Question 1

In rural areas,it is rare for poor families to have access to television.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The first North African territory to fall under the control of a European country was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Tunisia. 
B)  Libya. 
C)  Chad. 
D)  Algeria. 
A)  Tunisia. 
B)  Libya. 
C)  Chad. 
D)  Algeria.

Question 3

Which of the following was NOT a goal of the second U.S.-Iraq War?

Accepted Answer

A)  liberating Kuwait 
B)  confiscating Iraq's weapons 
C)  removing Saddam from power 
D)  democratization of Iraq 
A)  liberating Kuwait 
B)  confiscating Iraq's weapons 
C)  removing Saddam from power 
D)  democratization of Iraq

Question 4

The climate of North Africa/Southwest Asia is best described as:

Accepted Answer

A)  arid. 
B)  tropical. 
C)  taiga. 
D)  Mediterranean. 
A)  arid. 
B)  tropical. 
C)  taiga. 
D)  Mediterranean.

Question 5

The Byzantine capital was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Ur. 
B)  Constantinople. 
C)  Alexandria. 
D)  Carthage. 
A)  Ur. 
B)  Constantinople. 
C)  Alexandria. 
D)  Carthage.

Question 6

The Saud family controls the newspapers of Saudi Arabia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The term hajj represents which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  religious law of Islam 
B)  collection of Muhammad's writings 
C)  pilgrimage to the city of Mecca 
D)  holy war against non-Arabs 
A)  religious law of Islam 
B)  collection of Muhammad's writings 
C)  pilgrimage to the city of Mecca 
D)  holy war against non-Arabs

Question 8

The region of North Africa/Southwest Asia is nearly __________ as large as the United States.

Accepted Answer

A)  three times 
B)  twice 
C)  five times 
D)  ten times 
A)  three times 
B)  twice 
C)  five times 
D)  ten times

Question 9

What group of people has migrated by the hundreds of thousands to the state of Israel?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What group of people has migrated by...

Question 10

Name two of the five pillars of Islamic practice.

Accepted Answer

Answer can be any TWO of the following:

Question 11

No other region in the world is as pervasively dry as North Africa and Southwest Asia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following does NOT describe the political climate in North Africa prior to the Arab Spring?

Accepted Answer

A)  Elections were either nonexistent or rigged. 
B)  Participation in public political discourse was widely encouraged. 
C)  Constitutions did not protect the rights of women and minorities. 
D)  Freedom of speech was severely limited. 
A)  Elections were either nonexistent or rigged. 
B)  Participation in public political discourse was widely encouraged. 
C)  Constitutions did not protect the rights of women and minorities. 
D)  Freedom of speech was severely limited.

Question 13

Under the Ottomans,Constantinople was renamed:

Accepted Answer

A)  Iskenderon. 
B)  Trebizond. 
C)  Istanbul. 
D)  Ankara. 
A)  Iskenderon. 
B)  Trebizond. 
C)  Istanbul. 
D)  Ankara.

Question 14

Al Jazeera is credited with which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  promoting the agenda of the emir of Qatar 
B)  blacking out during the majority of the Arab Spring 
C)  prompting public backlash due to anti-Islamist statements 
D)  changing the climate for public discourse across the region 
A)  promoting the agenda of the emir of Qatar 
B)  blacking out during the majority of the Arab Spring 
C)  prompting public backlash due to anti-Islamist statements 
D)  changing the climate for public discourse across the region

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT a member of OPEC?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nigeria 
B)  Kuwait 
C)  Venezuela 
D)  Syria 
A)  Nigeria 
B)  Kuwait 
C)  Venezuela 
D)  Syria

Question 16

For the most part,the oil-rich countries of North Africa/Southwest Asia have not helped their neighbors develop.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

A group of producers strong enough to control production and set prices for products is a:

Accepted Answer

The answer of A group of producers strong enough to...

Question 18

A garment worn by Muslim women to create private space that can either cover the entire body except the eyes or just cover the hair is called a:

Accepted Answer

The answer of A garment worn by Muslim women to...

