Unit 3 Pre-Assessment Geography and History of Southwest Asia

SS7G5a1) What country borders BOTH the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea?

A. EgyptB. LibyaC. RomaniaD. Turkey

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2) Which of these connects the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea?

A. Suez Canal B. Panama Canal C. Bering Strait D. Bosporus Strait

SS7G5a 3) In 1956, the Suez Crisis threatened to ignite a multinational war. Which number represents the area in which this crisis took place?

A. 1B. 2C. 3D. 4

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4) Which nation is located east of Iraq, west of Afghanistan, and has shorelines on the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf?

A. Iran B. OmanC. TurkeyD. Saudi Arabia

SS7G5b5) Which number on the map represents the country of Afghanistan?

A. 1B. 2C. 3D. 4

SS7G5b 6) Which number on the map represents the country of Iran?

A. 1B. 2C. 3D. 4

SS7G5b 7) Which number on the map represents the country of Saudi Arabia?

A. 1B. 2C. 3D. 4

Capital is Ankara Once center of Byzantine and Ottoman empires Located on European and Asian continents

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8) What country is being described here?

A. Greece B. ItalyC. PalestineD. Turkey

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9)Which river do Syria, Israel, and Jordan share?

A. NileB. TigrisC. JordanD. Euphrates

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10) Which of the following issues is the most pressing environmental concern in the Middle East?

A. air pollutionB. water scarcityC. land salinizationD. mineral resource depletion

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11) Which of the following regions has had the lowest freshwater supply per person in recent years?

A. Africa B. Asia C. Australia D. The Middle East

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12) A process by which pipes placed near plant roots drip only as much water as the plants need.

A. drip irrigationB. slant drillingC. desalinationD. Precipitation

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13) How has the building of dams created problems for countries sharing rivers in Southwest Asia?

A. Dams are too expensive to build to be practical.B. Dams limit the water available to countries further downstream.C. Few countries have the technology needed to be able to build dams.D. Countries in Southwest Asia are not allowed to build dams along shared rivers.

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14) How has the use of chemical fertilizers affected water supplies in many countries in Southwest Asia?

A. Use of chemical fertilizers means crops must be watered constantly.B. Enormous amounts of water must be used to produce chemical fertilizers.C. Chemical fertilizers have had very little effect on local water supplies in Southwest Asia.D. Water supplies have been contaminated by the chemicals through the runoff from the

fields.

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15) Why aren't many desalinization and drip irrigation used more in Southwest Asia?

A. Most countries do not know about these technologies.B. Drip irrigation is not very effective for a hot, dry climate.C. Few countries in Southwest Asia do not have access to sea water.D. These technologies are very expensive for the countries to use.

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16) Desalination means:

A. Removal of sand to improve irrigationB. Saving water for drip irrigationC. Removal of salt from waterD. Using hydroelectricity to create salination

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17) Two of the biggest natural resources in the Middle East are:

A. Oil and petroleumB. Natural gas and oil C. Water and coalD. Oil and sand

18) How does the desert and rivers of Southwest Asia affect the population in terms of where the people live, the type of work the people do, and where they travel?

A. rivers provide boundaries between some countries and are important sources of water.B. Desert provides an area to grow and produce different types of food.C. You can travel much quicker across the desert.D. The river and the desert creates less trade barriers.

19) How have the major rivers of Southwest Asia become a part of political conflict?

A. Many rivers dry up during the hot summers.B. The rivers have nothing to do with the area’s political conflict.C. Most countries do not allow water to be taken out of rivers for irrigation.D. Several countries have built dams along their portion of the river, cutting off water to

those living downstream.

20) Based on the map above, what conclusion can be drawn about the water resources of Iraq?

A. Most of the water resources must be in the southern and western parts of the country.B. The population indicates that more water resources are in the eastern parts of the

country.C. Baghdad is in the middle of a desert.D. There is no relation between population and water availability.

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21) The “Bedouins” are Southwest Asians who have traditionally lived in and around

A. Oil fieldsB. Urban areasC. Major desertsD. Large river systems

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22) The location of the countries in the North Africa/Southwest Asia region has made the area an important place for

A. agricultureB. industryC. tourismD. trade

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23) In 1990, Saddam Hussein sent Iraqi troops to invade and occupy Kuwait, a country with huge oil reserves. Both the United Nations and NATO authorized the use of force against Iraq to free Kuwait. The Persian Gulf War began and ended in 1991. President George H. W. Bush worked hard to create an unusual coalition to fight Iraq which included forces from

A. ChinaB. VietnamC. countries in AfricaD. countries in the Middle East

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24) Why does the organization of OPEC play a powerful role in the world economy today?

