Question 1

How does the region's population growth rate compare to the rest of the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  highest 
B)  second highest 
C)  fifth highest 
D)  seventh highest 
A)  highest 
B)  second highest 
C)  fifth highest 
D)  seventh highest

Question 2

The Arab Spring protests were brought on by all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  high unemployment. 
B)  the rising cost of food. 
C)  government corruption. 
D)  the establishment of a theocratic state. 
A)  high unemployment. 
B)  the rising cost of food. 
C)  government corruption. 
D)  the establishment of a theocratic state.

Question 3

What is the name of the holy book of Islam?

Accepted Answer

A)  Qur'an 
B)  Bible 
C)  Torah 
D)  Talmud 
A)  Qur'an 
B)  Bible 
C)  Torah 
D)  Talmud

Question 4

Even though human fertility rates are tapering off in North Africa/Southwest Asia,the population is expected to continue growing rapidly.Discuss the reason for this population growth and note at least one social pressure that will be created by it.

Accepted Answer

This sizable population has yet to pass

Question 5

The region controls what portion of the world's oil and natural gas reserves?

Accepted Answer

A)  two-thirds 
B)  one-fourth 
C)  one-half 
D)  four-fifths 
A)  two-thirds 
B)  one-fourth 
C)  one-half 
D)  four-fifths

Question 6

Which of the following was NOT a direct effect of the 2008 global recession on North Africa/Southwest Asia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Remittances by guest workers in that region dropped significantly. 
B)  Tourism was negatively impacted. 
C)  GDP growth dropped to half of what had been expected. 
D)  There was a halting of massive building projects,such as Palm Island. 
A)  Remittances by guest workers in that region dropped significantly. 
B)  Tourism was negatively impacted. 
C)  GDP growth dropped to half of what had been expected. 
D)  There was a halting of massive building projects,such as Palm Island.

Question 7

All secular countries exhibit which of the following characteristics?

Accepted Answer

A)  Their leaders are monarchs who inherited the position. 
B)  Their populations are ethnically homogeneous. 
C)  Their leaders are popularly elected. 
D)  The state is theoretically neutral in matters of religion. 
A)  Their leaders are monarchs who inherited the position. 
B)  Their populations are ethnically homogeneous. 
C)  Their leaders are popularly elected. 
D)  The state is theoretically neutral in matters of religion.

Question 8

Environmental issues are generally less pressing in North Africa/Southwest Asia than they are in Russia and South America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What group constitutes the world's oldest and largest refugee population?

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

Which of the following best describes the stance of the Muslim Brotherhood on women?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are against liberalizing women's rights. 
B)  They support women's freedom to work outside the home. 
C)  They advocate free speech for women. 
D)  They believe in waging genocide against women of the region. 
A)  They are against liberalizing women's rights. 
B)  They support women's freedom to work outside the home. 
C)  They advocate free speech for women. 
D)  They believe in waging genocide against women of the region.

Question 11

Which of the following statements reflects the role of Arab Bedouins in the spread of Islam?

Accepted Answer

A)  Upon Muhammad's defeat of their armies,Islam replaced the numerous ancient faiths to which they adhered. 
B)  After having adopted the faith,they created a vast empire throughout and beyond the region. 
C)  They created the shari'a by recording Muhammad's words with virtually no interpretation. 
D)  They prevented the spread of Islam into North Africa by aligning with Britain to defeat Muhammad's armies. 
A)  Upon Muhammad's defeat of their armies,Islam replaced the numerous ancient faiths to which they adhered. 
B)  After having adopted the faith,they created a vast empire throughout and beyond the region. 
C)  They created the shari'a by recording Muhammad's words with virtually no interpretation. 
D)  They prevented the spread of Islam into North Africa by aligning with Britain to defeat Muhammad's armies.

Question 12

What is the name of the zone in this region,including the Tigris and Euphrates river systems and the Zagros highlands,in which some of the earliest known agricultural societies were founded?

Accepted Answer

the Fertil

Question 13

Many irrigation projects in North Africa and Southwest Asia have greatly damaged soil fertility through what process?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Many irrigation projects in North Africa and...

Question 14

The daily lives of children in Islamic cultures typically take place within what social institution?

Accepted Answer

The answer of The daily lives of children in Islamic...

