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SW Asia Climate Part 2
Test Description: Location, Climate and Physical Characteristics of Southwest Asia-Part 2
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What two bodies of water are linked by the Suez Canal?
A
Persian Gulf and Mediterranean Sea
B
The Strait of Hormuz and the Arabian Sea
C
Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea
D
Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz
2) What types of creative ways have Southwest Asians used to get water to their crops in the field?
A
qanats and an aquifer
B
animal-powered pumps and nuclear power
C
water wheels and qanats
D
hydroelectric power and electric water pumps
3) When were the first deposits of oil and natural gas found in the Middle East?
A
Early 1960s
B
Early 2000s
C
Early 1900s
D
Early 1800s
4) What rivers begin in Turkey?
A
The Jordan and the Euphrates
B
The Jordan and the Tigris Rivers
C
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
D
The Mekong and the Euphrates
5) Which Southwest Asian countries have the greatest reserves of oil?
A
Israel, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Iraq
B
Kuwait, Iran, Iraq, and Turkey
C
Iran, Iraq, Turkey and Afghanistan
D
Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, and Kuwait
6) Which two rivers flow through Syria?
A
The Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers
B
The Nile and the Euphrates Rivers
C
The Ganges and the Euphrates Rivers
D
The Euphrates and the Jordan Rivers
7) Who are the nomadic people that live in the deserts, herding sheep and cattle? They make a living by trading animals and handmade goods to those who live on the edge of the desert.
A
Bedouins
B
Qanats
C
Rub-al-Khali
D
Shatt al Arab
8) Who controlled the first drilling and refining companies in Southwest Asia?
A
The United States and Europe
B
Canada and the United States
C
Europe and China
D
The United States and China
9) How has the discovery of oil in some Southwest Asian countries affected the economic development in this area?
A
Countries with oil reserves have not enjoyed great growth in their national wealth, but experienced economic declines.
B
Countries with a lot of oil have made a fortune, and spent it all on building new oil refineries.
C
Countries with oil reserves have enjoyed great growth and national wealth and an improved standard of living
D
Countries with a lot of oil have populations that are on the brink of starvation.
10) How do dams affect the water supply in the Middle East?
A
Dams stop water from flowing downstream altogether, causing countries downstream to experience major droughts.
B
Dams cut the water supply to countries downstream, limiting the amount of water that those countries receive.
C
Dams allow cities that are downstream to get more water than those countries that are upstream.
D
Dams have no effect on the water supply in the Middle East.
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