immigration

43.

What are two social institutions mentioned in this presentation?

a)

Government

b)

Dog parks

c)

Language

d)

Religion