Deck 8: North Africa and Southwest Asia

Question 1

The land on the eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea is frequently referred to as the __________.

A)West Bank
B)Sinai
C)Levant
D)Fertile Crescent
E)Arabia

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Muhammad was born in Mecca __________ years after the birth of Christ.

A)25
B)100
C)571
D)610
E)Muhammad was born before Christ

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The Islamic influence thrived in __________ and would have continued north if not stopped by Christian forces such as Charles Martel's army.

A)Southern Europe
B)Iberia
C)North Africa
D)The Roman Empire
E)none of the above

Answer 3

B

Question 4

The differences in __________ have always divided southern Sudan from the north.

A)religion
B)ethnicity
C)culture
D)all of the above
E)none of the above

Question 5

Two thousand years ago,__________ was an outpost of the Roman Empire.

A)Saudi Arabia
B)Algeria
C)Tunisia
D)Morocco

Question 6

The holy cities of Mecca and Medina are located in __________.

A)Israel
B)Syria
C)Iraq
D)Saudi Arabia
E)Sinai

Question 7

By the time of __________,Mecca is said to have been a center of worship to more than 360 deities or gods.

A)Christ
B)Moses
C)Abraham
D)Muhammad
E)none of the above

Question 8

Countries are called __________ when religious codes take precedence over civil law.

A)religious states
B)secular states
C)non-secular states
D)states of Sharia
E)fundamentalist states

Question 9

__________ is considered the world's second-largest religion.

A)Christianity
B)Islam
C)Hinduism
D)Buddhism
E)Judaism

Question 10

Within the Sahel,__________ have/has impeded progress in the region's effort to establish stable governments and control the land and resources within its borders.

A)political borders
B)desertification
C)fundamentalism
D)climate change
E)political ideologies

Question 11

Christianity,Judaism,and Islam all acknowledge __________ as a founding patriarch.

A)Adam
B)Christ
C)Moses
D)Abraham
E)Muhammad

Question 12

Drip irrigation mixed with fertilizers is called __________.

A)agriculture
B)salinization
C)fertigation
D)the 'Green Revolution'
E)hydroponics

Question 13

The main problem with Libya's new drinking water system is that underground aquifers are not considered __________.

A)a renewable resource
B)a resource to be owned
C)potable
D)extensive enough
E)fresh

Question 14

Modern __________ has become the cornerstone of the Arab world;more Arabs live in its capital city than in any other city on Earth.

A)Libya
B)Egypt
C)Algeria
D)Tunisia
E)Saudi Arabia

Question 15

One division of Muslims thought Muhammad's successor should be a blood relative - this division led to the __________ branch of Islam,which makes up about 15 percent of Muslims.

A)Sharia
B)Shia
C)Sunni
D)Sufi
E)familial

Question 16

Though various climate types can be found in this realm,the __________ climate dominates and covers most of the physical area.

A)tropical or equatorial type A
B)dry or arid type B
C)or temperate type C
D)highland type H
E)the above 4 climate types are evenly distributed throughout the realm

Question 17

The __________ is a region extending from Morocco to Libya that is distinguished by the main ranges of the Atlas Mountains.

A)Sahara Desert
B)The Middle East
C)the Levant
D)the Maghreb
E)north of Africa

Question 18

North Africa is separated from Subsaharan Africa by the _________,a transitional area between Islamic-dominated North Africa and animist- and Christian-dominated Subsaharan Africa.

A)Sahara Desert
B)White Nile
C)African Transition Zone
D)equator
E)Maghreb

Question 19

Availability and control of __________ have typically resulted in the ability of humans to grow food crops and expand their cultural activities.

A)trade routes
B)livestock
C)fresh water
D)arable land
E)all of the above

Question 20

Mesopotamia gave rise to a historical cradle of civilization that included the__________ Empire,established during the Bronze Age.

A)Assyrian
B)Babylonian
C)Sumerian
D)Akkadian
E)all of the above

Question 21

The __________ language and heritage have had the most significant impact on the people of Central Asia.

A)Russian
B)Turkish
C)Arabic
D)Chinese
E)Persian

Question 22

A group that is ethnically __________ and follows the Sunni division dominates northern Iraq.

A)Kurdish
B)Turkish
C)Arab
D)Persian
E)Muslim

Question 23

Sunni Arabs dominate central Iraq in a region often referred to as __________,which includes the three cities of Baghdad,Tikrit and Ramadi.

