Deck 4: Middle East and North Africa

Question 1

The Ottoman Empire was based on the Anatolian Plateau in modern:

A)Egypt
B)Turkey
C)Libya
D)Iran
E)none of these

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which of the following countries has the largest percent of the world's proven oil reserves?

A)Iraq
B)Kuwait
C)Iran
D)United Arab Emirates
E)Saudi Arabia

Answer 2

E

Question 3

The ________ were formed as a result of contact between the African,Arabian,and Eurasian plates at the center of the region.

A)Atlas Mountains
B)High Yemen Mountains
C)Zagros Mountains
D)Taurus Mountains
E)Atlas,High Yemen,Zagros,and Taurus Mountains

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Most of the guest workers employed in the Middle East and North Africa are working in:

A)the Persian Gulf region
B)Egypt
C)Turkey
D)Lebanon
E)Yemen

Question 5

Which country gets approximately 97% of its drinking water through the process of desalinization?

A)Israel
B)Yemen
C)Iraq
D)Egypt
E)Qatar

Question 6

Where are the Atlas Mountains located?

A)the northwest of Africa
B)Egypt
C)the Arabian peninsula
D)eastern Turkey
E)Libya

Question 7

The world's longest river is found in the Middle East/North Africa region.It is the ________ River.

A)Tigris
B)Euphrates
C)Nile
D)Red Nile
E)Danube

Question 8

The separation of the Arabian plate from the African plate created the:

A)Black Sea
B)Mediterranean Sea
C)Red Sea
D)Caspian Sea
E)none of these

Question 9

These areas are created when land erosion and a high water table have allowed some of the water to percolate to the surface.

A)mandate
B)qanats
C)flaj
D)foggara
E)oases

Question 10

In North Africa,this is a tunnel well,dug into the base of a mountain.

A)Foggara
B)Flaj
C)Qanat
D)Hadith
E)none of these

Question 11

Which of the following is the dominant religion in the Middle East and North Africa?

A)Judaism
B)Christianity
C)Islam
D)Zoroastrianism
E)none of these

Question 12

What is the process called by which arid and semiarid lands become degraded and less productive?

A)drought
B)desertification
C)razed
D)oasis
E)afforestation

Question 13

What are Pastoralists?

A)herders
B)farmers
C)traveling merchants
D)missionaries
E)none of these

Question 14

Which of the following is the oldest monotheistic religion?

A)Judaism
B)Christianity
C)Islam
D)Druse (Druze)
E)none of these

Question 15

OPEC is:

A)a Muslim group
B)a group of oil-exporting nations
C)an Arabic group
D)a Muslim group,a group of oil-exporting nations,and an Arabic group
E)none of these

Question 16

Which of the following religions was born in the Middle East and North Africa region?

A)Islam
B)Christianity
C)Judaism
D)Islam,Christianity,and Judaism
E)none of these

Question 17

The largest desert in the world is the:

A)Gobi
B)Sahel
C)Sahara
D)Namib
E)Sudanese

Question 18

While animal life has been greatly affected by human occupation in the Middle East/North Africa region,this domesticated animal is still ubiquitous.

A)Crocodile
B)Cheetah
C)Lions
D)Buffalo
E)Oryx

Question 19

The Blue Nile flows ________ across the Sahara Desert.

A)eastward
B)northward
C)westward
D)southward
E)The Blue Niles does not flow across the Sahara Desert.

Question 20

When did the domestication of plants occur?

A)3000 to 5000 B.C.
B)5000 to 7000 B.C.
C)7000 to 9000 B.C.
D)7000 to 9000 A.D.
E)none of these

Question 21

Most Muslims in Iran are:

A)Sunni
B)Shi'ite
C)Ba'athist
D)Druse (Druze)
E)none of these

Question 22

The holy book of Islam is the:

A)Qur'an
B)Sunni
C)Shia
D)Shari'a
E)none of these

Question 23

When the importance of oil as a valuable global resource was discovered,the United States and the United Kingdom began to drill in this region.Around 1907,in which country did the U.S.and the U.K.first drill?

A)Iraq
B)Iran
C)Saudi Arabia
D)Turkey
E)Yemen

Question 24

The Balfour Declaration was a ________ British mandate that required the establishment of a Jewish homeland.

A)1917
B)1932
C)1945
D)2001
E)none of these

Question 25

After being part of the Ottoman Empire,Algeria became a possession of this country.

A)Great Britain
B)Portugal
C)France
D)United Kingdom
E)none of these

Question 26

In 2011,the country with the highest Gross National Income (GNI)per capita was:

A)Qatar
B)Iraq
C)Saudi Arabia
D)United Arab Emirates
E)Kuwait

Question 27

The largest city in the Middle East and North Africa is:

A)Cairo
B)Istanbul
C)Tehran
D)Jerusalem
E)Yemen

Question 28

Areas of the Middle East and North Africa that were administered by a European power,with a promise and preparation for self-government and future independence were called:

A)colonies
B)townships
C)mandates
D)territories
E)republics

Question 29

The most widespread of the region's dances is the:

A)Belly Dance
B)Ballos
C)Dilan
D)Watusi
E)Samba

Question 30

What term is used to describe "Islamic law"?

