Question 1

The famous Aswan High Dam is located in which nation?

Accepted Answer

A) Iran 
B) Lebanon 
C) Iraq 
D) Egypt 
E) Turkey 
A) Iran 
B) Lebanon 
C) Iraq 
D) Egypt 
E) Turkey

Question 2

Which nation in the region has a deep split between Sunni and Shiite sects of Islam?

Accepted Answer

A) Turkey 
B) Iran 
C) Egypt 
D) Morocco 
E) Iraq 
A) Turkey 
B) Iran 
C) Egypt 
D) Morocco 
E) Iraq

Question 3

Which animal is most to blame for the loss of forests in Southwest Asia and North Africa?

Accepted Answer

A) goats 
B) the gypsy moth 
C) horses 
D) cows 
E) camels 
A) goats 
B) the gypsy moth 
C) horses 
D) cows 
E) camels

Question 4

Iran was formerly known by what name?

Accepted Answer

A) Greater Middle East 
B) Persia 
C) British Palestine 
D) Transjordan 
E) Ottoman Empire 
A) Greater Middle East 
B) Persia 
C) British Palestine 
D) Transjordan 
E) Ottoman Empire

Question 5

Which of two countries of Southwest Asia and North Africa have the most diversified economies, and are not reliant on oil?

Accepted Answer

A) Turkey and Israel 
B) Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates 
C) Saudi Arabia and Oman 
D) Morocco and Algeria 
E) Qatar and Bahrain 
A) Turkey and Israel 
B) Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates 
C) Saudi Arabia and Oman 
D) Morocco and Algeria 
E) Qatar and Bahrain

Question 6

What was the Arab Spring? What were its root causes? What nations in the region have been the most impacted by the Arab Spring?

Accepted Answer

The Arab Spring began in late-2010 and c

Question 7

In what parts of Southwest Asia and North Africa would you expect the least rain to fall? The most? Why?

Accepted Answer

The least amount of rainfall in the regi

Question 8

Which city in the Middle East has emerged as one of the busiest centers of global air travel?

Accepted Answer

A) Cairo 
B) Istanbul 
C) Dubai 
D) Beirut 
E) Tehran 
A) Cairo 
B) Istanbul 
C) Dubai 
D) Beirut 
E) Tehran

Question 9

What is transhumance?

Accepted Answer

A) the movement of humans from transition zones of agriculture to more inhabitable lowlands 
B) agriculture that relies on evapotranspiration 
C) the movement of livestock from urban regions to rural areas where more grass is available for animal consumption 
D) agriculture in dry areas, made possible by irrigation 
E) seasonal movement of livestock to cooler, greener high-country pastures in the summer and returning them to lowland valleys during the winter 
A) the movement of humans from transition zones of agriculture to more inhabitable lowlands 
B) agriculture that relies on evapotranspiration 
C) the movement of livestock from urban regions to rural areas where more grass is available for animal consumption 
D) agriculture in dry areas, made possible by irrigation 
E) seasonal movement of livestock to cooler, greener high-country pastures in the summer and returning them to lowland valleys during the winter

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT one of the five pillars of Islam?

Accepted Answer

A) making charitable contributions 
B) fasting during the month of Ramadan between dawn and dusk 
C) praying five times a day to Makkah 
D) making a pilgrimage to Jerusalem 
E) accepting that Muhammed was a prophet 
A) making charitable contributions 
B) fasting during the month of Ramadan between dawn and dusk 
C) praying five times a day to Makkah 
D) making a pilgrimage to Jerusalem 
E) accepting that Muhammed was a prophet

Question 11

What religion was the first monotheistic religion of Southwest Asia and North Africa?

Accepted Answer

A) Buddhism 
B) Christianity 
C) Judaism 
D) Baha'i 
E) Islam 
A) Buddhism 
B) Christianity 
C) Judaism 
D) Baha'i 
E) Islam

Question 12

Which of the following resources will prove to be of critical value for Southwest Asia and North Africa in the coming decades?

Accepted Answer

A) petroleum 
B) coal 
C) iron ore 
D) uranium 
E) water 
A) petroleum 
B) coal 
C) iron ore 
D) uranium 
E) water

Question 13

You would be most likely to see a Shiite Muslim in which country?

Accepted Answer

A) Cyprus 
B) Turkey 
C) Egypt 
D) Morocco 
E) Iran 
A) Cyprus 
B) Turkey 
C) Egypt 
D) Morocco 
E) Iran

Question 14

Write an essay in which you discuss the more recent migration patterns in Southwest Asia and North Africa. In your discussion, please consider the three major patterns of migration in the region, as well as the major factors responsible for these migrations.

Accepted Answer

First, rural-to-urban migration is an im

Question 15

The brain drain

Accepted Answer

A) is the practice of providing scholarships to students in poor countries, enabling them to study abroad and gain a better education which later upon their return they can utilize their skills in their homeland. 
B) is when highly centralized governments actively recruit the best and the brightest individuals for jobs in the national capital, leaving few behind in the villages. 
C) occurs in extremely poor nations where there schooling is limited thus preventing school-age children from reaching their potential. 
D) is the selective practice of only providing males education after primary school. 
E) occurs when bright young people migrate to foreign lands in search of better jobs. 
A) is the practice of providing scholarships to students in poor countries, enabling them to study abroad and gain a better education which later upon their return they can utilize their skills in their homeland. 
B) is when highly centralized governments actively recruit the best and the brightest individuals for jobs in the national capital, leaving few behind in the villages. 
C) occurs in extremely poor nations where there schooling is limited thus preventing school-age children from reaching their potential. 
D) is the selective practice of only providing males education after primary school. 
E) occurs when bright young people migrate to foreign lands in search of better jobs.

