Unit 7 Review
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Nile River
Romans
Hebrews
Muslims
Sumerians
All of the following are responsible for the
location of cities in the Middle East and North
Africa except—
water sources
climatic conditions
cultural diversity
transportation routes
All of the following consider Jerusalem a holy
city except—
Hindus
Christians
Muslims
Jews
Which of the following best describes how oil
has changed the major producing countries in
the Middle East?
Oil has made all the residents of these
countries very rich.
Oil has brought their economies to
the highest level of development.
Oil has helped modernize these
countries and given them political clout.
Oil has been responsible for the
growth of the Taliban.
tectonic forces
Hoover Dam : U.S. :: Aswan High Dam :
___________________________.
Libya
Egypt
Israel
Iraq
In which of the following cities would almost
all of the women wear clothing that covers all
but their faces?
Tel Aviv
Jerusalem
Beirut
Mecca
Turkey
Which of the following is most powerful in
defining the Middle East and North Africa as
a region?
Oil
Language
Government
religion
formal
Most of the land in the Middle East and North
Africa is used for which type of economic
activity?
commercial production
subsistence agriculture
market-oriented agriculture
wheat production
Using your knowledge of geography, which
of the following is probably not a reason for
the loss of forests in the Middle East?
over farming the land
climatic changes
shipbuilding
over herding on the land
All of the following are problems in setting
the boundary between Israel and Palestine
except —
physical features
location of aquifers
control of Jerusalem
Jewish settlements
Both take oil from the same reserve
pool
The Taliban in Afghanistan interpreted the
teachings of Islam to mean that
_____________ were excluded from civil
rights and received very poor treatment.
children
men
women
the elderly
Rice : Egypt :: Oil : _________________.
Morocco
Libya
Tunisia
Israel
Iran : ________________ :: Saudi Arabia :
___________________.
Shia, Sunni
Sunni, Shia
Persian, Kurds
Kurds, Persians
The Holy Books of Muslims and Jews
respectively are —
Bible, Torah
Torah, Bible
Koran, Torah
Torah, Koran
Which country probably treats women more
as equals to men?
Syria
Saudi Arabia
Israel
Pakistan
Which of the following nations has the
greatest ethnic diversity as a result of
immigration from around the world?
A. Israel
B. Jordan
C. Syria
D. Arab Emirates
Which modern technology allows populations,
e.g., Israel, to survive extreme droughts and
lack of fresh drinking water?
A. electricity
B. levees
C. canals
D. desalinization
Afghanistan has been riddled with conflicts
and wars since the 1970s. One effect of this
has been to bring ______________, extremist
Sunni Muslims, to power in the 1990s.
A. Tajiks
B. Taliban
C. Pashtuns
D. Kunduz
Which group below has historically not had a
country of its own?
A. Pastuns
B. Kurds
C. Iranis
D. Persians
Which group is trying to remove Western
influences and other religions from the Middle
East?
A. Zionists in Israel
B. Conservative government leaders
C. Islamic fundamentalists
D. Iraqi freedom fighters