SW Asia Geography Question Preview (ID: 54080)


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What is the term for a group of people who share a common language, culture, or history?
a) gender group
b) racial group
c) national group
d) ethnic group

Torah, Nevi'im and Ketuvim are holy books of what religion?
a) Judaism
b) Buddhism
c) Hinduism
d) Islam

The Koran (Qur'an) is the sacred book of what religion?
a) Islam
b) Buddhism
c) Christianity
d) Hinduism

Which statement is the BEST description of how the physical geography of Iraq has impacted the nation's population distribution?
a) Over 75% of the population lives near the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
b) Most of the population lives in the deserts of southern Iraq.
c) Over 75% of the population live on the coast of the Persian Gulf.
d) Most of the population lives in the mountainous region of northeast Iraq.

What is the most pressing challenge facing the Middle East in terms of its water supply?
a) general scarcity
b) pollution from farming
c) pollution from industry
d) bacterial contamination

Scarcity of water in the Middle East has played a major role in continuing the conflict between the Arab nations and
a) Israel.
b) Egypt
c) Palestine
d) Syria

In order to increase the amount of water available for human consumption in the Middle East, most governments have been forced to reduce the amount of __ __ that is allocated to rural areas, which has caused widespread farm failures and food shortage
a) irrigation water
b) drinking water
c) purified water
d) desalinized water

Because they are located downstream from Turkey on the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, these two nations are anticipating a reduction in water supply, as a result of 22 dams being built by the Southeastern Anatolia Project. The two nations are
a) Iraq and Syria
b) Iraq and Iran
c) Iran and Syria
d) Saudi Arabia and Yemen

Which river runs down from Turkey on the Eastern most (right) side?
a) Euphrates
b) Tigris
c) Indus
d) Amazon

Which river flows from Turkey on the Western side(left) side?
a) Euphrates
b) Tigris
c) Indus
d) Amaz

Where is the Arabian Sea?
a) South of the Arabian Peninsula
b) East of the Arabian Peninsula
c) West of the Arabian Peninsula
d) Northwest of the Arabian Peninsula

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