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Name: ____________________________________ NORTH AFRICA & THE MIDDLE EAST STUDY GUIDE MULTIPLE CHOICE & SHORT ANSWER: _____ 1. Where do 90% of people in Egypt live? A. On the coast, near the Mediterranean Sea B. In the Sahara Desert C. Along the Nile River D. None of the above _____ 2. Eastern Mediterranean countries, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Israel and Palestine, belong to an area known as ____________________________. A. Mesopotamia B. Arabian Peninsula C. Anatolian D. Levant 3. What gulf serves the international shipping needs of oil producing countries on the Arabian Peninsula? Answer: ____________________________________________________________ _____ 4. Which canal allows for the transpiration of goods between Asia & Europe? A. Gibraltar B. Suez C. Panama D. Grand _____ 5. What modern day country is where Mesopotamia was once located? A. Iraq B. SaudiArabia C. Iran D. Afghanistan 6. The Anatolian Peninsula connects which two continents? Answer: ____________________________________________________________ 7. What river is the most important river in Syria? Answer: ___________________________________________________________ _____ 8. ___________________________ climate is found on the coastal regions of Eastern Mediterranean countries and ______________________ climate is found as one moves inland. A. B. C. D. Arid (Dry) & Mediterranean Arid & Tropical Mediterranean & Arid (Dry) Mediterranean &Tropical _____ 9. Which of the following is known as the “world’s largest inland sea”? A. Black B. Red C. Mediterranean D. Arabian E. Caspian _____ 10. In Eastern Mediterranean countries, which of the falling have caused environmental damage to the Mediterranean Sea? A. Overfishing B. Contamination C. A rise in seas surface temperatures D. Introduction of invasive specifies E. All of the above _____ 11. Which of the following best defines Desertification? A. Process in which arable land becomes desert B. Process of cutting down trees C. Process in which desert becomes arable land D. Process of planting trees _____ 12. The Aswan Dam was built to prevent flooding from the Euphrates River. A. True B. False 13. What has draining marshes in Southern Iraq done? Answer: ____________________________________________________________ 14. What is ONE thing that is threatening the health of the Caspian Sea? Answer: ____________________________________________________________ _____ 15. On the Arabian Peninsula, desalination is being used to address some water issues. A. True _____ 16. Which of the following are two of the main sources of export income in Central Asia? A. Minerals and Oil B. Oil and Natural Gas C. Cotton and Diamonds D. None of the above _____ 16. On the Arabian Peninsula, desalination is being used to address some water issues. A. True B. False _____ 16. In North African countries, the demand for water increased because _______________ increased? A. Laws and regulations B. Trade C. Population D. Spending _____ 17. The two main religions practiced in the Eastern Mediterranean are ________ & __________. A. Judaism and Islam B. Christianity and Islam C. Hinduism and Buddhism D. Christianity and Sheikism _____ 18. What are the two biggest exports in North Africa? A. Oil and Grain B. Oil and Natural Gas C. Cereal and Grain D. Natural Gas and Minerals _____ 19. Which of the following resources produced great wealth for Saudi Arabia? A. Wheat B. Diamonds C. Oil D. Gold _____ 20. The Berbers are best defined as… A. A group of young men B. A group of nomadic farmers C. A group of nomadic miners D. A group of businessmen 21. What type of government is most common in the Arabian Peninsula? Answer: ____________________________________________________________ _____ 22. Which of the following is NOT a major ethnic group in the Northeast region? A. Turks B. Irianans C. Syrians D. Arabs 23. In Central Asia, what two countries populations are shrinking due to low birth rates? Answer: ____________________________________________________________ _____ 24. Countries that have not shifted to Market economy, in Central Asia, have total government control. A. True B. False 25. What is a culture hearth? Answer: ____________________________________________________________ _____ 26. In the Eastern Mediterranean region, what is economic growth dependent on? A. Industry B. Agriculture C. Manufacturing D. Oil Production 27. On the Arabian Peninsula, what happened after Muhammad's death? Answer: ____________________________________________________________ _____ 28. What is the most common language spoken in Iraq? A. Shari’ah B. Farsi C. English D. Arabic _____ 29. The _______________ is an ethnic group that has lived in the Northeast for thousands of years but are still a stateless nation. A. Turks B. Kurds C. Persians D. Iranians 30. Where do most of the population on the Arabian Peninsula live? Answer: ____________________________________________________________ 31. Define Nationalism…. Answer: ____________________________________________________________ _____ 32. Because of tectonic activity that created its mountainous terrain, much of Central Asia is prone to frequent _______. A. Monsoons B. Earthquakes C. Tsunamis D. Drought 33. In 1947, what country did Jewish people decide to divide? Answer: ____________________________________________________________ MATCHING: Match the following terms to the correct description / definition. A. B. C. D. E. F. Allah Mecca Muhammad Arabic Quran Muslim G. Ramadan H. Mosque I. Hijra _____ 34. Islamic Holy City _____ 35. The last prophet of Islam _____ 36. Islamic Holy Book _____ 37. Language the Quran is written in _____ 38. Islamic God _____ 39. Muslim migration from Mecca to Yathrib _____ 40. Islamic Holy Month _____ 41. A place of worship _____ 42. A person who follows the Islamic region MAPPING: Countries (Political Map - Label the following) _____ 43. Morocco _____ 44. Egypt _____ 45. Saudi Arabia _____ 46. Iraq _____ 47. Afghanistan _____ 48. Turkey _____ 49. Syria _____ 50. Libya _____ 51. Algeria _____ 52. Iran _____ 53. Pakistan MAPPING: Physical Map (Label the following) _____ 54. Nile River _____ 55. Strait of Gibraltar _____ 56. Arabian Sea _____ 57. Caspian Sea _____ 58. Atlas Mountains _____ 59. Sahara Desert _____ 60. Persian Gulf _____ 61. Euphrates River _____ 62. Suez Canal _____ 63. Black Sea _____ 64. Red Sea
