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- 1. Multiple Choice
What does OPEC stand for?
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Operation of Petroleum Export Countries
Organization of Petroleum Economic Countries
Operation of Petroleum Exporting Cities
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is the name of the body of water west of the Arabian Peninsula?Red SeaPersian GulfIndian OceanMediterranean Sea - 3. Multiple ChoiceIslam's holy book is the _____.BibleTorahSunnahQur'an
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThree religions were created in the Middle East. They are:Buddism, Islam, HinduismBuddism, Christianity, HinduismJudaism, Christianity, IslamIslam, Buddism, Hinduism
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe strategic waterway that connects the Mediterranean to the Red Sea and through which much of the world's oil passes is:Suez CanalStrait of HormuzStrait of BosporusDardanelles Strait
- 6. Multiple Choice
The purpose of OPEC is to
Give people cheap gold
Allow people to travel
Control the production and price of oil
Locate the use of oil
- 7. Multiple Choice
Oil is an important natural resource in the Middle East because
It is a source of wealth
It controls prices
It is hard to find
It does not exist
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the major natural resource of the Middle East?DiamondsApplesGoldOil
- 9. Multiple Choice
Saudi Arabia uses desalination. What is desalination?
The process of adding salt to fresh water.
The process of removing oil from the ground
The process of removing salt from seawater.
The process of making crude oil into gasoline for cars
- 10. Multiple Choice
The primary purpose of the Suez Canal was to....
Control Immigration to countries
Expand irrigation systems
Limit slave trade
Shorten trade distances
- 11. Multiple Choice
Into what body of water does the Nile River empty into?
Red Sea
Persian Gulf
Mediterranean Sea
Atlantic Ocean
- 12. Multiple Choice
What is one of the major reasons why the Middle East is grouped into a region?
Water
Deserts
Religion and Ethnic Groups
Violence
- 13. Multiple Choice
The state of Israel was created out of lands that were part of what political entity?
Germany
Lebanon
Palestine
Jordan
- 14. Multiple Choice
What do Palestinians want from Israel?
Their land returned
A military
To immigrate to Europe
To leave their land for the Israeli's
- 15. Multiple Choice
What is the Arab Spring?
A series of protest in North Africa and the Southwest Asia that led to the toppling of governments
A time of year when crops grow in the Middle East
The dawning of each morning in North Africa
Another name for the European Crusades into the Middle East
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat European country had control of Palestine?FrenchItaliansAmericansBritish
- 17. Multiple ChoiceIn which country did the Arab Spring revolts begin?MoroccoAlgeriaTunisiaEgypt
- 18. Multiple ChoiceMost countries in North Africa practice which religion?IslamChristianityJudaismBuddhism
- 19. Multiple Choice
A person who moves from place to place with no permanent home is known as
Nomad
Cairo
Delta
Theocracy
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat waterway linked North Africa to Europe?The Red SeaThe Mediterranean SeaThe Nile RiverThe Pacific Ocean
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhich mountains form the longest mountain chain in Africa?Gebel KatherinaKilimanjaroApennine MountainsAtlas Mountains
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhich North African country did military leader Muammar al-Qaddafi control for more than 40 years?EgyptMoroccoTunisiaLibya
- 23. Multiple Choice
Religious and cultural differences between the two groups have led to years of conflict. During almost 40 years of war, 2.5 million people have died from drought and starvation.
True
False
- 24. Multiple Choice
The holy book of Judaism is...
The Koran
The Torah
The Bible
The Gita
- 25. Multiple Choice
The primary purpose of this organization is to decide the price and amount of oil to export.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
United Nations (U.N.)
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
The United States of America (U.S.A)
- 26. Multiple Choice
Israel is known for having a multicultural society, what could be a negative outcome of this?
Blended cultural values
Religious conflict
Cultural diffusion
Religious multiculturalism
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the largest country in the Arabian Peninsula?IraqIranSaudia ArabiaIsrael
- 28. Multiple ChoiceTraveling in North Africa is difficult because North Africa is a large _______.DesertSea PortMegalopolisArchipelago
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhat country has the Suez Canal?EgyptSaudi ArabiaIraqIran
- 30. Multiple ChoiceThe Nile river flows from _______ to _______.East & WestWest & EastNorth & SouthSouth & North
- 31. Multiple Choice
How are some Middle Eastern countries dealing with a water shortage?
Drinking only tea and coffee
Desalination plants (take salt out of ocean water)
OPEC turns oil into drinking water
They built a canal to import freshwater from Africa
- 32. Multiple Choice
The Middle East is covered mostly by _______________.
Desert
Mountains
Grasslands
Tundra
- 33. Multiple Choice
Why did the UN create the country of Israel for the Jews?
No one lived in Israel at the time
To provide Jews with a homeland
To give them access to the oil resources
To build an alliance with Palestinians
- 34. Multiple Choice
Why is the city of Mecca so important?
It was the first city-state in Mesopotamia
It is the holiest city in Islam & a destination for the Hajj
It is the largest city in the world
It's where the Six-Days War took place
- 35. Multiple Choice
What is Jewish Diaspora?
The gathering of Jews in Palestine
The scattering of Jews from Palestine
The place where Jews go to pray
The place where Palestinians go to pray
- 36. Multiple Choice
Why is oil a nonrenewable resource?
It is found deep in the ground
it is used to produce electricity
it creates pollution when burned
it takes millions of years to form
- 37. Multiple Choice
What body of water is found 20N and 65E
Tigris River
Arabian Sea
Red Sea
Nile River
- 38. Multiple Choice
This picture shows.....
the Israeli/Palestinian conflict
changes in erosion
changes in water levels
changes of grass levels
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