Question 19

Why are women in rural Islamic society less likely to be strictly secluded from public spaces?

Accepted Answer

A)  People living in rural places tend not to strictly subscribe to Islam and its restrictions on women's activities. 
B)  Families in rural society are matriarchal,giving women the power to interpret Islamic strictures less rigidly. 
C)  The tasks that women are obligated to carry out must be performed outside the home. 
D)  As reflected in the large size of traditional rural families,taboos on female sexuality are less strict in rural places. 
A)  People living in rural places tend not to strictly subscribe to Islam and its restrictions on women's activities. 
B)  Families in rural society are matriarchal,giving women the power to interpret Islamic strictures less rigidly. 
C)  The tasks that women are obligated to carry out must be performed outside the home. 
D)  As reflected in the large size of traditional rural families,taboos on female sexuality are less strict in rural places.

Question 20

Attitudes toward and the practice of female seclusion are very similar in most Muslim countries and cities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

In rural areas,it is rare for poor families to have access to television.

The first North African territory to fall under the control of a European country was:

Which of the following was NOT a goal of the second U.S.-Iraq War?

The climate of North Africa/Southwest Asia is best described as:

The Byzantine capital was:

The Saud family controls the newspapers of Saudi Arabia.

The term hajj represents which of the following?

The region of North Africa/Southwest Asia is nearly __________ as large as the United States.

What group of people has migrated by the hundreds of thousands to the state of Israel?

Name two of the five pillars of Islamic practice.

No other region in the world is as pervasively dry as North Africa and Southwest Asia.

Which of the following does NOT describe the political climate in North Africa prior to the Arab Spring?

Under the Ottomans,Constantinople was renamed:

Al Jazeera is credited with which of the following?

Which of the following is NOT a member of OPEC?

For the most part,the oil-rich countries of North Africa/Southwest Asia have not helped their neighbors develop.

A group of producers strong enough to control production and set prices for products is a:

A garment worn by Muslim women to create private space that can either cover the entire body except the eyes or just cover the hair is called a:

Why are women in rural Islamic society less likely to be strictly secluded from public spaces?

Attitudes toward and the practice of female seclusion are very similar in most Muslim countries and cities.

Geography: an Exploration of Connections

North America

Middle and South America

Europe

Russia and the Post-Soviet States

Sub-Saharan Africa

South Asia

East Asia

Southeast Asia

Oceania: Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Epilogue: Antarctica

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Exam 6: North Africa and Southwest Asia

In rural areas,it is rare for poor families to have access to television.

The first North African territory to fall under the control of a European country was:

Which of the following was NOT a goal of the second U.S.-Iraq War?

The climate of North Africa/Southwest Asia is best described as:

The Byzantine capital was:

The Saud family controls the newspapers of Saudi Arabia.

The term hajj represents which of the following?

The region of North Africa/Southwest Asia is nearly __________ as large as the United States.

What group of people has migrated by the hundreds of thousands to the state of Israel?

Name two of the five pillars of Islamic practice.

No other region in the world is as pervasively dry as North Africa and Southwest Asia.

Which of the following does NOT describe the political climate in North Africa prior to the Arab Spring?

Under the Ottomans,Constantinople was renamed:

Al Jazeera is credited with which of the following?

Which of the following is NOT a member of OPEC?

For the most part,the oil-rich countries of North Africa/Southwest Asia have not helped their neighbors develop.

A group of producers strong enough to control production and set prices for products is a:

A garment worn by Muslim women to create private space that can either cover the entire body except the eyes or just cover the hair is called a:

Why are women in rural Islamic society less likely to be strictly secluded from public spaces?

Attitudes toward and the practice of female seclusion are very similar in most Muslim countries and cities.

Geography: an Exploration of Connections

North America

Middle and South America

Europe

Russia and the Post-Soviet States

Sub-Saharan Africa

South Asia

East Asia

Southeast Asia

Oceania: Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Epilogue: Antarctica

Filters