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Government/Economics/Human-Environment Interaction Part 2
Test Description: Government/Economics/Human-Environment Interaction Part 2
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which best describes how the Middle East's vast supply of oil has impacted the region since the 1950s?
A
It has encouraged foreigners to compete for influence in the region
B
It has lowered the standard of living in the region
C
It has encouraged the growth of democracy in the region
D
It has slowed down the process of industrialization in the region
2) How is the Supreme Leader of Iran's government chosen today?
A
A small assembly of religious experts selects the Supreme Leader
B
The people of Iran vote and directly elect the Supreme Leader
C
The current leader chooses who will rule the country next
D
The Supreme Leader is chosen by members of the legislature
3) In which Southwest Asia nation does the leader inherit power through birth?
A
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
B
Lebanon
C
State of Israel
D
Islamic Republic of Iran
4) A representative of OPEC would be concerned with the price of
A
wheat
B
oil
C
coal
D
gold
5) Who rules Saudi Arabia?
A
a small group of leading religious leaders
B
a king
C
The representative government
D
a popularly elected president
6) What is the name of the legislature in Israel?
A
Congress
B
Senate
C
Knesset
D
House of Representatives
7) Which country can be described as having an autocratic government (1 ruler with all the power).
A
Saudi Arabia
B
Iran
C
All of the above
D
Israel
8) Industrial development has led to worldwide dependence on which region for sources of fuel?
A
Eastern Asia
B
Middle East
C
South America
D
North America
9) In which country's government does religion play a major role?
A
Only Israel
B
Both Iran and Saudi Arabia
C
Both Israel and Iran
D
Only Saudi Arabia
10) What kind of economy does Israel have?
A
Mixture of command and traditional
B
Mostly command
C
Mostly market with some government control
D
Pure market with no government involvement
11) Oil tankers leaving the Persian Gulf must pass through this narrow waterway in order to reach the Arabian Sea
A
Red Sea
B
Strait of Hormuz
C
Suez Canal
D
Mediterranean Sea
12) What manmade waterway connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea?
A
Suez Canal
B
Jordan River
C
The Sahel
D
Strait of Hormuz
13) Iran's government can best be described as a
A
monarchy
B
dictatorship
C
theocracy
D
parliamentary democracy
14) How is the leader of Israel's government chosen?
A
chosen by religious experts
B
elected directly by the citizens
C
chosen by members of the parliament
D
he/she inherits the right to rule
15) The 3 main water problems facing the Middle East are:
A
scarcity, pollution, unequal distribution
B
rain storms, pollution, irrigation
C
irrigation, dams, flooding
D
flooding, pollution, dams
16) Which country's economic system is closest to command?
A
United States
B
Saudi Arabia
C
Israel
D
Iran
17) Which of these are the 3 major oil producing nations of the Middle East?
A
Afghanistan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia
B
Israel, Iraq, Saudi Arabia
C
Iraq, Iran, Turkey
D
Saudi Arabia, Iran, Kuwait
18) The Saudi government has encouraged the development of industries other than oil in an attempt to:
A
strengthen the country's education system
B
raise more money for the royal family
C
Make the Saudi Arabian economy more diverse
D
encourage entepreneurship
19) Which phrase defines the term desalination?
A
Taking oil from the ground
B
Taking salt out of salt water
C
Taking people out of their homelands
D
Taking minerals out of the Earth
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