Question 1

In which of the following countries of North Africa and Southwest Asia is the total fertility rate (TFR)less than 3?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jordan 
B)  Iraq 
C)  Saudi Arabia 
D)  Yemen and Western Sahara 
E)  Tunisia and Turkey 
A)  Jordan 
B)  Iraq 
C)  Saudi Arabia 
D)  Yemen and Western Sahara 
E)  Tunisia and Turkey E

Question 2

Into which category of agriculture does pastoral nomadism fall?

Accepted Answer

A)  subsistence agriculture 
B)  commercial agriculture 
C)  plantation agriculture 
D)  intensive agriculture 
E)  specialized agriculture 
A)  subsistence agriculture 
B)  commercial agriculture 
C)  plantation agriculture 
D)  intensive agriculture 
E)  specialized agriculture A

Question 3

In what parts of Southwest Asia and North Africa would you expect the least rain to fall? The most? Why?

Accepted Answer

Most of the rainfall is found in areas near large bodies of water. Morocco and Turkey, for example, are home to some of the moister parts of the region.

Question 4

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-The Islamic religion has had the greatest impact on urban function and design in Southwest Asia and North Africa.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true.
-A "qanat" is an irrigation system, developed in Iran, that taps into groundwater through a series of gently sloping tunnels.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT one of the five pillars of Islam?

Accepted Answer

A)  accepting that Muhammed was a prophet 
B)  praying five times a day 
C)  making charitable contributions 
D)  making a pilgrimage to Jerusalem 
E)  fasting during the month of Ramadan 
A)  accepting that Muhammed was a prophet 
B)  praying five times a day 
C)  making charitable contributions 
D)  making a pilgrimage to Jerusalem 
E)  fasting during the month of Ramadan

Question 7

What country of Southwest Asia and North Africa is officially an Islamic theocracy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Iran 
B)  Israel 
C)  Saudi Arabia 
D)  Syria 
E)  All of the choices are correct. 
A)  Iran 
B)  Israel 
C)  Saudi Arabia 
D)  Syria 
E)  All of the choices are correct.

Question 8

Which part of Southwest Asia and North Africa was the last to be converted to Islam?

Accepted Answer

A)  Saudi Arabia 
B)  Mesopotamia 
C)  Northern Egypt 
D)  Algeria 
E)  Yemen 
A)  Saudi Arabia 
B)  Mesopotamia 
C)  Northern Egypt 
D)  Algeria 
E)  Yemen

Question 9

Which river in Southwest Asia and North Africa plays a significant role in the hydropolitics of the Middle East peace process?

Accepted Answer

A)  Blue Nile 
B)  Jordan 
C)  Tigris 
D)  Euphrates 
E)  upper Nile 
A)  Blue Nile 
B)  Jordan 
C)  Tigris 
D)  Euphrates 
E)  upper Nile

Question 10

Which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa has implemented the Badia Project, which is designed to keep its mobile Bedouin population viable and free?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tunisia 
B)  Saudi Arabia 
C)  Iraq 
D)  Algeria 
E)  Jordan 
A)  Tunisia 
B)  Saudi Arabia 
C)  Iraq 
D)  Algeria 
E)  Jordan

Question 11

You would be most likely to see a Shiite Muslim in which country?

Accepted Answer

A)  Morocco 
B)  Iran 
C)  Egypt 
D)  Turkey 
E)  Cyprus 
A)  Morocco 
B)  Iran 
C)  Egypt 
D)  Turkey 
E)  Cyprus

Question 12

Which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa has the highest total fertility rate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Egypt 
B)  Tunisia 
C)  Algeria 
D)  Yemen 
E)  Turkey 
A)  Egypt 
B)  Tunisia 
C)  Algeria 
D)  Yemen 
E)  Turkey

Question 13

Which of the following resources presents the greatest challenge for survival in Southwest Asia and North Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  petroleum 
B)  food 
C)  water 
D)  iron 
E)  human resources 
A)  petroleum 
B)  food 
C)  water 
D)  iron 
E)  human resources

Question 14

Which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa has drawn filmmakers for more than a century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Morocco 
B)  Turkey 
C)  Tunisia 
D)  Egypt 
E)  Algeria 
A)  Morocco 
B)  Turkey 
C)  Tunisia 
D)  Egypt 
E)  Algeria

Question 15

In which city of Southwest Asia and North Africa are there important religious sites for Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?