A)Koran
B)Islamists
C)Shia
D)Shari'a
E)Sunni

Question 31

The violent uprising of Palestinians against the Israeli occupation is called:

A)the intifada
B)Hezbollah
C)PLO
D)Hamas
E)Haditha

Question 32

Which of the following countries was never colonized by Europe?

A)Libya
B)Turkey
C)Algeria
D)Morocco
E)Libya,Turkey,Algeria,and Morocco were all colonized by Europe.

Question 33

________ is a pilgrimage to Mecca.

A)Sunna
B)Jihad
C)Hajj
D)Haditha
E)None of these

Question 34

________ is the process by which domestic producers provide goods or services that were formerly bought from foreign producers.

A)Nationalization of Economic Development
B)Import Substitution
C)Structural Factor
D)Central Planning
E)none of these

Question 35

Cultural differences are some of the reasons for the tensions between Iraq and Iran,because most Iraqis are ________,while most Iranians are ________.

A)Arabic/Persian
B)Arabic/Jewish
C)Persian/Arabic
D)Sunni/Shi'ia
E)none of these

Question 36

The "Occupied Territories" in Israel include:

A)Syria,Gaza Strip,West Bank
B)Gaza Strip,West Bank,East Jerusalem
C)Syria,West Bank,West Jerusalem
D)Gaza Strip,West Bank,Golan Heights
E)Golan Heights,East Jerusalem; West Bank

Question 37

Zionism represents the world political movement for:

A)the establishment of a Jewish homeland in Israel
B)the establishment of a Palestinian homeland in Palestine
C)the establishment of a Kurdish homeland in Kurdistan
D)the return of Mt.Ararat to Armenia
E)none of these

Question 38

In 2011,which country had the best Human Development Index (HDI)score in the region?

A)Israel
B)Qatar
C)Saudi Arabia
D)Tunisia
E)Morocco

Question 39

Approximately ________ Kurds live in the mountainous areas along the borders of Iran,Iraq,Syria,Turkey and a small area in Armenia.

A)100 million
B)20 million
C)5 million
D)1 million
E)100,000

Question 40

The African Arab militia responsible for one of the most brutal campaigns of ethnic cleansing that Africa has ever seen is called:

A)Bumiputra
B)Desakota
C)Tutsi
D)Hutu
E)Janjaweed

Question 41

________ is the most urban country in the Middle East and North Africa region.

A)Israel
B)Syria
C)Sudan
D)Yemen
E)none of these

Question 42

The Berbers are mostly found in:

A)Morocco and Algeria
B)Turkey and Iraq
C)Israel and Jordan
D)Iran and Syria
E)Yemen

Question 43

Which of the following is not one of the five pillars of Islam?

A)pray five times daily facing Mecca
B)fast during the month of Ramadan
C)seclusion of women
D)giving alms
E)repeating the profession of faith

Question 44

What are gecekondu?

A)informal housing in Turkish cities
B)Kurdish communities in eastern Turkey
C)Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon
D)Shi'i religious leaders
E)none of these

Question 45

The ultimate destination for the Tigris and Euphrates rivers is the Persian Gulf.

Question 46

Nearly three-quarters of the region experiences average annual rainfall of less than 250 millimeters (4.1 Recognize the diversity of physical geographic environments in the Middle East and North Africa region as well as the importance of key resources,such as oil and water.0 inches).

Question 47

Another term for irrigation is "wet farming."

Question 48

Almost 80% of the proven oil reserves and just over 60% of the proven natural gas reserves in the world are located in this region.

Question 49

Meze dishes are spicy appetizers or small dishes.

Question 50

The Maghreb is the region of northwest Africa that contains the coastlands and Atlas Mountains of Morocco,Algeria and Tunisia and the desert state of Libya.

Question 51

The plight of internally displaced persons (IDPs)is better than refugees because their own governments are able and willing to provide them with the protection or assistance they have a right to expect.

Question 52

Which of the following is defined as a loose,usually black robe worn by Muslim women that covers the body including the face,from head to toe?

A)Jihad
B)Hajj
C)Chador
D)Haditha
E)none of these

Question 53

The Zagros Mountains are in Iraq.

Question 54

After World War I,Syria was controlled by the French.

Question 55

In 2011,the country that ranked the highest on the Gender Inequality Index scale,with the least gender inequality,is:

A)Kuwait
B)Israel
C)Morocco
D)Tunisia
E)Egypt

Question 56

The Middle East/North Africa is a majority urban region.

Question 57

The approximate population of the Middle East/North Africa is:

A)1 billion
B)200,000
C)500 million
D)5 million
E)325 million

Question 58

Which Muslim faction argued Muhammad's son-in-law Ali should succeed him?

A)Sunni
B)Shi'ite
C)Ba'athist
D)Druse (Druze)
E)none of these

Question 59

Which branch of Islam claims that the political leadership must be divine and therefore must derive from descendants of the Prophet?

A)Shari'a
B)Sikhs
C)Hamas
D)Shinto
E)Shi'a

Question 60

The "Cedars of Lebanon" no longer exist due to extensive deforestation.

Question 61

Generally,urban women's public movements tend to be more restricted than those of rural women.

Question 62

The political and social movement called Islamism seeks to modernize the Middle East by adopting Western technologies and culture.

Question 63

Indonesian and Filipino labor migrants to North Africa and the Middle East are mostly female.

Question 64

Jihad can mean both a personal struggle and the struggle of a community.