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Southwest Asia and North Africa

Total questions: 101

Worksheet time: 1hrs 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

After the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers merge, they empty into the _______.

a)

Persian Gulf

b)

Caspian Sea

c)

Black Sea

d)

Red Sea

2.

Examine the map. Which location identifies the Arabian Peninsula?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

3.

Examine the map. Which location identifies Mecca?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

4.

Examine the map. Which location identifies Egypt?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

5.

Examine the map. Which of these identifies the Arabian Sea?

a)

B

b)

D

c)

G

d)

H

6.

Examine the map. Which of these identifies the Persian Gulf?

a)

B

b)

D

c)

G

d)

H

7.

Examine the map. Which of these identifies the Red Sea?

a)

B

b)

D

c)

G

d)

H

8.

Examine the map. Which of these identifies the Mediterranean Sea?

a)

B

b)

D

c)

G

d)

H

9.

The Nile river flows through which North Africa country?

a)

Saudi Arabia

b)

Yemen

c)

Egypt

d)

Iran

10.

Where is the Sahara Desert located?

a)

Asia

b)

Mediterranean

c)

North Africa

d)

Turkey

11.

The climate of the Arabian Peninsula

a)

Savannah

b)

Desert

c)

Mountainous

d)

Tropical

12.

The seas that surround the Arabian Peninsula are the Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf and...

a)

Caspian Sea

b)

Black Sea

c)

Red Sea

d)

Mediterranean Sea

13.

What geographic land-form do the countries of Oman, Yemen and Saudi Arabia form?

a)

Archipelago

b)

Peninsula

c)

Mountain

d)

Plain

14.

The countries of Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Oman form a Peninsula because...

a)

it is completely surrounded by water

b)

It is surrounded by water on three sides

c)

it is a group of islands

d)

The land is plain and arid.

15.

What geographic region is shown on the map?

a)

South Africa

b)

Southwest Asia/Middle East

c)

North America

d)

North Africa

16.

Bodies of water beginning in Turkey that travel Syria and Iraq, ending in the Persian Gulf:

a)

Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

b)

Caspian Sea

c)

Persian Gulf

d)

Mediterranean Sea

17.

What geographic feature is located in the least populated areas of North Africa?

a)

Permafrost desert like Siberia.

b)

Sahara desert.

c)

Victoria Falls

d)

African Archipelago

18.

What latitude line runs across the Sahara desert?

a)

Tropic of Cancer

b)

Tropic of Capricorn

c)

Equator

d)

10°S

19.

What continent is the Middle East on?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

Antartica

20.

The Suez Canal connects the Red Sea with the:

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Gulf of Suez

21.

What ocean is shown?

a)

Indian

b)

Atlantic

c)

Antarctic

d)

Pacific

22.

What ocean is shown?

a)

Arctic

b)

Pacific

c)

Atlantic

d)

Indian

23.

What ocean is shown?

a)

Pacific

b)

Indian

c)

Arctic

d)

Atlantic

24.

What continent is shown?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

North America

25.

What continent is shown?

a)

Europe

b)

Australia

c)

Africa

d)

Asia

26.

What continent is shown?

a)

North America

b)

Europe

c)

Antarctica

d)

Australia

27.

Any of the world's main continuous expanses of land, example: Africa.

a)

Island

b)

Plateau

c)

Continent

d)

Plate

28.

a large land-form that rises above the surrounding land in a limited area, usually in the form of a peak

a)

Plateau

b)

Island

c)

Continent

d)

Mountain

29.

An area of relatively level high ground

a)

Plain

b)

Mountain

c)

Plateau

d)

Continent

30.

a narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two other large areas of water.

a)

River

b)

Gulf

c)

Strait

d)

Delta

31.

What continent is home to the Andes Mountains

a)

North America

b)

Europe

c)

South America

d)

Africa

32.

The Gobi Desert can be found in

a)

Asia

b)

North America

c)

Africa

d)

Australia

33.

What continent is shown?

a)

North America

b)

Africa

c)

South America

d)

Asia

34.

What continent is shown?

a)

Africa

b)

Asia

c)

Europe

d)

North America

35.

The holiest book of Islam is

a)

The Ka'aba

b)

The Haddith

c)

The Sunnah

d)

The Qu'ran

36.

A book listing the actions of Muhammad that is provides and example of how to live is

a)

The Caliph

b)

The Sunnah

c)

The Five Pillars of Islam

d)

Medina

37.

A Muslim place of worship?

a)

Mecca

b)

Souk

c)

Jihad

d)

Mosque

38.

A caravan is

a)

A muslim holy place

b)

An area with water in the desert

c)

A group of people traveling together often for trading or religious purposes

d)

A traditional form of dress for Muslims

39.

Staying in one place for extended periods of time is

a)

laxidazical

b)

quizodic

c)

sedentary

d)

salubrious

40.

The Five Pillars of Islam refer to?

a)

The five greatest leaders of Islam

b)

Muhammad's five closest advisors

c)

The five most important shrines in Islam

d)

The five basic practices all Muslims agree upon

41.

