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N. Africa/SW Asia Ch 15, 16 Open-Note Test

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the largest desert in the world?

a)

Sahara

b)

Amazon

c)

Rub' Al Khali

d)

An-Nafud

2.

A place where water from an aquifer has reached the surface, supports vegetation. Found mostly in a desert.

a)

oasis

b)

gulf

c)

floodplain

d)

alluvial plain

3.

What is the best way to travel in the Sahara Desert?

a)

on a camel

b)

on a horse

c)

on a donkey

d)

on a mule

4.

What do the bodies of water that surround SW Asia provide for the area?

(choose all that apply)

a)

trade

b)

travel

c)

refreshment

d)

landlocked

5.

What river serves as the natural boundary between Israel and Jordan?

a)

Jordan River

b)

Nile River

c)

Amazon River

d)

Colorado River

6.

What natural resources are found in the countries of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, and Iran?

a)

oil and natural gas

b)

diamonds

c)

Kobalt

d)

rivers

7.

How does the salt in the Dead Sea affect life there?

a)

so salty nothing can live there

b)

rare fish are found there

c)

swimming is prohibited there

d)

provides a spice for the food

8.

True or False: Climate on the Arabian peninsula has little rainfall so there is very little agriculture there, but some farming takes place along the coasts.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Tectonic activity where the Eurasian and Arabian Plates meet formed when mountains?

a)

Zagros Mountains

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

Switzerland Mountains

d)

Mt. Everest

10.

How many times do Muslims pray each day?

a)

5

b)

4

c)

7

d)

3

11.

Muslims pray to ______ every day.

a)

Mecca

b)

Saudi Arabia

c)

Tigris

d)

Baghdad

12.

How did the Nile River influence Egyptian civilization?

a)

water moves very fast

b)

flooded at the same time every year

c)

tide goes down often

d)

too far away from the Egyptians

13.

Ture or False: Islam is the major religion in North Africa that is based on many Gods, they worship more that one God.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

True or False: King Khufu's pyramid is the oldest and tallest pyramid built.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

The countries of Algeria, Libya, and Tunisia have been transformed by ____.

a)

diamonds

b)

coal

c)

oil

d)

music

16.

What is one way that the role of women has changed in North Africa?

a)

they can wear pants

b)

they work outside the home

c)

they can drive

d)

they can learn two languages

17.

The Ancient Egyptians observed the moon and starts to make a _______ for the flooding season.

a)

clock

b)

calendar

c)

blueprint

d)

plan

18.

What building in Dubai is the tallest building in the world?

a)

Taj Mahal

b)

Empire State Building

c)

Burj Khalifa

d)

Eiffel Tower

19.

Most of the world's known petroleum deposits are concentrated in which regions?

(click all that apply)

a)

Southwest Asia

b)

North Africa

c)

China

d)

Russia

20.

Even though the oil industry is growing in North Africa, ______ is still high in this area.

a)

unemployment

b)

stocks

c)

prices

d)

thefts