Question 1

The Atlas Mountains dominate the topography of which nation?

Accepted Answer

A) Egypt 
B) Iran 
C) Saudi Arabia 
D) Turkey 
E) Morocco 
A) Egypt 
B) Iran 
C) Saudi Arabia 
D) Turkey 
E) Morocco

Question 2

Which nation of the Middle East has attempted, albeit unsuccessfully, to gain membership into the European Union?

Accepted Answer

A) Morocco 
B) Israel 
C) Lebanon 
D) Iran 
E) Turkey 
A) Morocco 
B) Israel 
C) Lebanon 
D) Iran 
E) Turkey

Question 3

What is the Hajj?

Accepted Answer

A) the sacred book of Islam 
B) the pilgrimage to the Holy Land that many Christians make during their lifetime 
C) the pilgrimage to the Western Wall in Jerusalem that many Jews make during their lifetime 
D) the pilgrimage to Muhammed's birthplace (Makkah)that every Muslim is supposed to make during his or her lifetime 
E) the month-long fast that Muslims must undertake each year 
A) the sacred book of Islam 
B) the pilgrimage to the Holy Land that many Christians make during their lifetime 
C) the pilgrimage to the Western Wall in Jerusalem that many Jews make during their lifetime 
D) the pilgrimage to Muhammed's birthplace (Makkah)that every Muslim is supposed to make during his or her lifetime 
E) the month-long fast that Muslims must undertake each year

Question 4

What nation has had almost half of its entire population displaced by 2016 due to civil war and sectarian conflict?

Accepted Answer

A) Yemen 
B) Syria 
C) Iraq 
D) Iran 
E) Sudan 
A) Yemen 
B) Syria 
C) Iraq 
D) Iran 
E) Sudan

Question 5

What type of subsistence agriculture depends on the seasonal movement of livestock for their livelihood?

Accepted Answer

A) pastoral nomadism 
B) shifting cultivation 
C) pastoralism 
D) slash-and-burn 
E) plantation agriculture 
A) pastoral nomadism 
B) shifting cultivation 
C) pastoralism 
D) slash-and-burn 
E) plantation agriculture

Question 6

What world region has been a "powerful draw" as a destination of migration for people in Southwest Asia and North Africa who are looking for opportunity?

Accepted Answer

A) Australia and Oceania 
B) the Russian Domain 
C) Europe 
D) North America 
E) East Asia 
A) Australia and Oceania 
B) the Russian Domain 
C) Europe 
D) North America 
E) East Asia

Question 7

Development of the upper Tigris and Euphrates rivers by this country could threaten water supplies in Iraq and Syria.

Accepted Answer

A) Jordan 
B) Turkey 
C) Lebanon 
D) Israel 
E) Iran 
A) Jordan 
B) Turkey 
C) Lebanon 
D) Israel 
E) Iran

Question 8

In which city of Southwest Asia and North Africa are there important religious sites for Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?

Accepted Answer

A) Baghdad, Iraq 
B) Istanbul, Turkey 
C) Makkah, Saudi Arabia 
D) Jerusalem, Israel 
E) Damascus, Syria 
A) Baghdad, Iraq 
B) Istanbul, Turkey 
C) Makkah, Saudi Arabia 
D) Jerusalem, Israel 
E) Damascus, Syria

Question 9

The three most commonly spoken languages in the Middle East and North Africa are

Accepted Answer

A) Arabic, Kurdish and Persian (Farsi) 
B) Arabic, Kurdish and Hebrew 
C) Arabic, Hebrew and Turkish 
D) Arabic, Turkish and Persian (Farsi) 
E) Arabic, Berber and Turkish 
A) Arabic, Kurdish and Persian (Farsi) 
B) Arabic, Kurdish and Hebrew 
C) Arabic, Hebrew and Turkish 
D) Arabic, Turkish and Persian (Farsi) 
E) Arabic, Berber and Turkish

Question 10

What is a medina?

