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North Africa and Southwest Asia Test Review - Part 2
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1[blank_start]Jerusalem[blank_end] is the city where the focal point for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is.
- AJerusalem
2What is the current economic situation in the Middle East?
- AThe area's economy gets much of its income from exporting natural resources
- BThe area's economy gets much of its income from exporting timber
3How has the loss of the Aral Sea impacted areas of Central Asia where it was once located?
- AA significant loss of water for irrigation, farming, and drinking
- BThe area has faced a significant rise in poverty
- CA religion based on the essence of the Aral Sea has been lost.
- DNone of the above
4Jerusalem is important to [blank_start]Muslims[blank_end] because it's the location where Muhammad saw himself. For [blank_start]Jews[blank_end], it is the site of the Temple Mount, and for [blank_start]Christians[blank_end], it's the location of the Last Supper, Christ's Crucifixion, burial, and resurrection.
- AMuslims
- BJews
- CChristians
- DMuslims
- EChristians
- FJews
- GChristians
- HJews
- IMuslims
5The [blank_start]Balfour Declaration[blank_end] stated Great Britain's support for a Jewish State in Palestine after WWII.
- ABalfour Declaration
6Why were Palestinians upset with Great Britain because of the Balfour Declaration?
- ABecause they didn't like the Jews, and supported Nazi Germany in the Holocaust
- BBecause Great Britain had promised them the land of Palestine; not to the Jews
- CBecause Great Britain had promised them the land of Saudi Arabia; not to the Jews
- DNot here
7The [blank_start]UN Resolution 181[blank_end] divided Palestine into a Jewish and Arab State. It gave land to the Jewish.
- AUN Resolution 181
8What are the four key obstacles to peace in the region? (choose all that apply)
- AMutual Recognition
- BRights of women
- CBorders
- DSecurity
- EWater Rights
9Why did the Palestinians lose much of the land given to them by the United Nations?
- ABecause the Jews had taken over some of the land
- BBecause the deal fell through and Great Britain took over the land
- CBecause the Jews had begun a war with Palestine and destroyed their lands.
10What was the cause of war in Syria?
- AThe Arab Spring
- BThe rebellions against women in the country
- CThe United States' rebellion against the religions in Syria
- DThe Arab's uprising in Israel
11How has the war impacted the people of Syria?
- AHigh numbers of casualties, loss of jobs, fallen economy, etc.
- BMany uprisings within the governmental leaders
- COther
12A [blank_start]stateless nation[blank_end] is a large group of people who share common ethnic, linguistic, and religious identity, but lack majority status and their own land.
- Astateless nation
13Why are the Kurds considered a stateless nation?
- ABecause they share common ethnic, linguistic, and religious identities, however they do not have their own land.
- BThey reside in their own country; however, there aren't any state's or boundaries within the nation/country.
- CNot here
14What progress have the Kurds made towards receiving their own nation-state?
- AThey've made movements, gained autonomous civil authority over parts of Northern Iraq, and they've formed a Kurdish Parliament.
- BThey've protested in the streets of Saudi Arabia, formed their own military, and marched on the governmental buildings of Iraq.
- CNot here
15What are the push and pull factors influencing migration to the Arabian Peninsula?
- AThe push factors are increasing poverty and unemployment; while the pull factors are higher wages there, than in any other country of that region.
- BThe push factors are religious freedom, water scarcity, unemployment, and a high death rate. The pull factors are women's rights, and a high standard of living.
16How have many of the nations of the Middle East discriminated against women?
- AWomen aren't able to drive, eat without their husbands, birth children, leave their home without an accompanying male.
- BWomen are payed less, and are less likely to attend and graduate schooling.
- COther
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- Quiz on Africa & Asia Test, created by Jaden Dorobek on 04/25/2018.
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