Question 1

The kibbutz,a collectively worked settlement that produces grain,vegetable,and orchard crops by using irrigation,is found in Israel.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Projected climate changes,such as warmer temperatures,in Southwest Asia and North Africa will likely decrease the amount of runoff in the region,further stressing stream and rivers and reducing hydroelectricity potential and diminishing water available for the region's increasingly urban population.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

Most of the rainfall is found

Question 4

What does the acronym OPEC stand for?

Accepted Answer

A)  Oil Producing and Exporting Countries 
B)  Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries 
C)  Oil and Petroleum Exporting Corporation 
D)  Organization of Petroleum Energy Countries 
E)  Organized Petrochemical and Energy Countries 
A)  Oil Producing and Exporting Countries 
B)  Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries 
C)  Oil and Petroleum Exporting Corporation 
D)  Organization of Petroleum Energy Countries 
E)  Organized Petrochemical and Energy Countries

Question 5

The location of the population in North Africa and Southwest Asia is most often dependent on access to oil.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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 7

Discuss the languages of North Africa and Southwest Asia,paying special attention to the non-Arab languages in the region.

Accepted Answer

While Semitic languages,especially Arabi

Question 8

What is the major problem that Southwest Asia and North Africa is most likely to face as a result of global climate change?

Accepted Answer

A)  Warmer average temperatures will likely increase evaporation and lower moisture throughout the region. 
B)  Sea level changes will threaten farmlands in the Nile Delta. 
C)  Crop yields could increase. 
D)  Hydroelectric potential may increase. 
E)  Sea level changes will threaten farmlands in the Nile Delta and warmer average temperatures will likely increase evaporation and lower moisture throughout the region. 
A)  Warmer average temperatures will likely increase evaporation and lower moisture throughout the region. 
B)  Sea level changes will threaten farmlands in the Nile Delta. 
C)  Crop yields could increase. 
D)  Hydroelectric potential may increase. 
E)  Sea level changes will threaten farmlands in the Nile Delta and warmer average temperatures will likely increase evaporation and lower moisture throughout the region.

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

Islam

Accepted Answer

A)  began within a few decades of the death of Jesus. 
B)  originated in present-day Saudi Arabia. 
C)  holds that Jesus was a false prophet. 
D)  says that there will be many more true prophets in the future. 
E)  has never had a foothold in Europe. 
A)  began within a few decades of the death of Jesus. 
B)  originated in present-day Saudi Arabia. 
C)  holds that Jesus was a false prophet. 
D)  says that there will be many more true prophets in the future. 
E)  has never had a foothold in Europe.

Question 11

Declining fertility rates in Southwest Asia & North Africa are the result of enforced state population policies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following countries of Southwest Asia and North Africa has the most diversified economy,and is not reliant on oil?

Accepted Answer

A)  Qatar 
B)  Kuwait 
C)  United Arab Emirates 
D)  Saudi Arabia 
E)  Turkey 
A)  Qatar 
B)  Kuwait 
C)  United Arab Emirates 
D)  Saudi Arabia 
E)  Turkey

Question 13

An influx of foreign workers into the United Arab Emirates has had what demographic impact?

Accepted Answer

A)  a rise in birth rates 
B)  it has created an extraordinary gender imbalance 
C)  a decrease in birth rates 
D)  a rise in the elderly population 
E)  a rise in birth rates and an extraordinary gender imbalance 
A)  a rise in birth rates 
B)  it has created an extraordinary gender imbalance 
C)  a decrease in birth rates 
D)  a rise in the elderly population 
E)  a rise in birth rates and an extraordinary gender imbalance

Question 14

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 15

By what name is the large peninsula of Turkey,located wholly in Asia,known?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

Through 2014 there has been U.S.intervention in the civil war in Syria,in defense of rebel forces.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In which contemporary country of Southwest Asia and North Africa is Mesopotamia located?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

People making a hajj (pilgrimage)to Makkah and Medinah must travel to which country?

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 19

France took the early lead in colonizing North Africa.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Defeat of the Persian Empire in World War I was the major factor that led to European colonialism in Southwest Asia/North Africa.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The kibbutz,a collectively worked settlement that produces grain,vegetable,and orchard crops by using irrigation,is found in Israel.

Projected climate changes,such as warmer temperatures,in Southwest Asia and North Africa will likely decrease the amount of runoff in the region,further stressing stream and rivers and reducing hydroelectricity potential and diminishing water available for the region's increasingly urban population.

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

What does the acronym OPEC stand for?

The location of the population in North Africa and Southwest Asia is most often dependent on access to oil.

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

Discuss the languages of North Africa and Southwest Asia,paying special attention to the non-Arab languages in the region.

What is the major problem that Southwest Asia and North Africa is most likely to face as a result of global climate change?

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

Islam

Declining fertility rates in Southwest Asia & North Africa are the result of enforced state population policies.

Which of the following countries of Southwest Asia and North Africa has the most diversified economy,and is not reliant on oil?

An influx of foreign workers into the United Arab Emirates has had what demographic impact?

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

By what name is the large peninsula of Turkey,located wholly in Asia,known?

Through 2014 there has been U.S.intervention in the civil war in Syria,in defense of rebel forces.

In which contemporary country of Southwest Asia and North Africa is Mesopotamia located?

People making a hajj (pilgrimage)to Makkah and Medinah must travel to which country?

France took the early lead in colonizing North Africa.

Defeat of the Persian Empire in World War I was the major factor that led to European colonialism in Southwest Asia/North Africa.

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

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Exam 7: Southwest Asia and North Africa

The kibbutz,a collectively worked settlement that produces grain,vegetable,and orchard crops by using irrigation,is found in Israel.

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

What does the acronym OPEC stand for?

The location of the population in North Africa and Southwest Asia is most often dependent on access to oil.

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

Discuss the languages of North Africa and Southwest Asia,paying special attention to the non-Arab languages in the region.

What is the major problem that Southwest Asia and North Africa is most likely to face as a result of global climate change?

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

Islam

Declining fertility rates in Southwest Asia & North Africa are the result of enforced state population policies.

Which of the following countries of Southwest Asia and North Africa has the most diversified economy,and is not reliant on oil?

An influx of foreign workers into the United Arab Emirates has had what demographic impact?

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

By what name is the large peninsula of Turkey,located wholly in Asia,known?

Through 2014 there has been U.S.intervention in the civil war in Syria,in defense of rebel forces.

In which contemporary country of Southwest Asia and North Africa is Mesopotamia located?

People making a hajj (pilgrimage)to Makkah and Medinah must travel to which country?

France took the early lead in colonizing North Africa.

Defeat of the Persian Empire in World War I was the major factor that led to European colonialism in Southwest Asia/North Africa.

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