A)the Fertile Crescent
B)the Sunni Triangle
C)the Shatt al-Arab
D)Persia
E)both a & b

Question 24

In Saudi Arabia __________ are banned.

A)human rights organizations
B)legal associations
C)trade unions
D)political parties
E)all of the above

Question 25

The Alawite sect held power in __________ through the Assad family and has kept the country under military control.

A)Jordan
B)Syria
C)Israel
D)Lebanon
E)Palestine

Question 26

As the lone democracy on the peninsula,__________ contrasts with the more conservative Islamic states and monarchies that are more common in the Middle East.

A)Qatar
B)Oman
C)Yemen
D)United Arab Emirates
E)Bahrain

Question 27

__________ are the main attraction of the region driving the economic forces that determine the development patterns of individual countries.

A)Expansive steppes
B)Tourist destinations
C)Natural resources
D)Agricultural products
E)Mountain ranges

Question 28

Economic reforms were implemented by King Abdullah II to improve the long-term outlook of __________ and raise the standard of living for his citizens.

A)Jordan
B)Syria
C)Israel
D)Lebanon
E)Palestine

Question 29

After the September 11,2001 attack on the United States,there was a renewed interest in _________.

A)Iraqi oil
B)negotiating with Saddam Hussein
C)weapons of mass destruction
D)allying with Iran
E)Iraqi history and culture

Question 30

In a 1945 meeting in San Francisco,the United Nations accepted a proposal to create __________ carved out of land in Palestine.

A)a Jewish state
B)a Jewish settlement
C)an Arab homeland
D)the country of Jordan
E)a Palestinian state

Question 31

Palestinians living in __________ can only rely on outside support to survive.

A)the Gaza Strip
B)the West Bank
C)Israel
D)both a & b
E)none of the above

Question 32

In Yemen,__________ is/are a primary concern because the population,now more than twenty-seven million,is increasing rapidly.

A)oil production
B)food production
C)political stability
D)human rights
E)free-trade

Question 33

__________ is the world's largest landlocked nation.

A)Kazakhstan
B)Turkmenistan
C)Uzbekistan
D)Kyrgyzstan
E)Afghanistan

Question 34

Turkey is the only remaining country of the vast __________,which ruled the region for nearly seven hundred years.

A)Anatolian Empire
B)Russian Empire
C)Persian Empire
D)Ottoman Empire
E)Turkestan Empire

Question 35

Though most of the population in the Middle East is Islamic,there are exceptions,such as in __________,which has a Jewish majority.

A)Syria
B)Israel
C)Lebanon
D)Jordan
E)none of the above

Question 36

Before Israel was established in 1948,the country was called__________.

A)Gaza
B)Levant
C)Sumeria
D)Palestine
E)Transjordan

Question 37

Iran is a land of __________.

A)mountains
B)deserts
C)abundant oil
D)abundant natural gas
E)all of the above

Question 38

Oman controls the tip of land next to the __________.

A)Suez Canal
B)Red Sea
C)Gulf of Aden
D)Strait of Hormuz
E)Bab-el-Mandeb Strait

Question 39

Minerals are mined in the mountains that dominate the Arabian Peninsula's __________ regions.

A)western and southern
B)northern and eastern
C)northern and western
D)southern and eastern
E)central

Question 40

On __________,the Syrian government arrested more than three thousand people.Hundreds were killed in violent clashes between the people and government security forces.

A)March 25,2012
B)May 15,2011
C)May 25,2014
D)March 15,2011

Question 41

A newfound potential for mineral wealth will change the future of __________.

A)Iran
B)Saudi Arabia
C)Turkey
D)Afghanistan

Question 42

The main rivers of Uzbekistan have been heavily diverted for irrigation and are often depleted before reaching their destination at the __________.

A)Caspian Sea
B)Aydar Lake
C)Aral Sea
D)Black Sea
E)none of the above

Question 43

After a series of wars and considerable negotiations,the central problems remain: Jews and Palestinians both want the same land,both groups want Jerusalem to be their capital city,and neither group can find a compromise.

Question 44

Europe is the core economic region,and North Africa is the peripheral economic region.

Question 45

Chaos and anarchy thrived after the Soviet forces withdrew from Afghanistan,but the group known as __________ finally filled the power vacuum.

A)al-Qaeda
B)the Islamic fundamentalists
C)the Taliban
D)Mujahideen
E)the Northern Alliance

Question 46

The resource that this realm supplies to the core economic regions of the world is the energy to fuel their economies and maintain their high standard of living.