Which country has the largest amount of irrigated land?

a)

Angola

b)

Burkina Faso

c)

Sudan

d)

Togo

42.

Which country has the largest amount of irrigated land?

a)

Angola

b)

Madagascar

c)

South Africa

d)

Togo

43.

Definition: a procession traveling together in single file

a)

alluvial

b)

city-state

c)

caravan

d)

imperialism

44.

What does the first part of the Shahadah state?

a)

There are many gods

b)

Muhammad is God

c)

There is no god except Allah

d)

Muhammad is the messenger of Allah

45.

How many times a day are Muslims expected to pray?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

46.

What is the name of the month in which Muslims fast?

a)

July

b)

Ramadan

c)

September

d)

Siyam

47.

Who did God reveal his message to during Ramadan?

a)

Isaac

b)

Abraham

c)

Moses

d)

Muhammad

48.

What is the 5th Pillar of Islam about?

a)

Fasting

b)

Pilgrimage

c)

Charity

d)

Belief

49.

What city do Muslims travel to during the Hajj (pilgrimage)

a)

Medina

b)

Ramadan

c)

Mecca

d)

Istanbul

50.

Where do Muslims go on their pilgrimage, at least once in their lifetime?

a)

Tokyo, Japan

b)

Beijing, China

c)

Mecca, Saudi Arabia

d)

Dallas, Texas

51.

This Pillar says Muslims should not eat from sunrise to sunset everyday for one month.

a)

Faith

b)

Pilgrimage

c)

Fasting

d)

Prayer

52.

You must do this daily at sunrise, noontime, afternoon, sunset, and evening.

a)

Have faith

b)

Pray

c)

Fast

d)

Give to charity

53.

Why were the ottomans able to conquer land on the Anatolia Peninsula?

a)

Ottomans had grown into a powerful force.

b)

Ottomans had developed better weapons than the Byzantines.

c)

Byzantines had become weak and left the land unguarded.

d)

Byzantines' military alliances had become fractured.

54.

Which city did Mehmed II the Conqueror want to capture?

a)

Anatolia

b)

Istanbul

c)

Constantinople

d)

Ankara

55.

Which one is NOT one of Mehmed II greatest acchievements?

a)

Established 8 colleges

b)

Constructed hospitals and public baths

c)

Compiled criminal laws into a code

d)

Founded Islam

56.

How did the Islamic faith have an impact on trade routes?

a)

Islamic faith encouraged conquest of foreign lands.

b)

Pillar of Charity encouraged Muslims to give away items.

c)

Spices and grains were desireable.

d)

Pillar of Pilgrimage created opportunity for trade.

57.
What was the title given to the ruler of the Ottoman Empire?
a)
Janissary
b)
Rajput
c)
Sultan
d)
Mansabdar
58.

What religion did the Ottoman Empire help spread throughout their empire?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Christianity

c)

Shintoism

d)

Islam

59.

Which continents did the Ottoman Empire have some control over? Click all that apply.

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

d)

North America

e)

South America

60.

Which technology, first developed by the Chinese, enabled the Ottoman Empire to expand militarily into western Asia, Europe, and northern Africa?

a)

woodblock printing

b)

wheelbarrow

c)

gunpowder

d)

magnetic compass

61.
The Ottoman Empire was ruled from ___________________. 
a)
The Atlantic.
b)
Russia.
c)
Istanbul, formerly Constantinople.
d)
The Mediterranean. 
62.
What did the Ottoman Empire do to the Hagia Sofia?
a)
burned it to the ground
b)
turned it into a mosque
c)
made it their capitol
d)
turned it into a hotel
63.
The Byzantine Empire was actually part of
a)
the Mongol Empire
b)
the Roman Empire
c)
the Persian Empire
d)
part of Umayyad caliphs
64.

Who had a dream/vision from Allah and founded Islam?

a)

Justinian

b)

Muhammad

c)

Mehmed II the Conqueror

d)

Suleiman the Magnificent

65.

Who was the emperor of the Byzantine empire that created a code of laws known as Justinian Code?

a)

Justinian

b)

Muhammad

c)

Mehmed II the Conqueror

d)

Suleiman the Magnificent

66.

Who was the Ottoman ruler who defeated Constantinople & renamed it Istanbul, making it an Islamic capital?

a)

Justinian

b)

Muhammad

c)

Mehmed II the Conqueror

d)

Suleiman the Magnificent

67.

Who was the sultan of Ottomans who expanded the empire & had greatest achievements in law, art, architecture, & literature?

a)

Justinian

b)

Muhammad

c)

Mehmed II the Conqueror

d)

Suleiman the Magnificent

68.

A merchant is someone who...

a)

grows crops

b)

leads warriors

c)

teaches about religion

d)

trades goods

69.

Caravans were used to...

a)

record business transactions

b)

travel across the desert

c)

teach reading and writing

d)

exchange foreign money

70.

Why did merchants travel in caravans?

a)

mutual support to survive

b)

speed across the desert

c)

they didn't need to carry as much goods

d)

their leaders required it

71.

