Question 1

Refugees from what country dominate the recent migrant flow on the Libyan Highway?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nigeria
B)  Syria
C)  Somalia
D)  Mali
E)  LibyaF) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 2

People making a pilgrimage to Makkah (Mecca) and Medinah must travel to which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  Saudi Arabia
B)  Israel
C)  Egypt
D)  Jordan
E)  IraqF) All of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 3

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) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 4

What countries comprise the Maghreb of Southwest Asia/North Africa?

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A)  Algeria, Libya, Egypt
B)  Libya, Egypt, Tunisia
C)  Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia
D)  Tunisia, Libya, Egypt
E)  Western Sahara, Algeria, LibyaF) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 5

How has the distribution of fossil fuels in Southwest Asia and North Africa affected economic development and standards of living in the area? Use specific examples in your answer.

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Question 6

Which of the following religions arose in North Africa/Southwest Asia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Animism
B)  Buddhism
C)  Hinduism
D)  Islam
E)  ShintoF) B) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 7

What major event led to European colonialism in Southwest Asia?

Accepted Answer

A)  declining attraction of Islam
B)  development of major explosives
C)  expansionist influence of conservatives in Britain
D)  defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I
E)  a rise of internationalist policies in Europe at the end of the nineteenth centuryF) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 8

Why do most people migrate within and emigrate from Southwest Asia and North Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  to take advantage of job opportunities
B)  to escape environmental disasters
C)  to escape political conflict
D)  to escape ethnic tensions
E)  to take advantage of educational opportunitiesF) None of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 9

Which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa has made efforts to preserve its famed "cedars" forestlands in recent years?

Accepted Answer

A)  Libya
B)  Lebanon
C)  Turkey
D)  Iran
E)  IraqF) B) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 10

What two countries provide the gateway to Europe for Syrians fleeing that nation's civil way?

Accepted Answer

A)  Germany and Hungary
B)  France and Switzerland
C)  Spain and Portugal
D)  Italy and Albania
E)  Greece and LibyaF) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 11

Which of the following countries of Southwest Asia and North Africa has the most diversified economy, and is not reliant on oil?

Accepted Answer

A)  Qatar
B)  Kuwait
C)  United Arab Emirates
D)  Saudi Arabia
E)  TurkeyF) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 12

What was the goal of the Balfour Declaration?

Accepted Answer

A)  It ended the 10-year war between Iran and Iraq (1980-1990) .
B)  It established Palestine as a homeland for the Jewish people.
C)  It launched "Desert Storm," the U.S. war against Iraq in 1991.
D)  It created the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPE
C)  .
E)  It ended Algeria's War of Independence against France.F) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 13

Where is Socotra located, what makes the island unique, and what threats currently exist that could potentially destroy the island's unique characteristics?

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Question 14

Based on the graphic below, which of the following is NOT represented in North Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  Suffism
B)  Sunni Islam
C)  Christianity
D)  Druze
E)  AnimismF) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 15

What is the official language of Israel?

Accepted Answer

A)  Yiddish
B)  English
C)  Arabic
D)  Hebrew
E)  PersianF) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 16

Most countries in Southwest Asia and North Africa had achieved independence by which decade?

Accepted Answer

A)  1910s
B)  1920s
C)  1930s
D)  1940s
E)  1950sF) None of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 17

Discuss the impact of falling oil prices on the region. What countries will prosper and what countries will suffer? Use specific examples in your answer.

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Question 18

Which country in Southwest Asia and North Africa has taken steps to join the European Union?

Accepted Answer

A)  Iraq
B)  Israel
C)  Lebanon
D)  Sudan
E)  TurkeyF) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 19

Fatah and Hamas are

Accepted Answer

A)  the builders of the Suez Canal.
B)  cities in the West Bank under Israeli control.
C)  the leaders of Israel and Palestine.
D)  the two political parties of the Palestinian government.
E)  the new leaders of Egypt after the overthrow of Mubarak.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 20

Describe the typical features of a major city in Southwest Asia and North Africa.

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Exam 7: Southwest Asia and North Africa

What two countries provide the gateway to Europe for Syrians fleeing that nation's civil way?

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People making a pilgrimage to Makkah (Mecca) and Medinah must travel to which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa?

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Which of the following countries of Southwest Asia and North Africa has the most diversified economy, and is not reliant on oil?

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What is the official language of Israel?

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Which of the following religions arose in North Africa/Southwest Asia?

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Where is Socotra located, what makes the island unique, and what threats currently exist that could potentially destroy the island's unique characteristics?

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

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What major event led to European colonialism in Southwest Asia?

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Which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa has made efforts to preserve its famed "cedars" forestlands in recent years?

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Fatah and Hamas are

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Based on the graphic below, which of the following is NOT represented in North Africa?

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What was the goal of the Balfour Declaration?

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Most countries in Southwest Asia and North Africa had achieved independence by which decade?

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How has the distribution of fossil fuels in Southwest Asia and North Africa affected economic development and standards of living in the area? Use specific examples in your answer.

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Describe the typical features of a major city in Southwest Asia and North Africa.

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Which country in Southwest Asia and North Africa has taken steps to join the European Union?

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Discuss the impact of falling oil prices on the region. What countries will prosper and what countries will suffer? Use specific examples in your answer.

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Why do most people migrate within and emigrate from Southwest Asia and North Africa?

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What countries comprise the Maghreb of Southwest Asia/North Africa?

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Refugees from what country dominate the recent migrant flow on the Libyan Highway?

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