Accepted Answer

A) The walled urban core of an Islamic city; it is dominated by a central mosque. 
B) A mound built on the outskirts of Islamic cities in Southwest Asia and North Africa; it is a burial ground. 
C) The name for capital city in Southwest Asia and North Africa. 
D) The erosional materials left behind in Southwest Asia and North Africa after ancient lakes and rivers dried up. 
E) The temporary settlements of families engaged in pastoral nomadism in Southwest Asia and North Africa. 
A) The walled urban core of an Islamic city; it is dominated by a central mosque. 
B) A mound built on the outskirts of Islamic cities in Southwest Asia and North Africa; it is a burial ground. 
C) The name for capital city in Southwest Asia and North Africa. 
D) The erosional materials left behind in Southwest Asia and North Africa after ancient lakes and rivers dried up. 
E) The temporary settlements of families engaged in pastoral nomadism in Southwest Asia and North Africa.

Question 11

How has the distribution of fossil fuels in Southwest Asia and North Africa affected economic development and standards of living in the area? Use specific examples in your answer.

Accepted Answer

Saudi Arabia is the world's largest expo

Question 12

Which of the following cities in Southwest Asia and North Africa receives the highest amounts of annual precipitation?

Accepted Answer

A) Baghdad, Iraq 
B) Tehran, Iran 
C) Istanbul, Turkey 
D) Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 
E) Cairo, Egypt 
A) Baghdad, Iraq 
B) Tehran, Iran 
C) Istanbul, Turkey 
D) Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 
E) Cairo, Egypt

Question 13

The Houthi militants in Yemen are largely supported by which nation?

Accepted Answer

A) Israel 
B) Russia 
C) Egypt 
D) Iran 
E) Saudi Arabia 
A) Israel 
B) Russia 
C) Egypt 
D) Iran 
E) Saudi Arabia

Question 14

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding the population pyramids of Egypt and Iran?

Accepted Answer

A) Iran has a younger population than Egypt. 
B) Iran is growing faster than Egypt. 
C) Egypt is growing faster than Iran. 
D) Egypt and Iran are growing at roughly the same rate. 
E) Women have more children in Iran than do women in Egypt. 
A) Iran has a younger population than Egypt. 
B) Iran is growing faster than Egypt. 
C) Egypt is growing faster than Iran. 
D) Egypt and Iran are growing at roughly the same rate. 
E) Women have more children in Iran than do women in Egypt.

Question 15

Which two bodies of water were connected by the construction of the Suez Canal?

Accepted Answer

A) Black Sea and the Persian Gulf 
B) Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea 
C) Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea 
D) Black Sea and Red Sea 
E) Persian Gulf and Red Sea 
A) Black Sea and the Persian Gulf 
B) Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea 
C) Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea 
D) Black Sea and Red Sea 
E) Persian Gulf and Red Sea

Question 16

Which two nations in the region have a very low HDI, with low life expectancies and high infant mortality rates?

Accepted Answer

A) Saudi Arabia and Oman 
B) Algeria and Morocco 
C) Israel and Jordan 
D) Sudan and Yemen 
E) Turkey and Iran 
A) Saudi Arabia and Oman 
B) Algeria and Morocco 
C) Israel and Jordan 
D) Sudan and Yemen 
E) Turkey and Iran

Question 17

Coptic Christians make up a significant minority of the population of which nation?

Accepted Answer

A) Iran 
B) Turkey 
C) Israel 
D) Egypt 
E) Saudi Arabia 
A) Iran 
B) Turkey 
C) Israel 
D) Egypt 
E) Saudi Arabia

Question 18

Which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa is the poorest on the Arabian Peninsula?

Accepted Answer

A) Saudi Arabia 
B) Kuwait 
C) United Arab Emirates 
D) Yemen 
E) Dubai 
A) Saudi Arabia 
B) Kuwait 
C) United Arab Emirates 
D) Yemen 
E) Dubai

Question 19

Which of the following places is NOT located in the Fertile Crescent of North Africa and Southwest Asia?

