Question 1

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 2

What is the dominant factor in the location of the population settlements in North Africa and Southwest Asia?

Accepted Answer

A) water 
B) rugged terrain 
C) temperatures 
D) oil 
E) government policies 
A) water 
B) rugged terrain 
C) temperatures 
D) oil 
E) government policies

Question 3

What is the most popular destination for Algerians and Moroccans migrating to Europe?

Accepted Answer

A) Germany 
B) France 
C) Spain 
D) Italy 
E) Greece 
A) Germany 
B) France 
C) Spain 
D) Italy 
E) Greece

Question 4

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 5

How significant is tourism to Southwest Asia and North Africa as a generator of revenues, and in what ways is it a link to the global economy? Be certain to provide examples of primary tourist destinations within the region.

Accepted Answer

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Question 6

Deforestation in the region was most caused by

Accepted Answer

A) massive shipbuilding by the colonial powers. 
B) construction of cities. 
C) the use of wood for fuel. 
D) browsing by sheep and goats. 
E) warming climates. 
A) massive shipbuilding by the colonial powers. 
B) construction of cities. 
C) the use of wood for fuel. 
D) browsing by sheep and goats. 
E) warming climates.

Question 7

Iran's ability to exert control over this body of water that plays a major strategic role in the shipment of oil is a major concern to the United States and Europe.

Accepted Answer

A) Strait of Gibraltar 
B) Straits of Hormuz 
C) Suez Canal 
D) Dardanelles 
E) Bosporus Strait 
A) Strait of Gibraltar 
B) Straits of Hormuz 
C) Suez Canal 
D) Dardanelles 
E) Bosporus Strait

Question 8

Younis Mahmoud is

Accepted Answer

A) the leader of ISIL. 
B) the builder of the Suez Canal. 
C) the former dictator of Tunisia who was overthrown in the Arab Spring. 
D) the head of the Palestine state. 
E) an Iraqi soccer star. 
A) the leader of ISIL. 
B) the builder of the Suez Canal. 
C) the former dictator of Tunisia who was overthrown in the Arab Spring. 
D) the head of the Palestine state. 
E) an Iraqi soccer star.

Question 9

What happens in domestication?

Accepted Answer

A) Plants are purposefully selected and bred for their desirable characteristics. 
B) Animals are purposefully selected and bred for their desirable characteristics. 
C) Plants and animals are genetically engineered for their desirable characteristics. 
D) Plants and animals are purposefully selected and bred for their desirable characteristics. 
E) Plants and animals are purposefully selected and cloned for their desirable characteristics. 
A) Plants are purposefully selected and bred for their desirable characteristics. 
B) Animals are purposefully selected and bred for their desirable characteristics. 
C) Plants and animals are genetically engineered for their desirable characteristics. 
D) Plants and animals are purposefully selected and bred for their desirable characteristics. 
E) Plants and animals are purposefully selected and cloned for their desirable characteristics.

Question 10

The most extensive alluvial lowlands in Southwest Asia are found in

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

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 newfound 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 newfound knowledge with their own students.

Question 12

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 13

In which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa is the delta of the Nile River located?

Accepted Answer

A) Sudan 
B) Egypt 
C) Libya 
D) Algeria 
E) Tunisia 
A) Sudan 
B) Egypt 
C) Libya 
D) Algeria 
E) Tunisia

Question 14

Which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa has the largest known oil reserves in the world?

Accepted Answer

A) Libya 
B) Iraq 
C) Iran 
D) Israel 
E) Saudi Arabia 
A) Libya 
B) Iraq 
C) Iran 
D) Israel 
E) Saudi Arabia

Question 15

Using the graphic below, which of the following countries does NOT have an area of Kurdish settlement?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

What is physiological density?

Accepted Answer

A) a population statistic that relates the number of people in a country to the amount land in that country 
B) a population statistic that relates the number of people in a country to the number of farmers 
C) a population statistic that relates the number of people in a country to the amount of arable land 
D) a population statistic that relates the number of people in a country to the number of doctors 
E) a population statistic that relates the number of people in a country to the amount of food harvested 
A) a population statistic that relates the number of people in a country to the amount land in that country 
B) a population statistic that relates the number of people in a country to the number of farmers 
C) a population statistic that relates the number of people in a country to the amount of arable land 
D) a population statistic that relates the number of people in a country to the number of doctors 
E) a population statistic that relates the number of people in a country to the amount of food harvested

By what name was Iran historically known?

What is the dominant factor in the location of the population settlements in North Africa and Southwest Asia?

What is the most popular destination for Algerians and Moroccans migrating to Europe?

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

How significant is tourism to Southwest Asia and North Africa as a generator of revenues, and in what ways is it a link to the global economy? Be certain to provide examples of primary tourist destinations within the region.

Deforestation in the region was most caused by

Iran's ability to exert control over this body of water that plays a major strategic role in the shipment of oil is a major concern to the United States and Europe.

Younis Mahmoud is

What happens in domestication?

The most extensive alluvial lowlands in Southwest Asia are found in

What is brain drain?

What does the acronym OPEC stand for?

In which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa is the delta of the Nile River located?

Which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa has the largest known oil reserves in the world?

Using the graphic below, which of the following countries does NOT have an area of Kurdish settlement?

What is physiological density?

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Exam 7: Southwest Asia and North Africa

By what name was Iran historically known?

What is the dominant factor in the location of the population settlements in North Africa and Southwest Asia?

What is the most popular destination for Algerians and Moroccans migrating to Europe?

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

How significant is tourism to Southwest Asia and North Africa as a generator of revenues, and in what ways is it a link to the global economy? Be certain to provide examples of primary tourist destinations within the region.

Deforestation in the region was most caused by

Iran's ability to exert control over this body of water that plays a major strategic role in the shipment of oil is a major concern to the United States and Europe.

Younis Mahmoud is

What happens in domestication?

The most extensive alluvial lowlands in Southwest Asia are found in

What is brain drain?

What does the acronym OPEC stand for?

In which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa is the delta of the Nile River located?

Which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa has the largest known oil reserves in the world?

Using the graphic below, which of the following countries does NOT have an area of Kurdish settlement?

What is physiological density?

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