North Africa and Southwest Asia Test Review Part 1

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North Africa and Southwest Asia Test Review Part 1
Jarrett Evans
Quiz by Jarrett Evans, updated more than 1 year ago
Jarrett Evans
Created by Jarrett Evans about 6 years ago
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Question 1

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The Middle East is mainly made up of what type of vegetative region?
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  • Desert scrub
  • Tundra
  • Tropical grassland
  • Broadleaf Evergreen

Question 2

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The Arabian Shield is [blank_start]barren, dry, sandy, and windy land[blank_end]
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  • barren, dry, sandy, and windy land
  • wet land surrounded by rivers
  • coastal land

Question 3

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The Arabian Shield is located in [blank_start]Saudi Arabia, the Arabian plate[blank_end]
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  • Saudi Arabia, the Arabian plate

Question 4

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The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers are significant to Iraq because the land in between them is [blank_start]the most fertile land[blank_end]
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  • the most fertile land

Question 5

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The steppes of Asia are a [blank_start]big grassy area with little to no rain[blank_end]
Answer
  • big grassy area with little to no rain

Question 6

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What types of economic activity takes place in the steppes? [blank_start]used for cattle ranching and farming[blank_end]
Answer
  • used for cattle ranching and farming

Question 7

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The Persian Gulf is a transportation route for what export?
Answer
  • Lumber
  • Petroleum
  • Iron-ore
  • Oil

Question 8

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The Red Sea connects what two places through the Suez Canal?
Answer
  • Europe and America
  • Europe and Asia
  • North Africa and Southwest Asia
  • Palestine and Nazi Germany

Question 9

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The region's major export is...
Answer
  • Oil
  • Iron-ore
  • Petroleum
  • Lumber

Question 10

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What are 4 mineral resources found in the region?
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  • iron
  • magnesium
  • uranium
  • gold
  • silver
  • natural gas
  • aluminum
  • copper
  • tin

Question 11

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The [blank_start]alluvial[blank_end] plains provide [blank_start]rich[blank_end] farmland near [blank_start]rivers[blank_end]
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  • alluvial
  • Great
  • Aral
  • fertile
  • dry
  • rich
  • beaches
  • rivers
  • lakes

Question 12

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Aquifers provide [blank_start]blank[blank_end] to the region
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  • wealth
  • food
  • water
  • shelter

Question 13

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The Mosav and Kibbutz communities are...[blank_start]blank[blank_end]
Answer
  • farming cooperatives

Question 14

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The Arab Spring was a series of anti-government uprisings affecting Arab countries of North Africa and the Middle East in 2010.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 15

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[blank_start]Blank[blank_end] served as an inspiration for other countries to participate in the Arab Spring.
Answer
  • Indonesia
  • Tunisia
  • Iraq
  • Iran
  • Palestine

Question 16

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The Arab Spring was both similar and different than the changes in Eastern Europe after the fall of the Soviet Union because untouchable [blank_start]communist[blank_end] [blank_start]regimes[blank_end] fell under pressure from mass protests.
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  • democratic
  • communist
  • regimes
  • movements

Question 17

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The aim of the Arab Spring was....
Answer
  • Social justice
  • economic growth
  • more resources
  • pride

Question 18

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The main impact of the Arab Spring was the start of a long process of social and political transformation.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 19

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What was the Arab Spring's biggest achievement?
Answer
  • the end of accountable governments
  • the end of communist rule
  • the end of the world as we know it
  • the end of terrorism

Question 20

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What has been the Arab Spring's impact on the political activity in the region?
Answer
  • 100's of political parties
  • civil society groups
  • newspapers
  • online media outlets
  • some reclaiming their countries
  • all of the above
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