Question 47

At the time of Islam's founding,monotheist belief was not new: Christianity had been around for more than six hundred years.Judaism and Zoroastrianism in Persia had been around for centuries before Christianity.

Question 48

Shia Muslims look to the family and community for leadership;Sunni Muslims look to their imams for the official source of direction.

Question 49

About two thirds of the Arabian Peninsula is part of the Empty Quarter of the Rub' al Khali (Arabian Desert).

Question 50

The Arabian Peninsula is a desert environment surrounded by saltwater bodies.

Question 51

The Lebanon Mountains reach as much as ten thousand feet in elevation and allow for the operation of ski resorts.

Question 52

After the fall of the Roman Empire,common bonds of religion and language emerged for the people through the invasion of the Arabs,who introduced the Islamic faith.

Question 53

Extensive systems of canals and pipelines have been developed in Libya to extract fossil water and use it for agricultural production or for urban purposes.

Question 54

Afghanistan's national government in the capital city of Kabul has little influence in the country's rural regions in large part due to the many __________ living there.

A)Pashtun
B)Taliban
C)ethnic factions
D)Tajik
E)Pakistanis

Question 55

The World Economic Forum's 2016 report on Global Gender Gap Index ranked Saudi Arabia as low as 141 out of 144 countries for women's equality.

Question 56

The Balfour Declaration of 1917 favored a Palestinian homeland.

Question 57

Aided by a type B climate,the northern coastal region of the Maghreb and the mountain valleys are a center for agricultural production,including grapes,dates,oranges,olives,and other food products.

Question 58

About 95 percent of Egypt's population lives within fifteen miles of the Nile River.

Question 59

The 1967 war solidified the control of the region of Palestine under the Israeli government and placed Israel at greater odds with its Arab neighbors.

Question 60

Tradition states that the angel Gabriel appeared to Muhammad while he was meditating in a mountain cave in 610 CE,when he was about forty years old.

Question 61

Possessing a small portion of its land area in Europe and being a member of NATO ensures Turkey admission to the European Union (EU).

Question 62

There are two main types of spatial diffusion: __________ and __________.Expansion diffusion has two main subtypes: __________ and __________.

Question 63

__________ has small families with fewer young people to fill entry-level service jobs,and __________ has a burgeoning population of young people seeking employment.

Question 64

The economy of Afghanistan has been larger than the economies of all the other Central Asian states combined.

Question 65

Those who felt that the successor to __________ should be a worthy follower and did not need to be a blood relative established the branch of Islam that became known as __________,which makes up about _____ percent of Muslims.

Question 66

Kuwait's of slant drilling oil wells along the Iraqi border was the excuse Hussein needed to invade Kuwait and reclaim it as the nineteenth province of Iraq.

Question 67

In Saudi Arabia,the mutawa'een (religious police)have the authority to arrest people for morally offensive actions.

Question 68

The majority of the population in Oman follow the Ibadi school of Islam,not the main Sunni and Shia branches.

Question 69

There are no natural lakes or major rivers on the Arabian Peninsula.

Question 70

The three main geographical areas of interest of North Africa are the __________ of the northwest;the __________ valley in the east;and the __________.

Question 71

In this region,two__________ provide significant historical value to the concept of human development: __________ and the__________.

Question 72

Jordan had about 6.6 million legal residents in 2017.Much of the aid to support the refugees must come from outside sources as Jordan does not have many ways to gain national wealth.

Question 73

The physical area of this realm is divided into three regions: ___________,___________,and the countries of ___________.

Question 74

The political systems of Central Asia are adjusting from old Soviet socialist policies to new democratic systems that are subject to high levels of authoritarian rule and corruption in business and politics.

Question 75

Historically,the ethnicity of North Africa was predominantly __________ with the nomadic __________ and other local groups interspersed.

Question 76

Most people in the realm are more dependent on the availability of ___________ than on the availability of ___________.

Question 77

When the United States invaded in 2003,Saddam Hussein was contracting billions of dollars worth of projects to oil companies in France,Russia,and China.

Question 78

Civil law is the basic criminal code in Saudi Arabia,along with whatever law is established by the king.

Question 79

Central Asia is also known as "Turkestan."

Question 80

Historically,the ethnicity of North Africa was predominantly __________ with the nomadic __________ and other local groups interspersed.