Question 15

What term is used to describe a country in which the state is governed according to,and is a defender of,a particular religion?

Accepted Answer

A)  secular 
B)  theocratic 
C)  iconoclastic 
D)  martial 
A)  secular 
B)  theocratic 
C)  iconoclastic 
D)  martial

Question 16

The religious authorities recognized by Shi'ite Muslims are known as:

Accepted Answer

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Question 17

Southwest Asia and North Africa are on separate tectonic plates that are slowly colliding with each other.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following statements is NOT true of Judaism?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was founded approximately 10,000 years ago. 
B)  Its religious history is recorded in the Torah. 
C)  The faith was founded by Abraham. 
D)  Its ethnic identity is reinforced by dietary and religious laws. 
A)  It was founded approximately 10,000 years ago. 
B)  Its religious history is recorded in the Torah. 
C)  The faith was founded by Abraham. 
D)  Its ethnic identity is reinforced by dietary and religious laws.

Question 19

What does the term shari'a represent in Islamic society?

Accepted Answer

religious

Question 20

What term describes the ecological process by which nondesert lands are turned into deserts?

Accepted Answer

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How does the region's population growth rate compare to the rest of the world?

The Arab Spring protests were brought on by all of the following EXCEPT:

What is the name of the holy book of Islam?

Even though human fertility rates are tapering off in North Africa/Southwest Asia,the population is expected to continue growing rapidly.Discuss the reason for this population growth and note at least one social pressure that will be created by it.

The region controls what portion of the world's oil and natural gas reserves?

Which of the following was NOT a direct effect of the 2008 global recession on North Africa/Southwest Asia?

All secular countries exhibit which of the following characteristics?

Environmental issues are generally less pressing in North Africa/Southwest Asia than they are in Russia and South America.

What group constitutes the world's oldest and largest refugee population?

Which of the following best describes the stance of the Muslim Brotherhood on women?

Which of the following statements reflects the role of Arab Bedouins in the spread of Islam?

What is the name of the zone in this region,including the Tigris and Euphrates river systems and the Zagros highlands,in which some of the earliest known agricultural societies were founded?

Many irrigation projects in North Africa and Southwest Asia have greatly damaged soil fertility through what process?

The daily lives of children in Islamic cultures typically take place within what social institution?

What term is used to describe a country in which the state is governed according to,and is a defender of,a particular religion?

The religious authorities recognized by Shi'ite Muslims are known as:

Southwest Asia and North Africa are on separate tectonic plates that are slowly colliding with each other.

Which of the following statements is NOT true of Judaism?

What does the term shari'a represent in Islamic society?

What term describes the ecological process by which nondesert lands are turned into deserts?

Geography: an Exploration of Connections

North America

Middle and South America

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East Asia

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Exam 6: North Africa and Southwest Asia

How does the region's population growth rate compare to the rest of the world?

The Arab Spring protests were brought on by all of the following EXCEPT:

What is the name of the holy book of Islam?

Even though human fertility rates are tapering off in North Africa/Southwest Asia,the population is expected to continue growing rapidly.Discuss the reason for this population growth and note at least one social pressure that will be created by it.

The region controls what portion of the world's oil and natural gas reserves?

Which of the following was NOT a direct effect of the 2008 global recession on North Africa/Southwest Asia?

All secular countries exhibit which of the following characteristics?

Environmental issues are generally less pressing in North Africa/Southwest Asia than they are in Russia and South America.

What group constitutes the world's oldest and largest refugee population?

Which of the following best describes the stance of the Muslim Brotherhood on women?

Which of the following statements reflects the role of Arab Bedouins in the spread of Islam?

What is the name of the zone in this region,including the Tigris and Euphrates river systems and the Zagros highlands,in which some of the earliest known agricultural societies were founded?

Many irrigation projects in North Africa and Southwest Asia have greatly damaged soil fertility through what process?

The daily lives of children in Islamic cultures typically take place within what social institution?

What term is used to describe a country in which the state is governed according to,and is a defender of,a particular religion?

The religious authorities recognized by Shi'ite Muslims are known as:

Southwest Asia and North Africa are on separate tectonic plates that are slowly colliding with each other.

Which of the following statements is NOT true of Judaism?

What does the term shari'a represent in Islamic society?

What term describes the ecological process by which nondesert lands are turned into deserts?

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