Question 1

The Tigris and Euphrates rivers begin in:

Accepted Answer

A)  Turkey. 
B)  Iran. 
C)  Iraq. 
D)  Afghanistan. 
A)  Turkey. 
B)  Iran. 
C)  Iraq. 
D)  Afghanistan.

Question 2

European influence and domination of the region has generally helped to reduce the disparities between the wealthy and the poor mainly due to investment of oil profits in social welfare programs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What three countries encompass the Fertile Crescent?

Accepted Answer

A)  Morocco,Algeria,and Tunisia 
B)  Sudan,Egypt,and Saudi Arabia 
C)  Lebanon,Israel,and Jordan 
D)  Iraq,Iran,and Turkey 
A)  Morocco,Algeria,and Tunisia 
B)  Sudan,Egypt,and Saudi Arabia 
C)  Lebanon,Israel,and Jordan 
D)  Iraq,Iran,and Turkey

Question 4

What is economic diversification?

Accepted Answer

the expansion of an economy to

Question 5

Islamic religious law is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Sunni. 
B)  Shi'a. 
C)  shari'a. 
D)  hajj. 
A)  Sunni. 
B)  Shi'a. 
C)  shari'a. 
D)  hajj.

Question 6

Oil reserves are found in all of the countries of North Africa/Southwest Asia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following characteristics do all countries in North Africa and Southwest Asia share?

Accepted Answer

A)  an abundance of oil 
B)  an arid climate 
C)  dominance of urban life 
D)  government based on Islam 
A)  an abundance of oil 
B)  an arid climate 
C)  dominance of urban life 
D)  government based on Islam

Question 8

What strategy was developed by countries in North Africa and Southwest Asia to expand agriculture into areas that were not originally suitable for large-scale cropping?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What strategy was developed by countries in...

Question 9

Which of the following does the term shari'a represent?

Accepted Answer

A)  seclusion by the veil 
B)  non-Arabic Muslim 
C)  Islamic religious law 
D)  Islamic principles on childbearing 
A)  seclusion by the veil 
B)  non-Arabic Muslim 
C)  Islamic religious law 
D)  Islamic principles on childbearing

Question 10

The people of North Africa/Southwest Asia have a long history of water conservation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The group of Jews who began purchasing land in Palestine in the late nineteenth century,with the hope of creating a Jewish state,were known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Zionists. 
B)  Zoroastrians. 
C)  Sunnis. 
D)  Sephardic Jews. 
A)  Zionists. 
B)  Zoroastrians. 
C)  Sunnis. 
D)  Sephardic Jews.

Question 12

Which country has the most restrictive policies regarding women?

Accepted Answer

A)  Saudi Arabia 
B)  Egypt 
C)  Lebanon 
D)  Morocco 
A)  Saudi Arabia 
B)  Egypt 
C)  Lebanon 
D)  Morocco

Question 13

What group of people was among the first to convert to Islam and begin the spread of Islam around 630 C.E.?

Accepted Answer

Arab Bedou

Question 14

Name one of the two Palestinian territories historically controlled by Israel since the war in 1967.

Accepted Answer

the Gaza S

Question 15

Male protestors targeted violence at female protestors during the Arab Spring in Egypt.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following statements describes the relationship between agriculture and gender roles in ancient North Africa/Southwest Asia?

Accepted Answer

A)  The development of agriculture may have led to markedly distinct roles for men and women. 
B)  The roles played by men and women in hunting/gathering societies remained intact as societies became more agricultural. 
C)  In pre-agricultural societies,men had more status than women. 
D)  Inheritance lines and lineage were more important in hunting/gathering societies than in settled agricultural societies. 
A)  The development of agriculture may have led to markedly distinct roles for men and women. 
B)  The roles played by men and women in hunting/gathering societies remained intact as societies became more agricultural. 
C)  In pre-agricultural societies,men had more status than women. 
D)  Inheritance lines and lineage were more important in hunting/gathering societies than in settled agricultural societies.

Question 17

Which of the following statements describes the purpose of OPEC?

Accepted Answer

A)  to explore alternative energy sources 
B)  to manage global oil prices 
C)  to reduce Western dependency on oil 
D)  to eliminate trade in oil 
A)  to explore alternative energy sources 
B)  to manage global oil prices 
C)  to reduce Western dependency on oil 
D)  to eliminate trade in oil

Question 18

Shi'ites are the majority in Iraq.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following was true of the Ottoman Empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  It discouraged architectural and building efforts. 
B)  It included modern-day Spain and Portugal. 
C)  It encouraged religious tolerance among conquered peoples. 
D)  Its capital was modern-day Ankara,Turkey. 
A)  It discouraged architectural and building efforts. 
B)  It included modern-day Spain and Portugal. 
C)  It encouraged religious tolerance among conquered peoples. 
D)  Its capital was modern-day Ankara,Turkey.

Question 20

The Ottoman Empire was well known for its intolerance of religions other than Islam.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The Tigris and Euphrates rivers begin in:

European influence and domination of the region has generally helped to reduce the disparities between the wealthy and the poor mainly due to investment of oil profits in social welfare programs.

What three countries encompass the Fertile Crescent?

What is economic diversification?

Islamic religious law is known as:

Oil reserves are found in all of the countries of North Africa/Southwest Asia.

Which of the following characteristics do all countries in North Africa and Southwest Asia share?

What strategy was developed by countries in North Africa and Southwest Asia to expand agriculture into areas that were not originally suitable for large-scale cropping?

Which of the following does the term shari'a represent?

The people of North Africa/Southwest Asia have a long history of water conservation.

The group of Jews who began purchasing land in Palestine in the late nineteenth century,with the hope of creating a Jewish state,were known as:

Which country has the most restrictive policies regarding women?

What group of people was among the first to convert to Islam and begin the spread of Islam around 630 C.E.?

Name one of the two Palestinian territories historically controlled by Israel since the war in 1967.

Male protestors targeted violence at female protestors during the Arab Spring in Egypt.

Which of the following statements describes the relationship between agriculture and gender roles in ancient North Africa/Southwest Asia?

Which of the following statements describes the purpose of OPEC?

Shi'ites are the majority in Iraq.

Which of the following was true of the Ottoman Empire?

The Ottoman Empire was well known for its intolerance of religions other than Islam.

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

The Tigris and Euphrates rivers begin in:

European influence and domination of the region has generally helped to reduce the disparities between the wealthy and the poor mainly due to investment of oil profits in social welfare programs.

What three countries encompass the Fertile Crescent?

What is economic diversification?

Islamic religious law is known as:

Oil reserves are found in all of the countries of North Africa/Southwest Asia.

Which of the following characteristics do all countries in North Africa and Southwest Asia share?

What strategy was developed by countries in North Africa and Southwest Asia to expand agriculture into areas that were not originally suitable for large-scale cropping?

Which of the following does the term shari'a represent?

The people of North Africa/Southwest Asia have a long history of water conservation.

The group of Jews who began purchasing land in Palestine in the late nineteenth century,with the hope of creating a Jewish state,were known as:

Which country has the most restrictive policies regarding women?

What group of people was among the first to convert to Islam and begin the spread of Islam around 630 C.E.?

Name one of the two Palestinian territories historically controlled by Israel since the war in 1967.

Male protestors targeted violence at female protestors during the Arab Spring in Egypt.

Which of the following statements describes the relationship between agriculture and gender roles in ancient North Africa/Southwest Asia?

Which of the following statements describes the purpose of OPEC?

Shi'ites are the majority in Iraq.

Which of the following was true of the Ottoman Empire?

The Ottoman Empire was well known for its intolerance of religions other than Islam.

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