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Second Nine Weeks Exam Review Part 2
Test Description: Second Nine Weeks Exam Review Part 2
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1) Much of the world's oil supply is shipped through the narrow waterway between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula called the:
A
Strait of Hormuz
B
Jordan River
C
Panama Canal
D
Suez Canal
2) Which river is the key water source for Israel, Lebanon, and Syria?
A
Tigris River
B
Jordan River
C
Suez Canal
D
Euphrates River
3) Because mountains block winds coming from the oceans, much of the interior of Southwest Asia is:
A
full of lakes
B
desert
C
fertile farmland
D
grassland
4) Which rivers flower through Turkey, Syria, and Iraq?
A
Red and Jordan
B
Tigris and Euphrates
C
Jordan and Euphrates
D
Jordan and Tigris
5) Disputes over what 2 natural resources are problematic for many SW Asia countries?
A
oil and water
B
water and diamonds
C
oil and diamonds
D
diamonds and natural gas
6) What are 3 major water problems in SW Asia?
A
water shortages, unequal distribution, pollution
B
water shortages, flooding, pollution
C
too much ground water, aquifers, pollution
D
flooding, pollution, dams
7) Which country's water treatment plants have been damaged by decades of war?
A
Turkey
B
Syria
C
Saudi Arabia
D
Iraq
8) The process of removing salt from salt water in order to make it suitable for farming and drinking is known as:
A
absorption
B
naturalization
C
desalination
D
extraction
9) Because of its harsh climate, which country has to rely on desalination plants to provide most of its citizens' drinking water?
A
Turkey
B
Saudi Arabia
C
Israel
D
Syria
10) The oldest religion in SW Asia is:
A
Judaism
B
Islam
C
Christianity
D
Buddhism
11) What issue led to the split between Sunni and Shia Muslims?
A
They disagreed over who should lead Muslims after Muhammad's death.
B
The Sunni wanted to change part of the 5 Pillars.
C
The Shia wanted to change the direction of prayer to Medina rather than Mecca.
D
The Shia believed only Arabs could be Muslims. The Sunni did not.
12) The majority of people in SW Asia belong to what ethnic group?
A
Jews
B
Kurds
C
Persians
D
Arabs
13) Today, most Iranians speak Farsi and belong to this ethnic group:
A
Jews
B
Arabs
C
Kurds
D
Persians
14) What ethnic group lives in the mountains of Turkey and Iraq
A
Arabs
B
Persians
C
Kurds
D
Jews
15) What desert stretches across southern Mongolia and northern China?
A
Taklimakan
B
Kalahari
C
Atacama
D
Gobi
16) What sea lies between Vietnam and the Philippines and has violent monsoons and typhoons?
A
Red Sea
B
Sea of Japan
C
Bay of Bengal
D
South China Sea
17) This seasonal wind can bring heavy rainfall that can be a blessing for farmers but also a curse due to flooding:
A
tornado
B
monsoon
C
tsunami
D
hurricane
18) This river is sacred in the Hindu religion:
A
Yellow
B
Ganges
C
Amazon
D
Mekong
19) 9 of the world's 10 highest peaks are in this mountain range, including Mt. Everest, the highest mountain in the world:
A
Andes Mountains
B
Himalayan Mountains
C
Ural Mountains
D
Alps
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