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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat continents come together to form the Middle East?Asia, North America, South AmericaAsia, North America, EuropeAfrica, Asia, and AustraliaAsia, Africa, and Europe
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich body of water supplies Israel with its fresh waterSuez CanalTigris RiverJordan RiverEuphrates River
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThroughout history, people living in the deserts of the Middle East have traditionally made their living by which of the following?farmingmining and hired laborworking in the oil industrytrading and herding animals
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is man-made?canalriverstraitpeninsula
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe increasing population growth in Southwest Asia has increased the pollution of the water supply. Which industry has been directly affected by this pollution?agricultureforestryminingoil
- 6. Multiple ChoiceHow does oil production affect the standard of living in Southwest Asia?the lower the oil production, the lower the standard of livingthe lower the oil production, the higher the standard of livingthe higher the oil production, the higher the standard of livingthere is no relationship between oil production and standard of living
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThe Jordan River empties into which body of water?Black SeaMediterranean SeaRed SeaDead Sea
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhy have the major rivers in Southwest Asia been political issues?deserts prevent the rivers from being large enough to be usefulthey can be used only for trade and travel, but not fir drinking waterfarmers have not been able to find ways to use the water for irrigationeveryone needs to be able to use the water and there is only a limited amount
- 9. Multiple ChoiceHow have dams built along the rivers caused problems for people living further downstream?dams are expensivea river can only be dammed in one place along its pathno fish can live in the rivers after they have been dammedless water comes down the river to those people once the dam is built
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following connects Southwest Asia and Africa?Arabian PeninsulaSinai PeninsulaStrait of HormuzAnatolia Peninsula
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is a type of irrigation?desalinationevaporationrainfallunderground aquifers
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich country borders the Persian Gulf along with Kuwait, Iraq, and Iran?AfghanistanJordanSaudi ArabiaTurkey
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