Question 1

Several Gulf states have immense oil reserves and production,but other countries in Southwest Asia and North Africa have little or none.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The Balfour Declaration ended the 10-year war between Iran and Iraq (1980-1990).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

By what name was Iran historically known?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anatolia 
B)  Persia 
C)  Maghreb 
D)  Levant 
E)  Middle East 
A)  Anatolia 
B)  Persia 
C)  Maghreb 
D)  Levant 
E)  Middle East

Question 4

Jerusalem contains the Dome of the Rock,the Al-Aqsa Mosque,and the Western Wall,holy sites for Jews,Christians,and Muslims.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Pastoral nomadism in Southwest Asia and North Africa is rare in arid areas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Based on Figure 7.27,which of the following is not represented in North Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  Suffism 
B)  Sunni Islam 
C)  Christianity 
D)  Druze 
E)  Animism 
A)  Suffism 
B)  Sunni Islam 
C)  Christianity 
D)  Druze 
E)  Animism

Question 8

What is a medina?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

Which ethnic group of Southwest Asia and North Africa is an example of a nation without a state?

Accepted Answer

A)  Turks 
B)  Persians 
C)  Yemenis 
D)  Kurds 
E)  Omanis 
A)  Turks 
B)  Persians 
C)  Yemenis 
D)  Kurds 
E)  Omanis

Question 10

The Islamic religion has had the greatest impact on urban function and design in Southwest Asia and North Africa.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following resources presents the greatest challenge for survival in Southwest Asia and North Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  petroleum 
B)  food 
C)  water 
D)  iron 
E)  human resources 
A)  petroleum 
B)  food 
C)  water 
D)  iron 
E)  human resources

Question 12

In Western Sahara,Saharawi women play a leading role in the country's political fight for independence from Morocco,and their broader educational backgrounds and social freedoms (including the right to divorce their husbands)further separate them from Moroccan women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Hydropolitics is an important issue in North Africa/Southwest Asia because pollution has made so much of the water unacceptable for consumption.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What is the chief problem associated with the use of groundwater in Southwest Asia and North Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  Groundwater is highly polluted by agricultural chemical runoff. 
B)  Groundwater is being depleted faster than it can be replaced, so it is inherently unsustainable. 
C)  Groundwater in this region is often contaminated with crude oil. 
D)  Drilling wells is very expensive. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  Groundwater is highly polluted by agricultural chemical runoff. 
B)  Groundwater is being depleted faster than it can be replaced, so it is inherently unsustainable. 
C)  Groundwater in this region is often contaminated with crude oil. 
D)  Drilling wells is very expensive. 
E)  all of the above

Question 15

What is the name of the organization established by seventeen members of the Arab League in 2005 to eliminate trade barriers in the region?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gulf Cooperation Council 
B)  Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPE
C)  
C)  Greater Arab Free-Trade Area (GAFT
A)  
D)  Hamas 
E)  Palestinian Authority 
A)  Gulf Cooperation Council 
B)  Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPE
C)  
C)  Greater Arab Free-Trade Area (GAFT
A)  
D)  Hamas 
E)  Palestinian Authority

Question 16

In what year did Islam originate in the region of North Africa and Southwest Asia?

Accepted Answer

A)  346 CE 
B)  622 CE 
C)  1022 CE 
D)  1289 CE 
E)  1492 CE 
A)  346 CE 
B)  622 CE 
C)  1022 CE 
D)  1289 CE 
E)  1492 CE

Question 17

Which two bodies of water mark the traditional boundaries of Mesopotamia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea 
B)  Blue Nile and White Nile 
C)  Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea 
D)  Red Sea and Persian Gulf 
E)  Tigris River and Euphrates River 
A)  Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea 
B)  Blue Nile and White Nile 
C)  Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea 
D)  Red Sea and Persian Gulf 
E)  Tigris River and Euphrates River

Question 18

What are the five essential tenets of Islam? Please explain each one.

Accepted Answer

The five essential tenets of Islam, also

Question 19

Into which category of agriculture does pastoral nomadism fall?

