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SW Asia (ME) 2013
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which bodies of water are connected by the Strait of Hormuz? | B. the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea |
| Which bodies of water are connected by the Suez Canal? | C. the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea |
| The Tigris and Euphrates rivers come together to form the border between which countries? | B. Kuwait and Iran |
| Which number marks Israel? | D.4 |
| Which number marks Iraq? | B. 3 |
| Which number marks Saudi Arabia? | C.5 |
| Which country is marked by a "6"? | C. Turkey |
| Which river does Syria, Israel, and Jordan share? | C. Jordan |
| How has the building of dams created problems for countries sharing rivers in Southwest Asia? | B. Dams limit the water available to countries further downstream. |
| What is one problem chemical fertilizers cause for farmers? | B. Chemicals have led to the build-up of salt levels in the soil. |
| How has the use of chemical fertilizers affected water supplies in many countries in Southwest Asia? | D. Water supplies have been contaminated by the chemicals through runoff from the fields. |
| Why isn’t desalinization and drip irrigation used more in Southwest Asia? | D. These technologies are very expensive for the countries to use. |
| What are the two most valuable natural resources in Southwest Asia? | C. Oil and natural gas |
| How much of the world's oil supply is found in Southwest Asia? | C. 50 percent |
| How has the discovery of oil in some Southwest Asian countries affected the economic development of this area? | D. Those countries with oil reserves are much richer than those countries that have not found oil in their territory. |
| Which countries are the most oil-rich in the Southwestern Asian region? | D. Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia |
| Why does the organization of OPEC play a powerful role in the world economy today? | B. OPEC controls the oil in the world market. |
| Many of he largest cities in Southwest Asia are located on or near | B. Major Rivers |
| The “Bedouins” are Southwest Asians who have traditionally lived in and around | C. Major deserts |
| People living in the deserts in Southwest Asia have usually made their living by | D. Trading animals and handmade goods |
| Have the major rivers of Southwest Asia become a part of political conflict? | D. Several countries have built dams along their portion of the river, cutting off water to those living downstream. |
| Which describes the climate of much of Southwest Asia? | A. hot and dry |
| Because mountains block winds coming from the oceans, much of the interior of Southwest Asia is | A. Desert. |
| The major rivers in Southwest Asia have become political issues because | D. everyone needs to be able to use the water and there is only a limited amount. |
| People living along the rivers of Southwest Asia have built canals, qanats, and water wheels to use the water for | B. Irrigation. |
| Dams built along the rivers have caused problems for people living further downstream because | D. less water comes down the river to those people once the dam is built. |
| Which do Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Kuwait share? | C. Euphrates River |
| Which do Kurds share as part of their ethnic group? | A. the Kurdish language |
| Which are the three main religious groups of Southwest Asia? | B. Christianity, Islam, Judaism |
| Which ethnic group is most numerous in Southwest Asia? | C. Arabs |
| What modern country is the home to those who call themselves Persians? | A. Iran |
| What is the religion of most Persians? | C. Shia Muslim |
| What is the religion of most of the Arabs in Southwest Asia? | D. Sunni Muslim |
| What is the religion of most of the Kurds? | D. Sunni Muslim |
| What is the main belief that distinguished the Jewish faith from the others in the ancient world? | C. the worship of a single god rather than many gods |
| Which is the holy writing of Judaism? | A. Torah |
| The "Exodus" in the history of the Jewish people was the time when | D. Jews were freed from slavery in Egypt and returned to the land of Canaan. |
| Why did Jesus have trouble with both the Jewish leaders and the Roman authorities? | D. Jews accused him of crimes against their teachings; Romans saw him as a threat to the Roman Empire. |
| What basic belief made Christianity different from Judaism? | A. Christians believed Jesus was the Messiah, or savior of man. |
| Why was Christianity finally accepted by the Roman Emperor as a legal religion? | C. Emperor Constantine recognized that many Romans had become Christians. |
| What is the relationship between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam? | D. Islam includes much of the Old and New Testaments in its holy book, the Quran. |
| What did Muhammad believe the angel Gabriel was asking him to do? | A. Tell the word of God to the people |
| What is the importance of the Ka'aba to Muslims? | B. They believe it was originally built by the prophet Abraham. |
| Why did Islam spread so quickly after the death of Muhammad? | A. Muslim armies conquered empires that had weakened over the years. |
| What are the Five Pillars? | D. Five basic obligations that Muslims are supposed to meet in their lives |
| Why do Muslims call Jews and Christians "People of the Book"? | C. Much of the Old and New Testament is included in the Quran |
| . What issue led to the split between the Sunni and Shia in Islam? | D. They disagreed over who should lead the Muslim community after the death of Muhammad. |
| Why were the first four leaders of the Muslims after Muhammad's death called the "Four Rightly Guided Caliphs"? | A. They had been friends of Muhammad. |
| What part of the population of Iran is Sunni Muslim? | A. 9% |
| Which would be the BEST alternative for showing these data in another way? | C. use two circle graphs |
| Which question could be answered using information from the graph? | D. Which country has the highest proportion of its population as Shi Muslim? |
| Which Southwest Asian countries have the lowest literacy rates? | B. Yemen and Iraq |
| Which Southwestern Asian countries have the highest national wealth as determined by GDP? | B. Kuwait and Quatar |
| Which Southwest Asian countries have the lowest national wealth? | D. Gaza/West Bank and Yemen |
| What generalization can be made about the relationship between national wealth and literacy? | B. Literacy is usually higher in wealthy countries. |
| How do literacy rates in Southwest Asia differ for men and women? | C. In nearly all the countries, women have a lower literacy rate than men. |
| What are the Five Pillars? | D. Five basic obligations that Muslims are supposed to meet in their lives |
| Why do Muslims call Jews and Christians "People of the Book"? | C. Much of the Old and New Testament is included in the Quran. |
| What issue led to the split between the Sunni and Shia in Islam? | D. They disagreed over who should lead the Muslim community after the death of Muhammad. |
| Why were the first four leaders of the Muslims after Muhammad's death called the "Four Rightly Guided Caliphs"? | A. They had been friends of Muhammad. |
| Why did Jesus have trouble with both the Jewish leaders and the Roman authorities? | D. Jews accused him of crimes against their teachings; Romans saw him as a threat to the Roman Empire. |
| What basic belief made Christianity different from Judaism? | A. Christians believed Jesus was the Messiah, or savior of man. |
| Why was Christianity finally accepted by the Roman Emperor as a legal religion? | C. Emperor Constantine recognized that many Romans had become Christians. |
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