Question 1

In which part of Israel has some land been returned to Palestinian control,but new Israeli settlements have also been allowed?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sinai Peninsula 
B)  Gaza Strip 
C)  the West Bank 
D)  Bethlehem 
E)  the Dead Sea 
A)  Sinai Peninsula 
B)  Gaza Strip 
C)  the West Bank 
D)  Bethlehem 
E)  the Dead Sea C

Question 2

Summarize the experience of British influence and control in Southwest Asia and North Africa.

Accepted Answer

Great Britain gained influence in the region before 1900,initially through the development of the Suez Canal in the late 1800s.It extended influence during this time by establishing a series of protectorates in the region-Kuwait,Bahrain,Qatar,the UAE and Aden (Southern Yemen).More control was extended after the defeat of the Turks in WWI.The British promised an Arab state following the expulsion of the Turks but instead carved up the territory for direct control (with the French).At this time,the British did grant the Arabian Peninsula to the powerful Saud Royal Family,creating Saudi Arabia.Its influence continued until 1947 when it released the territory of Palestine by UN mandate to become the modern state of Israel.

Question 3

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 exporter of oil,but not all countries in North Africa and Southwest Asia export oil.Among the countries that do not export oil,Israel has the most balanced and wealthy economic sector,but other countries like Turkey have economies based on agriculture and manufacturing.

Question 4

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 5

What countries comprise the Maghreb of Southwest Asia/North Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  Algeria, Libya, Egypt 
B)  Libya, Egypt, Tunisia 
C)  Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia 
D)  Tunisia, Libya, Egypt 
E)  Western Sahara, Algeria, Libya 
A)  Algeria, Libya, Egypt 
B)  Libya, Egypt, Tunisia 
C)  Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia 
D)  Tunisia, Libya, Egypt 
E)  Western Sahara, Algeria, Libya

Question 6

When narrow waterways are vulnerable to military blockade or disruption it is called a

Accepted Answer

A)  choke point. 
B)  desalination. 
C)  salinization 
D)  fossil water. 
E)  qanat system. 
A)  choke point. 
B)  desalination. 
C)  salinization 
D)  fossil water. 
E)  qanat system.

Question 7

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 imp

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What is brain drain?

Accepted Answer

A)  The common name given to an illness caused by exposure to toxic residues from petroleum refining that results in short-term memory loss. 
B)  This occurs 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)  This occurs when bright young people migrate to foreign lands in search of better jobs. 
D)  This is a rock group from the United Arab Emirates. 
E)  The common name given to the practice of providing scholarships to students in North Africa/Southwest Asia, which enables them to study abroad and gain a better education than that available in their home region. These scholars later return to share their new-found knowledge with their own students. 
A)  The common name given to an illness caused by exposure to toxic residues from petroleum refining that results in short-term memory loss. 
B)  This occurs 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)  This occurs when bright young people migrate to foreign lands in search of better jobs. 
D)  This is a rock group from the United Arab Emirates. 
E)  The common name given to the practice of providing scholarships to students in North Africa/Southwest Asia, which enables them to study abroad and gain a better education than that available in their home region. These scholars later return to share their new-found knowledge with their own students.

Question 10

Examine the historical roots,current areas of contention,and settlement attempts of the Arab-Israeli conflict.

Accepted Answer

Israel was created in the aftermath of W

Question 11

Morocco,Algeria,and Tunisia comprise the Levant.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The "Peace Corridor" project will bring water from what body of water into the Dead Sea?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mediterranean Sea 
B)  Jordan River 
C)  Red Sea 
D)  Gulf of Aden 
E)  Persian Gulf 
A)  Mediterranean Sea 
B)  Jordan River 
C)  Red Sea 
D)  Gulf of Aden 
E)  Persian Gulf

Question 13

The kibbutz,a collectively worked settlement that produces grain,vegetable,and orchard crops,using irrigation,is associated with which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  Algeria 
B)  Iran 
C)  Iraq 
D)  Israel 
E)  Syria 
A)  Algeria 
B)  Iran 
C)  Iraq 
D)  Israel 
E)  Syria

Question 14

How have countries without oil resources in Southwest Asia and North Africa developed economically? What accounts for regional patterns of poverty in the region?

Accepted Answer

Israel has found economic success by dev

Question 15

Continuing political problems in Sudan have resulted in food shortages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following religions arose in North Africa/Southwest Asia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Animism 
B)  Buddhism and Hinduism 
C)  Hinduism and Sikhism 
D)  Judaism, Christianity, and Islam 
E)  Shinto 
A)  Animism 
B)  Buddhism and Hinduism 
C)  Hinduism and Sikhism 
D)  Judaism, Christianity, and Islam 
E)  Shinto

Question 17

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 choices are correct. 
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 choices are correct.

Question 18

There is currently no geopolitical conflict within the country of Turkey.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

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.

Question 20

Brain drain occurs when bright young people migrate to foreign lands in search of better jobs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

In which part of Israel has some land been returned to Palestinian control,but new Israeli settlements have also been allowed?

Summarize the experience of British influence and control in Southwest Asia and North Africa.

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.

What is a medina?

What countries comprise the Maghreb of Southwest Asia/North Africa?

When narrow waterways are vulnerable to military blockade or disruption it is called a

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.

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

What is brain drain?

Examine the historical roots,current areas of contention,and settlement attempts of the Arab-Israeli conflict.

Morocco,Algeria,and Tunisia comprise the Levant.

The "Peace Corridor" project will bring water from what body of water into the Dead Sea?

The kibbutz,a collectively worked settlement that produces grain,vegetable,and orchard crops,using irrigation,is associated with which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa?

How have countries without oil resources in Southwest Asia and North Africa developed economically? What accounts for regional patterns of poverty in the region?

Continuing political problems in Sudan have resulted in food shortages.

Which of the following religions arose in North Africa/Southwest Asia?

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

There is currently no geopolitical conflict within the country of Turkey.

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

Brain drain occurs when bright young people migrate to foreign lands in search of better jobs.

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Exam 7: Southwest Asia and North Africa

In which part of Israel has some land been returned to Palestinian control,but new Israeli settlements have also been allowed?

Summarize the experience of British influence and control in Southwest Asia and North Africa.

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.

What is a medina?

What countries comprise the Maghreb of Southwest Asia/North Africa?

When narrow waterways are vulnerable to military blockade or disruption it is called a

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.

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

What is brain drain?

Examine the historical roots,current areas of contention,and settlement attempts of the Arab-Israeli conflict.

Morocco,Algeria,and Tunisia comprise the Levant.

The "Peace Corridor" project will bring water from what body of water into the Dead Sea?

The kibbutz,a collectively worked settlement that produces grain,vegetable,and orchard crops,using irrigation,is associated with which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa?

How have countries without oil resources in Southwest Asia and North Africa developed economically? What accounts for regional patterns of poverty in the region?

Continuing political problems in Sudan have resulted in food shortages.

Which of the following religions arose in North Africa/Southwest Asia?

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

There is currently no geopolitical conflict within the country of Turkey.

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

Brain drain occurs when bright young people migrate to foreign lands in search of better jobs.

Concepts of World Geography

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