Exam 6: North Africa and Southwest Asia

In North Africa/Southwest Asia,dry riverbeds are known as:

What occupies the rift between the African Plate and the Arabian Plate?

Name the three principal rivers in North Africa/Southwest Asia,all of which have attracted human settlement for thousands of years.

Until the twentieth century,agriculture in North Africa/Southwest Asia was confined mostly to coastal zones,upland zones,and river valleys.

Which of the following occurred in concert with the formation of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)?

After the Yom Kippur War,OPEC halted the export of oil to the United States and other countries that supported Iran.

Islamic religious law is known as:

As is common in many cultures,women in Islamic culture inhabit and perform nearly all of their daily responsibilities in what type of spaces?

The Iranian Communist Party spearheaded protests in Tehran.

Which of the following is NOT a theocratic state?

The population pyramids of the countries of North Africa/Southwest Asia tend to have broad bases due to the high birth rate.

Which of the following military events has NOT impacted the region's political and economic circumstances?

All of the following statements describe the Islamic practice of polygyny EXCEPT:

Today,Sunni Muslims,as opposed to Shi'ite Muslims,account for around 85 percent of the world Islamic community.

What human use consumes more water than any other in North Africa and Southwest Asia?

Who has dominated Iraqi politics since the fall of Saddam Hussein?

Discuss the ways in which state-led agricultural development has hurt rather than helped nomadic herders.

Which of the following is NOT true of the zakat?

Which of the following is NOT a target of militant Islamists who fear the undermining of Islamic values?

Beyond the four key rivers in the region,most streams only flow seasonally,after it rains.