Which religion spread into West Africa as a result of trade?

a)

Christianity

b)

Buddhism

c)

traditional religion

d)

Islam

72.

What main source provides guidance to Islam's followers?

a)

teachings in the Holy Bible

b)

stories handed down by word-of-mouth

c)

lessons in the Torah

d)

written text in the Quran

73.

The contribution to Math that Muslims are best known for is

a)

Founder of Geometry

b)

Pythagorean Theorem

c)

Inventors of Algebra

d)

Pascal;s Triangle

74.

What contribution did Muslims make to astronomy?

a)

Muslim astronomers discovered the planet Mars

b)

Muslim astronomers discovered multiple galaxies

c)

Muslim astronomers discovered the expanded universe

d)

Muslim astronomers proved that the moon affects ocean tides

75.

Which trade route ran through Europe and Asia?

a)

Indian Ocean Marine Time System

b)

Silk Road

c)

Trans-Siberian Trade Route

d)

West African Trade Route

76.

The spread of Islam through the Islamic Empire and the areas that they traded in is an example of...

a)

Cultural Diffusion

b)

Trade Centers

c)

Nomadic Lifestyles

d)

Military Conquests

77.

Which would be a good example of the diffusion of Islamic influences throughout different territories?

a)

Europeans lost Greek and Latin writings from the ancient world

b)

Christianity prevailed as the main religion in Western Europe

c)

Judaism and Christianity had historical connections to Islam

d)

Arabic became the language of trade in much of Asia and Africa

78.

In what geographical location did Islam originate?

a)

Constantinople

b)

Arabian Peninsula

c)

Istanbul

d)

Baja Peninsula

79.

Who was the founder of Islam?

a)

Caliph

b)

Mansa Musa

c)

Shah Abbas

d)

Muhammad

80.

What is the basis of the Islamic faith?

a)

Four Nobel Truths

b)

Five Pillars of Faith

c)

Tenn Commandments

d)

Eight Fold Path

81.

Which body of water does NOT surround the Arabian Peninsula

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Red Sea

c)

Persian Gulf

d)

Arabian Sea

82.
Which marks the Red Sea?
a)
5
b)
6
c)
7
d)
8
83.

Name these two rivers, located in a region known as Mesopotamia.

a)

Andes-Amazon

b)

Danube-Volga

c)

Tigris-Euphrates

d)

Arabian-Iraqi

84.

Southwestern Asia shows that much of this area falls within what type of climate?

a)

Hot and dry

b)

Cold and wet

c)

Hot and wet

d)

Cold and dry

85.

What continent is the Middle East on?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

Antartica

86.

__________________ is located south of Saudi Arabia and has been a key link in the Indian Ocean trade and remains a major trade route.

a)

West Bank

b)

Suez Canal

c)

Red Sea

d)

Arabian Sean

87.

______________ is a sea separating Africa from Southwest Asia.

a)

Arabian Sea

b)

Blue Sea

c)

Harvey Sea

d)

Red Sea

88.
Which body of water is this?
a)
Red Sea
b)
Persian Gulf
c)
Strait of Hormuz
d)
Mediterranean Sea
89.
Which body of water is this?
a)
Tigris River
b)
Red Sea
c)
Arabian Sea
d)
Strait of Hormuz
90.
Which body of water is this?
a)
Red Sea
b)
Persian Gulf
c)
Mediterranean Sea
d)
Arabian Sea
91.
What physical feature makes up most of SW Asia? 
a)
desert
b)
rainforest
c)
mountains
d)
plateaus
92.
irrigation
a)
an underground tunnel used to carry mountain waters to dry plains
b)
a fracture in Earth's crust
c)
very dry, without rain
d)
the redirecting of water to crops using channels and ditches
93.

What faith do Muslims follow?

a)

Hindu

b)

Catholicism

c)

Judaism

d)

Islam

94.

________ founded Islam.

a)

Mohammed

b)

Jesus

c)

Mehmed

d)

Kublai Khan

95.

Mohammed recorded the teachings of Allah in the _______.

a)

Five Pillars

b)

Quran

c)

Ten Commandments

d)

Sunnah

96.

Mohammed established and recorded Islamic practices, traditions, and customs in the _________.

a)

Five Pillars

b)

Quran

c)

Ten Commandments

d)

Sunnah

97.

Which of the following is a holy book of Islam?

a)

Quran

b)

Sunnah

98.

Which holy book of Islam contains the teachings of Mohammed?

a)

Quran

b)

Sunnah

99.

Muslims follow only one god, Allah. What is this an example of?

a)

Polytheism

b)

Deism

c)

Monotheism

d)

Atheism

100.

Which obligations are included in the Five Pillars of the Islamic faith?

a)

Prayer

b)

Giving

c)

Faith

d)

Fasting

e)

Pilgrimmage

101.

What did the people of Arabia have in common that allowed Islam to spread quickly?

a)

Money

b)

Arabic Language

c)

Education

d)

Religion

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