Question 1

Which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa is the poorest on the Arabian Peninsula?

Accepted Answer

A)   United Arab Emirates
B)   Yemen
C)   Dubai
D)   Saudi Arabia
E)   KuwaitF) C) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 2

Map ID - SW Asia and North Africa States and Provinces

-What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 12 (twelve) ?

Accepted Answer

A)   Jordan
B)   Oman
C)   Qatar
D)   Saudi Arabia
E)   YemenF) C) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 3

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-Brain drain occurs when bright young people migrate to foreign lands in search of better jobs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-Several Gulf states have immense oil reserves and production, but other countries in Southwest Asia and North Africa have little or none.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

When did Israel win the most territory through war?

Accepted Answer

A)   1949
B)   1956
C)   1967
D)   1973
E)   1990F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 6

Which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa was a victim of Iraq's environmental warfare during the first Gulf War in 1991?

Accepted Answer

A)   Kuwait
B)   Turkey
C)   Kurdistan
D)   Saudi Arabia
E)   IranF) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 7

What is schistosomiasis?

Accepted Answer

A)   a virus carried by mosquitoes that incubate in irrigation canals
B)   a bacterial infection that comes from contaminated water
C)   A viral infection of the stomach lining; it often results in death.
D)   a harmful parasitic disease spread by waterborne snails in irrigation canals
E)   the Latin name for "West Nile Virus"F) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 8

By what name is the large peninsula of Turkey, located wholly in Asia, known?

Accepted Answer

A)   Maghreb
B)   Levant
C)   Middle East
D)   Anatolia
E)   PersiaF) A) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 9

Which city in Southwest Asia and North Africa contains the Dome of the Rock, the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and the Western Wall?

Accepted Answer

A)   Tehran
B)   Jerusalem
C)   Baghdad
D)   Mecca
E)   IstanbulF) C) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 10

What is physiological density?

Accepted Answer

A)   a population statistic that relates the number of people in a country to the amount land in that country
B)   a population statistic that relates the number of people in a country to the number of farmers
C)   a population statistic that relates the number of people in a country to the amount of arable land
D)   a population statistic that relates the number of people in a country to the number of doctors
E)   a population statistic that relates the number of people in a country to the amount of food harvestedF) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 11

In which Middle Eastern conflict have there been accusations that water has been used as a "weapon of control"?

Accepted Answer

A)   Jordan and Lebanon
B)   Israelis and Palestinians
C)   Iran and Iraq
D)   Greece and Turkey
E)   All of the choices are correct.F) C) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 12

What is a "qanat"?

Accepted Answer

A)   an irrigation system, developed in Iran, that taps into groundwater through a series of gently sloping tunnels
B)   a type of subsistence agriculture practiced on oases
C)   a formal title given to the monarch (national leader, like a king or queen)  in the country of Saudi Arabia
D)   the practice of seasonally moving livestock to cooler, greener, high country pastures in the summer, then returning them to valley and lowlands for fall and winter grazing
E)   water supplies stored underground during earlier and wetter climatic periodsF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 13

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-The region of Southwest Asia and North Africa is considered a culture hearth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa has the largest known oil reserves in the world?

Accepted Answer

A)   Libya
B)   Iraq
C)   Iran
D)   Israel
E)   Saudi ArabiaF) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 15

What is the oldest environmental problem in Southwest Asia and North Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)   deforestation
B)   salinization
C)   air pollution
D)   water pollution
E)   subsidenceF) A) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 16

What is the largest problem preventing Sudan from taking advantage of recently discovered oil in the nation?

Accepted Answer

A)   the depth of the petroleum reserves
B)   civil war
C)   the declining price of oil worldwide
D)   an inadequate transportation infrastructure in the country
E)   the world trade embargo against SudanF) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 17

The island of Cyprus is a subject of conflict by which pair of countries?

Accepted Answer

A)   Greece and Turkey
B)   Israel and Lebanon
C)   Iran and Iraq
D)   Israel and Palestine
E)   Syria and JordanF) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 18

How is Saudi Arabia expanding its farm acreage?

Accepted Answer

A)   by digging extensive deep-water irrigation wells
B)   by importing water from Turkey
C)   by perfecting the technology to remove the salt from ocean water at a low cost
D)   by developing a qanat system
E)   through fertigation, a technique that combines fertilization and irrigationF) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 19

Map ID - SW Asia and North Africa States and Provinces

-What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 19 (nineteen) ?

Accepted Answer

A)   Iran
B)   Iraq
C)   Saudi Arabia
D)   Syria
E)   TurkeyF) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 20

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-The majority of Egypt's 70 million people live in Cairo.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 7: Southwest Asia and North Africa

In which Middle Eastern conflict have there been accusations that water has been used as a "weapon of control"?

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Which city in Southwest Asia and North Africa contains the Dome of the Rock, the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and the Western Wall?

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Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Brain drain occurs when bright young people migrate to foreign lands in search of better jobs.

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The island of Cyprus is a subject of conflict by which pair of countries?

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Map ID - SW Asia and North Africa States and Provinces -What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 12 (twelve) ?

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Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -The region of Southwest Asia and North Africa is considered a culture hearth.

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What is physiological density?

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What is schistosomiasis?

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Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -Several Gulf states have immense oil reserves and production, but other countries in Southwest Asia and North Africa have little or none.

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Which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa has the largest known oil reserves in the world?

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Map ID - SW Asia and North Africa States and Provinces -What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 19 (nineteen) ?

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By what name is the large peninsula of Turkey, located wholly in Asia, known?

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Which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa was a victim of Iraq's environmental warfare during the first Gulf War in 1991?

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What is the largest problem preventing Sudan from taking advantage of recently discovered oil in the nation?

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What is the oldest environmental problem in Southwest Asia and North Africa?

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When did Israel win the most territory through war?

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What is a "qanat"?

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Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -The majority of Egypt's 70 million people live in Cairo.

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How is Saudi Arabia expanding its farm acreage?

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Which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa is the poorest on the Arabian Peninsula?

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