Question 1

What two countries provide the gateway to Europe for Syrians fleeing that nation's civil way?

Accepted Answer

A) Germany and Hungary 
B) France and Switzerland 
C) Spain and Portugal 
D) Italy and Albania 
E) Greece and Libya 
A) Germany and Hungary 
B) France and Switzerland 
C) Spain and Portugal 
D) Italy and Albania 
E) Greece and Libya

Question 2

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 3

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

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Question 4

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 5

Why do most people migrate within and emigrate from Southwest Asia and North Africa?

Accepted Answer

A) to take advantage of job opportunities 
B) to escape environmental disasters 
C) to escape political conflict 
D) to escape ethnic tensions 
E) to take advantage of educational opportunities 
A) to take advantage of job opportunities 
B) to escape environmental disasters 
C) to escape political conflict 
D) to escape ethnic tensions 
E) to take advantage of educational opportunities

Question 6

Describe the typical features of a major city in Southwest Asia and North Africa.

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Question 7

Discuss the impact of falling oil prices on the region. What countries will prosper and what countries will suffer? Use specific examples in your answer.

Accepted Answer

The impact of falling oil prices on the

Question 8

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 9

What is the official language of Israel?

Accepted Answer

A) Yiddish 
B) English 
C) Arabic 
D) Hebrew 
E) Persian 
A) Yiddish 
B) English 
C) Arabic 
D) Hebrew 
E) Persian

Question 10

Which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa has made efforts to preserve its famed "cedars" forestlands in recent years?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

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 12

Refugees from what country dominate the recent migrant flow on the Libyan Highway?

Accepted Answer

A) Nigeria 
B) Syria 
C) Somalia 
D) Mali 
E) Libya 
A) Nigeria 
B) Syria 
C) Somalia 
D) Mali 
E) Libya

Question 13

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 14

Based on the graphic below, 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 15

What was the goal of the Balfour Declaration?

Accepted Answer

A) It ended the 10-year war between Iran and Iraq (1980-1990). 
B) It established Palestine as a homeland for the Jewish people. 
C) It launched "Desert Storm," the U.S. war against Iraq in 1991. 
D) It created the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPE
C) . 
E) It ended Algeria's War of Independence against France. 
A) It ended the 10-year war between Iran and Iraq (1980-1990). 
B) It established Palestine as a homeland for the Jewish people. 
C) It launched "Desert Storm," the U.S. war against Iraq in 1991. 
D) It created the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPE
C) . 
E) It ended Algeria's War of Independence against France.

Question 16

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

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Question 17

Fatah and Hamas are

Accepted Answer

A) the builders of the Suez Canal. 
B) cities in the West Bank under Israeli control. 
C) the leaders of Israel and Palestine. 
D) the two political parties of the Palestinian government. 
E) the new leaders of Egypt after the overthrow of Mubarak. 
A) the builders of the Suez Canal. 
B) cities in the West Bank under Israeli control. 
C) the leaders of Israel and Palestine. 
D) the two political parties of the Palestinian government. 
E) the new leaders of Egypt after the overthrow of Mubarak.

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A) Animism 
B) Buddhism 
C) Hinduism 
D) Islam 
E) Shinto 
A) Animism 
B) Buddhism 
C) Hinduism 
D) Islam 
E) Shinto

Question 19

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 20

What major event led to European colonialism in Southwest Asia?

Accepted Answer

A) declining attraction of Islam 
B) development of major explosives 
C) expansionist influence of conservatives in Britain 
D) defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I 
E) a rise of internationalist policies in Europe at the end of the nineteenth century 
A) declining attraction of Islam 
B) development of major explosives 
C) expansionist influence of conservatives in Britain 
D) defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I 
E) a rise of internationalist policies in Europe at the end of the nineteenth century

What two countries provide the gateway to Europe for Syrians fleeing that nation's civil way?

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

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

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

Why do most people migrate within and emigrate from Southwest Asia and North Africa?

Describe the typical features of a major city in Southwest Asia and North Africa.

Discuss the impact of falling oil prices on the region. What countries will prosper and what countries will suffer? Use specific examples in your answer.

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

What is the official language of Israel?

Which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa has made efforts to preserve its famed "cedars" forestlands in recent years?

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

Refugees from what country dominate the recent migrant flow on the Libyan Highway?

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

Based on the graphic below, which of the following is NOT represented in North Africa?

What was the goal of the Balfour Declaration?

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.

Fatah and Hamas are

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

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

What major event led to European colonialism in Southwest Asia?

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Exam 7: Southwest Asia and North Africa

What two countries provide the gateway to Europe for Syrians fleeing that nation's civil way?

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

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

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

Why do most people migrate within and emigrate from Southwest Asia and North Africa?

Describe the typical features of a major city in Southwest Asia and North Africa.

Discuss the impact of falling oil prices on the region. What countries will prosper and what countries will suffer? Use specific examples in your answer.

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

What is the official language of Israel?

Which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa has made efforts to preserve its famed "cedars" forestlands in recent years?

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

Refugees from what country dominate the recent migrant flow on the Libyan Highway?

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

Based on the graphic below, which of the following is NOT represented in North Africa?

What was the goal of the Balfour Declaration?

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.

Fatah and Hamas are

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

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

What major event led to European colonialism in Southwest Asia?

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