Accepted Answer

A)  subsistence agriculture 
B)  commercial agriculture 
C)  plantation agriculture 
D)  intensive agriculture 
E)  specialized agriculture 
A)  subsistence agriculture 
B)  commercial agriculture 
C)  plantation agriculture 
D)  intensive agriculture 
E)  specialized agriculture

Question 20

Why is the island of Socotra,off the southeast coast of Yemen,considered unique?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is one of the largest islands in the world. 
B)  It is one of the smallest islands containing permanent habitation. 
C)  It contains one of the largest untouched tropical forest preserves in the world. 
D)  It possesses a unique biological habitat, containing hundreds of plant species found nowhere else on Earth. 
E)  It has the lowest elevation of any place on the Earth. 
A)  It is one of the largest islands in the world. 
B)  It is one of the smallest islands containing permanent habitation. 
C)  It contains one of the largest untouched tropical forest preserves in the world. 
D)  It possesses a unique biological habitat, containing hundreds of plant species found nowhere else on Earth. 
E)  It has the lowest elevation of any place on the Earth.

Several Gulf states have immense oil reserves and production,but other countries in Southwest Asia and North Africa have little or none.

The Balfour Declaration ended the 10-year war between Iran and Iraq (1980-1990).

By what name was Iran historically known?

Jerusalem contains the Dome of the Rock,the Al-Aqsa Mosque,and the Western Wall,holy sites for Jews,Christians,and Muslims.

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

Pastoral nomadism in Southwest Asia and North Africa is rare in arid areas.

Based on Figure 7.27,which of the following is not represented in North Africa?

What is a medina?

Which ethnic group of Southwest Asia and North Africa is an example of a nation without a state?

The Islamic religion has had the greatest impact on urban function and design in Southwest Asia and North Africa.

Which of the following resources presents the greatest challenge for survival in Southwest Asia and North Africa?

In Western Sahara,Saharawi women play a leading role in the country's political fight for independence from Morocco,and their broader educational backgrounds and social freedoms (including the right to divorce their husbands)further separate them from Moroccan women.

Hydropolitics is an important issue in North Africa/Southwest Asia because pollution has made so much of the water unacceptable for consumption.

What is the chief problem associated with the use of groundwater in Southwest Asia and North Africa?

What is the name of the organization established by seventeen members of the Arab League in 2005 to eliminate trade barriers in the region?

In what year did Islam originate in the region of North Africa and Southwest Asia?

Which two bodies of water mark the traditional boundaries of Mesopotamia?

What are the five essential tenets of Islam? Please explain each one.

Into which category of agriculture does pastoral nomadism fall?

Why is the island of Socotra,off the southeast coast of Yemen,considered unique?

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Exam 7: Southwest Asia and North Africa

Several Gulf states have immense oil reserves and production,but other countries in Southwest Asia and North Africa have little or none.

The Balfour Declaration ended the 10-year war between Iran and Iraq (1980-1990).

By what name was Iran historically known?

Jerusalem contains the Dome of the Rock,the Al-Aqsa Mosque,and the Western Wall,holy sites for Jews,Christians,and Muslims.

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

Pastoral nomadism in Southwest Asia and North Africa is rare in arid areas.

Based on Figure 7.27,which of the following is not represented in North Africa?

What is a medina?

Which ethnic group of Southwest Asia and North Africa is an example of a nation without a state?

The Islamic religion has had the greatest impact on urban function and design in Southwest Asia and North Africa.

Which of the following resources presents the greatest challenge for survival in Southwest Asia and North Africa?

In Western Sahara,Saharawi women play a leading role in the country's political fight for independence from Morocco,and their broader educational backgrounds and social freedoms (including the right to divorce their husbands)further separate them from Moroccan women.

Hydropolitics is an important issue in North Africa/Southwest Asia because pollution has made so much of the water unacceptable for consumption.

What is the chief problem associated with the use of groundwater in Southwest Asia and North Africa?

What is the name of the organization established by seventeen members of the Arab League in 2005 to eliminate trade barriers in the region?

In what year did Islam originate in the region of North Africa and Southwest Asia?

Which two bodies of water mark the traditional boundaries of Mesopotamia?

What are the five essential tenets of Islam? Please explain each one.

Into which category of agriculture does pastoral nomadism fall?

Why is the island of Socotra,off the southeast coast of Yemen,considered unique?

Globalization and Diversity

Changing Global 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