Question 1

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.

Question 2

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-Hydropolitics is an important issue in North Africa/Southwest Asia because pollution has made so much of the water unacceptable for consumption.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

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.

Question 4

Which two bodies of water mark the traditional boundaries of Mesopotamia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea 
B)  Blue Nile and White Nile 
C)  Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea 
D)  Red Sea and Persian Gulf 
E)  Tigris River and Euphrates River

Question 5

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-If one were making a pilgrimage to Makkah and Medinah, one would travel to Egypt.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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

Question 7

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-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

Question 8

Map ID - SW Asia and North Africa States and Provinces

-What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 18 (eighteen)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Oman 
B)  Qatar 
C)  Saudi Arabia 
D)  United Arab Emirates 
E)  Yemen

Question 9

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

Question 10

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 decline. 
D)  Hydroelectric potential may decline. 
E)  All of the choices are correct.

Question 11

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-France took the early lead in colonizing North Africa.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Map ID - SW Asia and North Africa States and Provinces

-What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 9 (nine)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Egypt 
B)  Israel 
C)  Jordan 
D)  Lebanon 
E)  Syria

Question 13

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-Islam originated in present-day Saudi Arabia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-Turkey has one of the most diversified economies of Southwest Asia and North Africa, and is not reliant on oil.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What is the definition of "hydropolitics"?

Accepted Answer

A)  the political interaction between island nations such as Socotra and Cyprus 
B)  conflict between two nations over the water resources contained in a river 
C)  conflict between two nations who share a border along a coast such as Lebanon and Israel 
D)  political tension between two nations that are separated by an ocean, such as the United States and Britain during the American Revolution 
E)  local tensions between two ethnic groups over an aquifer containing fossil water

Question 16

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-Iran was historically known as Persia.

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

Question 18

What religion has had the greatest impact on urban function and design in Southwest Asia and North Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  Christianity 
B)  Judaism 
C)  Sufism 
D)  Islam 
E)  Buddhism

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT one of the environmental problems facing North Africa/Southwest Asia?

Accepted Answer

A)  deforestation 
B)  hurricanes 
C)  overgrazing 
D)  salinization 
E)  water shortages

Question 20

Map ID - SW Asia and North Africa States and Provinces

-What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 6 (six)?

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 7: Southwest Asia and North Africa

What is brain drain?

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Hydropolitics is an important issue in North Africa/Southwest Asia because pollution has made so much of the water unacceptable for consumption.

What was the goal of the Balfour Declaration?

Which two bodies of water mark the traditional boundaries of Mesopotamia?

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -If one were making a pilgrimage to Makkah and Medinah, one would travel to Egypt.

What does the acronym OPEC stand for?

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Defeat of the Persian Empire in World War I was the major factor that led to European colonialism in Southwest Asia/North Africa.

Map ID - SW Asia and North Africa States and Provinces -What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 18 (eighteen) ?

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

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

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -France took the early lead in colonizing North Africa.

Map ID - SW Asia and North Africa States and Provinces -What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 9 (nine) ?

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Islam originated in present-day Saudi Arabia.

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Turkey has one of the most diversified economies of Southwest Asia and North Africa, and is not reliant on oil.

What is the definition of "hydropolitics"?

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Iran was historically known as Persia.

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

What religion has had the greatest impact on urban function and design in Southwest Asia and North Africa?

Which of the following is NOT one of the environmental problems facing North Africa/Southwest Asia?

Map ID - SW Asia and North Africa States and Provinces -What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 6 (six) ?