Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

Greece and Turkey have been involved in a conflict over ownership of Gaza and the West Bank.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Saudi Arabia has the largest known oil reserves in the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following countries illustrates the changing role of women in Southwest Asia and North Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  Yemen 
B)  Saudi Arabia 
C)  Algeria 
D)  Turkey 
E)  Oman 
A)  Yemen 
B)  Saudi Arabia 
C)  Algeria 
D)  Turkey 
E)  Oman

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Turkish is NOT an Afro-Asiatic language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Pastoral nomadism is a type of commercial agriculture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The geography of human populations across Southwest Asia and North African demonstrate the ties between what resource and life in this part of the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  oil 
B)  natural gas 
C)  timber 
D)  agriculture 
E)  water 
A)  oil 
B)  natural gas 
C)  timber 
D)  agriculture 
E)  water

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

Most countries in Southwest Asia and North Africa had achieved independence by which decade?

Accepted Answer

A)  1910s 
B)  1920s 
C)  1930s 
D)  1940s 
E)  1950s 
A)  1910s 
B)  1920s 
C)  1930s 
D)  1940s 
E)  1950s

Question 11

Saudi Arabia contains approximately ________ percent of the world's known oil supplies.

Accepted Answer

A)  5 
B)  10 
C)  20 
D)  50 
E)  40 
A)  5 
B)  10 
C)  20 
D)  50 
E)  40

Question 12

Lebanon has made efforts to preserve its famed "cedars" forestlands in recent years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Where is Socotra located,what makes the island unique,and what threats currently exist that could potentially destroy the island's unique characteristics?

Accepted Answer

The island of Socotra is located about 2

Question 14

What is a "qanat"?

Accepted Answer

A)  an irrigation system, developed in Iran, that taps into groundwater through a series of gently sloping tunnels 
B)  a type of subsistence agriculture practiced on oases 
C)  a formal title given to the monarch (national leader, like a king or queen) in the country of Saudi Arabia 
D)  the practice of seasonally moving livestock to cooler, greener, high country pastures in the summer, then returning them to valley and lowlands for fall and winter grazing 
E)  water supplies stored underground during earlier and wetter climatic periods 
A)  an irrigation system, developed in Iran, that taps into groundwater through a series of gently sloping tunnels 
B)  a type of subsistence agriculture practiced on oases 
C)  a formal title given to the monarch (national leader, like a king or queen) in the country of Saudi Arabia 
D)  the practice of seasonally moving livestock to cooler, greener, high country pastures in the summer, then returning them to valley and lowlands for fall and winter grazing 
E)  water supplies stored underground during earlier and wetter climatic periods

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

What is "dryland" agriculture?

Accepted Answer

A)  agriculture in dry areas, made possible by irrigation 
B)  agriculture that depends largely on seasonal precipitation to support farming 
C)  agriculture that relies on special, hybridized crops that require almost no water 
D)  agriculture that occurs on oases in land that is otherwise desert 
E)  agriculture that occurs in desert lands, inside a greenhouse with a controlled environment 
A)  agriculture in dry areas, made possible by irrigation 
B)  agriculture that depends largely on seasonal precipitation to support farming 
C)  agriculture that relies on special, hybridized crops that require almost no water 
D)  agriculture that occurs on oases in land that is otherwise desert 
E)  agriculture that occurs in desert lands, inside a greenhouse with a controlled environment

Question 18

Which part of Southwest Asia and North Africa was the last to be converted to Islam?

Accepted Answer

A)  Saudi Arabia 
B)  Mesopotamia 
C)  Northern Egypt 
D)  Algeria 
E)  Yemen 
A)  Saudi Arabia 
B)  Mesopotamia 
C)  Northern Egypt 
D)  Algeria 
E)  Yemen

Question 19

Which country in Southwest Asia and North Africa has taken steps to join the European Union?

Accepted Answer

A)  Iraq 
B)  Israel 
C)  Lebanon 
D)  Sudan 
E)  Turkey 
A)  Iraq 
B)  Israel 
C)  Lebanon 
D)  Sudan 
E)  Turkey

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

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

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

Greece and Turkey have been involved in a conflict over ownership of Gaza and the West Bank.

Saudi Arabia has the largest known oil reserves in the world.

Which of the following countries illustrates the changing role of women in Southwest Asia and North Africa?

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

Turkish is NOT an Afro-Asiatic language.

Pastoral nomadism is a type of commercial agriculture.

The geography of human populations across Southwest Asia and North African demonstrate the ties between what resource and life in this part of the world?

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

Most countries in Southwest Asia and North Africa had achieved independence by which decade?

Saudi Arabia contains approximately ________ percent of the world's known oil supplies.

Lebanon has made efforts to preserve its famed "cedars" forestlands in recent years.

Where is Socotra located,what makes the island unique,and what threats currently exist that could potentially destroy the island's unique characteristics?

What is a "qanat"?

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

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

What is "dryland" agriculture?

Which part of Southwest Asia and North Africa was the last to be converted to Islam?

Which country in Southwest Asia and North Africa has taken steps to join the European Union?

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

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Exam 7: Southwest Asia and North Africa

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

Greece and Turkey have been involved in a conflict over ownership of Gaza and the West Bank.

Saudi Arabia has the largest known oil reserves in the world.

Which of the following countries illustrates the changing role of women in Southwest Asia and North Africa?

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

Turkish is NOT an Afro-Asiatic language.

Pastoral nomadism is a type of commercial agriculture.

The geography of human populations across Southwest Asia and North African demonstrate the ties between what resource and life in this part of the world?

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

Most countries in Southwest Asia and North Africa had achieved independence by which decade?

Saudi Arabia contains approximately ________ percent of the world's known oil supplies.

Lebanon has made efforts to preserve its famed "cedars" forestlands in recent years.

Where is Socotra located,what makes the island unique,and what threats currently exist that could potentially destroy the island's unique characteristics?

What is a "qanat"?

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

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

What is "dryland" agriculture?

Which part of Southwest Asia and North Africa was the last to be converted to Islam?

Which country in Southwest Asia and North Africa has taken steps to join the European Union?

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

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