A. OPEC is a part of the United NationsB. OPEC controls the oil in the world marketC. OPEC builds dams along rivers shared by several countriesD. OPEC membership includes many oil companies owned by firms in the United States

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25) Islam is a monotheistic religion that recognizes the Koran as the inspired word of

A. AbrahamB. AllahC. MohammedD. Yahweh

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26) Iran is unique in the Middle East because its official religion is

A. JudaismB. Shia IslamC. Sunni IslamD. Christianity

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27) Which of these would you MOST likely find in Saudi Arabia? A. a stupa B. a mosqueC. a churchD. a pagoda

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28) The __________ are a major ethnic group that settled in Iran around 6th century BCE and created an empire who rivaled the Greeks. Their language and poetry are still influential today. A. KurdsB. MacedoniansC. PashtunsD. Persians

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29) Islam originated on the A. Malay PeninsulaB. Sinai PeninsulaC. Arabian PeninsulaD. Iberian Peninsula

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one of two branches based in part on the Qur'an the largest of all of the denominations of Islam holds that the first four caliphs were Muhammed's rightful successors

30) The details above describe which denomination of Islam? A. Ahmadiyya B. Shi’aC. SufismD. Sunni

SS7G8d31) According to the map above, which country is home to the largest concentration of Shia Muslims?

A. Iraq B. QatarC. EgyptD. Tunisia

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32) The split into Sunni and Shia divisions of Islam can be traced to

A. the failure to defeat invading forces from Persia.B. a loss of territory to religious rebels in Arabia.C. a dispute over the succession of Muhammad's wives.D. a dispute over the question of Muhammad's successor.

Use the maps below to answer the question.

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33) Why did the change in boundaries between 1914 and 1923 lead to conflict?A. They ignored traditional religious and ethnic regions.B. They destroyed local natural and mineral resources.C. They created an unequal distribution of resources.D. They used natural features to distinguish regions.

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1. The Allies defeat the Central Powers in World War I.

2. The League of Nations created a program giving Allied countries control of former Central Power colonial territories.

3. After World War II, the League of Nations dissolved, ending the program.

34) This chronology shows the sequence of events leading to the creation and eventual end of the

A. mandate system.B. colonial system.C. imperialism system.D. reassignment system.

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35) Which part of the document makes it clear that the United States supports the formation of the state of Israel?

A. "the de facto authority"B. "The United States recognizes"C. "This government has been informed"D. "a Jewish state has been proclaimed"

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"Our many Jewish friends and acquaintances are being taken away in droves. The Gestapo is treating them very roughly and transporting them in cattle cars to Westerbork, the big camp in Drenthe to which they're sending all the Jews....If it's that bad in Holland, what must it be like in those faraway and uncivilized places where the Germans are sending them? We assume that most of them are being murdered. The English radio says they're being gassed."

- Diary of a Young Girl (1947), entry dated April 11, 1944

36) The quote is referring to what period in history?

A. World War I B. The Holocaust C. The Great Depression D. The Russian Revolution

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37) Which statement best describes developments in the Middle East since World War II?

A. Manufacturing has become the region's main economic activity.B. Religion has played a major role in creating conflict in the region.C. Most citizens in the region have come to enjoy a high standard of living.D. A majority of countries in the region have adopted constitutions that guarantee equal

rights for all citizens.

SS7H2c 38) Which of these has been a source of conflict between Israelis and Palestinians in the Middle East?

A. differing political systems B. opposing economic systems C. competing claims to the land D. contrasting views about the role of women

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39) During the last years of the Twentieth Century, why were women in the Middle East increasingly at the center of conflict?

A. There has been intense pressure for a Palestinian homeland.B. Middle Eastern governments have felt a need to reduce the birthrate.C. The need for consumer goods has caused a shortage of capital for industrial

development.D. There has been a conflict between forces of Westernization and those with traditional

Islamic culture and values.

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40) President George H. Bush was able to convince U.N. forces to invade Iraq in a military effort known as "Operation Desert Storm" because nations feared

A. Iraq's leader Saddam Hussein planned to invade Saudi Arabia next, which was an important U.S. ally.

B. Iraq's leader Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait was an attempt to control the oil in the Persian Gulf.

C. Iraq's leader Saddam Hussein threatened to join forces with Iran and create a militant Islamic federation.

D. Iraq's leader Saddam Hussein was working with the terrorist group Al Qaeda to develop biological weapons of mass destruction.