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Turkey has one of the most diversified economies of Southwest Asia and North Africa, and is not reliant on oil. |
True |
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What is the official language of Israel? |
Hebrew |
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Which of the following resources presents the greatest challenge for survival in Southwest Asia and North Africa? |
water |
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The Tigris River and Euphrates River are most closely associated with the Maghreb. |
False |
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Which of the following statements in NOT true of women in this region? |
Full veiling remains an optional choice for women in all countries, except Turkey. |
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What is physiological density? |
a population statistic that relates the number of people in a country to the amount of arable land |
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Saudi Arabia has the largest known oil reserves in the world. |
True |
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By what name is the large peninsula of Turkey, located wholly in Asia, known? |
Anatolia |
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Which of the following statements most accurately describes the pattern of domestication in Southwest Asia and North Africa? |
Experimentation with wild wheat and barley 10,000 years ago led to farm settlements and domestication of cattle, sheep, and goats. |
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The location of the population in North Africa and Southwest Asia is most often dependent on access to oil. |
False |
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What type of subsistence agriculture depends on the seasonal movement of livestock for their livelihood? |
pastoral nomadism |
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Greece and Turkey have been involved in a conflict over ownership of Gaza and the West Bank. |
False |
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Which two bodies of water mark the traditional boundaries of Mesopotamia? |
Tigris River and Euphrates River |
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In which of the following countries do women have the most freedom? |
Turkey |
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What is the largest problem preventing Sudan from taking advantage of recently discovered oil in the nation? |
civil war |
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Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia comprise the Levant. |
False |
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Kurds have been persecuted by Iran, Iraq, and Turkey. |
True |
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Which animal is most to blame for the loss of forests in Southwest Asia and North Africa? |
goats |
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In what year did Islam originate in the region of North Africa and Southwest Asia? |
622 CE |
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Most countries in Southwest Asia and North Africa had achieved independence by which decade? |
1950s |
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By what name is the eastern Mediterranean region of Southwest Asia and North Africa known? |
the Levant |
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Why do most people migrate within and emigrate from Southwest Asia and North Africa? |
to take advantage of job opportunities |
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Which nation (or ethnic group) of people was displaced by the creation of Israel? |
Palestinians |
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Saudi Arabia contains approximately ________ percent of the world’s known oil supplies. |
20 |
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Which of the following is NOT one of the five essential activities of Islam? |
making a pilgrimage to Jerusalem |
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The approximate population of Southwest Asia and North Africa is 200 million. |
False |
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Practitioners of swidden, a type of subsistence agriculture, depend on the seasonal movement of livestock for a large part of their livelihood. |
False |
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By what name was Iran historically known? |
Persia |
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Which two bodies of water were connected by the construction of the Suez Canal? |
Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea |
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People making a pilgrimage to Makkah (Mecca) and Medinah must travel to which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa? |
Saudi Arabia |
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What is "dryland" agriculture? |
agriculture that depends largely on seasonal precipitation to support farming |
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Palestinians were displaced by the creation of Israel. |
True |
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Which of the following is NOT one of the environmental problems facing North Africa/Southwest Asia? |
hurricanes |
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Turkey is the most seismically active country of Southwest Asia/North Africa. |
True |
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