Accepted Answer

A) Morocco 
B) eastern Turkey 
C) northeastern Syria 
D) Lebanon 
E) northern Iraq 
A) Morocco 
B) eastern Turkey 
C) northeastern Syria 
D) Lebanon 
E) northern Iraq

Question 20

Which country in Southwest Asia & North Africa has seen a rapid decline in fertility rates in the last two decades?

Accepted Answer

A) Turkey 
B) Egypt 
C) Saudi Arabia 
D) Iran 
E) Iraq 
A) Turkey 
B) Egypt 
C) Saudi Arabia 
D) Iran 
E) Iraq

The Atlas Mountains dominate the topography of which nation?

Which nation of the Middle East has attempted, albeit unsuccessfully, to gain membership into the European Union?

What is the Hajj?

What nation has had almost half of its entire population displaced by 2016 due to civil war and sectarian conflict?

What type of subsistence agriculture depends on the seasonal movement of livestock for their livelihood?

What world region has been a "powerful draw" as a destination of migration for people in Southwest Asia and North Africa who are looking for opportunity?

Development of the upper Tigris and Euphrates rivers by this country could threaten water supplies in Iraq and Syria.

In which city of Southwest Asia and North Africa are there important religious sites for Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?

The three most commonly spoken languages in the Middle East and North Africa are

What is a medina?

How has the distribution of fossil fuels in Southwest Asia and North Africa affected economic development and standards of living in the area? Use specific examples in your answer.

Which of the following cities in Southwest Asia and North Africa receives the highest amounts of annual precipitation?

The Houthi militants in Yemen are largely supported by which nation?

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding the population pyramids of Egypt and Iran?

Which two bodies of water were connected by the construction of the Suez Canal?

Which two nations in the region have a very low HDI, with low life expectancies and high infant mortality rates?

Coptic Christians make up a significant minority of the population of which nation?

Which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa is the poorest on the Arabian Peninsula?

Which of the following places is NOT located in the Fertile Crescent of North Africa and Southwest Asia?

Which country in Southwest Asia & North Africa has seen a rapid decline in fertility rates in the last two decades?

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Exam 7: Southwest Asia and North Africa

The Atlas Mountains dominate the topography of which nation?

Which nation of the Middle East has attempted, albeit unsuccessfully, to gain membership into the European Union?

What is the Hajj?

What nation has had almost half of its entire population displaced by 2016 due to civil war and sectarian conflict?

What type of subsistence agriculture depends on the seasonal movement of livestock for their livelihood?

What world region has been a "powerful draw" as a destination of migration for people in Southwest Asia and North Africa who are looking for opportunity?

Development of the upper Tigris and Euphrates rivers by this country could threaten water supplies in Iraq and Syria.

In which city of Southwest Asia and North Africa are there important religious sites for Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?

The three most commonly spoken languages in the Middle East and North Africa are

What is a medina?

How has the distribution of fossil fuels in Southwest Asia and North Africa affected economic development and standards of living in the area? Use specific examples in your answer.

Which of the following cities in Southwest Asia and North Africa receives the highest amounts of annual precipitation?

The Houthi militants in Yemen are largely supported by which nation?

Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding the population pyramids of Egypt and Iran?

Which two bodies of water were connected by the construction of the Suez Canal?

Which two nations in the region have a very low HDI, with low life expectancies and high infant mortality rates?

Coptic Christians make up a significant minority of the population of which nation?

Which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa is the poorest on the Arabian Peninsula?

Which of the following places is NOT located in the Fertile Crescent of North Africa and Southwest Asia?

Which country in Southwest Asia & North Africa has seen a rapid decline in fertility rates in the last two decades?

Concepts of World Geography

Physical Geography and the Environment

North America

Latin America

The Caribbean

Sub-Saharan Africa

Europe

The Russian Domain

Central Asia

East Asia

South Asia

Southeast Asia

Australia and Oceania

Filters