Question 16

Which nation of the Middle East has been a hotbed of fundamentalist Islam and may have financed anti-American terrorist organizations, including al-Qaeda?

Accepted Answer

A) Syria 
B) Iraq 
C) Israel 
D) Saudi Arabia 
E) Iran 
A) Syria 
B) Iraq 
C) Israel 
D) Saudi Arabia 
E) Iran

Question 17

Which of the following was NOT a root cause of the Arab Spring uprisings which began in 2010?

Accepted Answer

A) government campaigns to curtail Islamist movements 
B) widespread government corruption 
C) limited opportunities for democracy and free elections 
D) widespread poverty and unemployment, especially among young people 
E) rapidly rising food prices 
A) government campaigns to curtail Islamist movements 
B) widespread government corruption 
C) limited opportunities for democracy and free elections 
D) widespread poverty and unemployment, especially among young people 
E) rapidly rising food prices

Question 18

What is the approximate population of Southwest Asia and North Africa?

Accepted Answer

A) 1 billion 
B) 200 million 
C) 500 million 
D) 700 million 
E) 100 million 
A) 1 billion 
B) 200 million 
C) 500 million 
D) 700 million 
E) 100 million

Question 19

People making a Hajj (pilgrimage)to Makkah (Mecca)and Medinah (Medina)must travel to which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa?

Accepted Answer

A) Israel 
B) Jordan 
C) Egypt 
D) Saudi Arabia 
E) Iraq 
A) Israel 
B) Jordan 
C) Egypt 
D) Saudi Arabia 
E) Iraq

Question 20

Which nation in the region has the highest percentage of its GDP on military expenditures?

Accepted Answer

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

The famous Aswan High Dam is located in which nation?

Which nation in the region has a deep split between Sunni and Shiite sects of Islam?

Which animal is most to blame for the loss of forests in Southwest Asia and North Africa?

Iran was formerly known by what name?

Which of two countries of Southwest Asia and North Africa have the most diversified economies, and are not reliant on oil?

What was the Arab Spring? What were its root causes? What nations in the region have been the most impacted by the Arab Spring?

In what parts of Southwest Asia and North Africa would you expect the least rain to fall? The most? Why?

Which city in the Middle East has emerged as one of the busiest centers of global air travel?

What is transhumance?

Which of the following is NOT one of the five pillars of Islam?

What religion was the first monotheistic religion of Southwest Asia and North Africa?

Which of the following resources will prove to be of critical value for Southwest Asia and North Africa in the coming decades?

You would be most likely to see a Shiite Muslim in which country?

Write an essay in which you discuss the more recent migration patterns in Southwest Asia and North Africa. In your discussion, please consider the three major patterns of migration in the region, as well as the major factors responsible for these migrations.

The brain drain

Which nation of the Middle East has been a hotbed of fundamentalist Islam and may have financed anti-American terrorist organizations, including al-Qaeda?

Which of the following was NOT a root cause of the Arab Spring uprisings which began in 2010?

What is the approximate population of Southwest Asia and North Africa?

People making a Hajj (pilgrimage)to Makkah (Mecca)and Medinah (Medina)must travel to which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa?

Which nation in the region has the highest percentage of its GDP on military expenditures?

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Exam 7: Southwest Asia and North Africa

The famous Aswan High Dam is located in which nation?

Which nation in the region has a deep split between Sunni and Shiite sects of Islam?

Which animal is most to blame for the loss of forests in Southwest Asia and North Africa?

Iran was formerly known by what name?

Which of two countries of Southwest Asia and North Africa have the most diversified economies, and are not reliant on oil?

What was the Arab Spring? What were its root causes? What nations in the region have been the most impacted by the Arab Spring?

In what parts of Southwest Asia and North Africa would you expect the least rain to fall? The most? Why?

Which city in the Middle East has emerged as one of the busiest centers of global air travel?

What is transhumance?

Which of the following is NOT one of the five pillars of Islam?

What religion was the first monotheistic religion of Southwest Asia and North Africa?

Which of the following resources will prove to be of critical value for Southwest Asia and North Africa in the coming decades?

You would be most likely to see a Shiite Muslim in which country?

Write an essay in which you discuss the more recent migration patterns in Southwest Asia and North Africa. In your discussion, please consider the three major patterns of migration in the region, as well as the major factors responsible for these migrations.

The brain drain

Which nation of the Middle East has been a hotbed of fundamentalist Islam and may have financed anti-American terrorist organizations, including al-Qaeda?

Which of the following was NOT a root cause of the Arab Spring uprisings which began in 2010?

What is the approximate population of Southwest Asia and North Africa?

People making a Hajj (pilgrimage)to Makkah (Mecca)and Medinah (Medina)must travel to which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa?

Which nation in the region has the highest percentage of its GDP on military expenditures?

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