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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
Suez Canal
B
Strait of Hormuz
C
Jordan River
D
Panama Canal
2) Which river is the key water source for Israel, Lebanon, and Syria?
A
Tigris River
B
Suez Canal
C
Jordan River
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
grassland
C
fertile farmland
D
desert
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
diamonds and natural gas
C
water and diamonds
D
oil and diamonds
6) What are 3 major water problems in SW Asia?
A
too much ground water, aquifers, pollution
B
water shortages, unequal distribution, pollution
C
water shortages, flooding, pollution
D
flooding, pollution, dams
7) Which country's water treatment plants have been damaged by decades of war?
A
Iraq
B
Syria
C
Turkey
D
Saudi Arabia
8) The process of removing salt from salt water in order to make it suitable for farming and drinking is known as:
A
desalination
B
naturalization
C
absorption
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
Israel
B
Turkey
C
Syria
D
Saudi Arabia
10) The oldest religion in SW Asia is:
A
Christianity
B
Judaism
C
Islam
D
Buddhism
11) What issue led to the split between Sunni and Shia Muslims?
A
The Sunni wanted to change part of the 5 Pillars.
B
The Shia wanted to change the direction of prayer to Medina rather than Mecca.
C
The Shia believed only Arabs could be Muslims. The Sunni did not.
D
They disagreed over who should lead Muslims after Muhammad's death.
12) The majority of people in SW Asia belong to what ethnic group?
A
Arabs
B
Kurds
C
Persians
D
Jews
13) Today, most Iranians speak Farsi and belong to this ethnic group:
A
Jews
B
Persians
C
Arabs
D
Kurds
14) What ethnic group lives in the mountains of Turkey and Iraq
A
Persians
B
Arabs
C
Kurds
D
Jews
15) What desert stretches across southern Mongolia and northern China?
A
Atacama
B
Taklimakan
C
Gobi
D
Kalahari
16) What sea lies between Vietnam and the Philippines and has violent monsoons and typhoons?
A
Red Sea
B
Bay of Bengal
C
Sea of Japan
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
hurricane
B
monsoon
C
tornado
D
tsunami
18) This river is sacred in the Hindu religion:
A
Ganges
B
Mekong
C
Amazon
D
Yellow
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
Alps
D
Ural Mountains
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