Accepted Answer

A)  Istanbul, Turkey 
B)  Baghdad, Iraq 
C)  Jerusalem, Israel 
D)  Makkah, Saudi Arabia 
E)  Damascus, Syria 
A)  Istanbul, Turkey 
B)  Baghdad, Iraq 
C)  Jerusalem, Israel 
D)  Makkah, Saudi Arabia 
E)  Damascus, Syria

Question 16

What type of subsistence agriculture depends on the seasonal movement of livestock for their livelihood?

Accepted Answer

A)  pastoralism 
B)  pastoral nomadism 
C)  plantation agriculture 
D)  shifting cultivation 
E)  slash-and-burn 
A)  pastoralism 
B)  pastoral nomadism 
C)  plantation agriculture 
D)  shifting cultivation 
E)  slash-and-burn

Question 17

Which of the following countries of Southwest Asia and North Africa has the most diversified economy, and is not reliant on oil?

Accepted Answer

A)  Qatar 
B)  Kuwait 
C)  United Arab Emirates 
D)  Saudi Arabia 
E)  Turkey 
A)  Qatar 
B)  Kuwait 
C)  United Arab Emirates 
D)  Saudi Arabia 
E)  Turkey

Question 18

What major event led to European colonialism in Southwest Asia?

Accepted Answer

A)  declining attraction of Islam 
B)  development of major explosives 
C)  expansionist influence of conservatives in Britain 
D)  defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I 
E)  a rise of internationalist policies in Europe at the end of the nineteenth century 
A)  declining attraction of Islam 
B)  development of major explosives 
C)  expansionist influence of conservatives in Britain 
D)  defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I 
E)  a rise of internationalist policies in Europe at the end of the nineteenth century

Question 19

Which religion holds the Dome of the Rock sacred?

Accepted Answer

A)  Judaism 
B)  Christianity 
C)  Islam 
D)  Sufism 
E)  Coptic Christians 
A)  Judaism 
B)  Christianity 
C)  Islam 
D)  Sufism 
E)  Coptic Christians

Question 20

Map ID - SW Asia and North Africa States and Provinces
 
-What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 16 (sixteen)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Iran 
B)  Iraq 
C)  Saudi Arabia 
D)  Syria 
E)  Turkey 
A)  Iran 
B)  Iraq 
C)  Saudi Arabia 
D)  Syria 
E)  Turkey

In which of the following countries of North Africa and Southwest Asia is the total fertility rate (TFR)less than 3?

Into which category of agriculture does pastoral nomadism fall?

In what parts of Southwest Asia and North Africa would you expect the least rain to fall? The most? Why?

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -The Islamic religion has had the greatest impact on urban function and design in Southwest Asia and North Africa.

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -A "qanat" is an irrigation system, developed in Iran, that taps into groundwater through a series of gently sloping tunnels.

Which of the following is NOT one of the five pillars of Islam?

What country of Southwest Asia and North Africa is officially an Islamic theocracy?

Which part of Southwest Asia and North Africa was the last to be converted to Islam?

Which river in Southwest Asia and North Africa plays a significant role in the hydropolitics of the Middle East peace process?

Which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa has implemented the Badia Project, which is designed to keep its mobile Bedouin population viable and free?

You would be most likely to see a Shiite Muslim in which country?

Which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa has the highest total fertility rate?

Which of the following resources presents the greatest challenge for survival in Southwest Asia and North Africa?

Which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa has drawn filmmakers for more than a century?

In which city of Southwest Asia and North Africa are there important religious sites for Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?

What type of subsistence agriculture depends on the seasonal movement of livestock for their livelihood?

Which of the following countries of Southwest Asia and North Africa has the most diversified economy, and is not reliant on oil?

What major event led to European colonialism in Southwest Asia?

Which religion holds the Dome of the Rock sacred?

Map ID - SW Asia and North Africa States and Provinces -What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 16 (sixteen)?

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Exam 7: Southwest Asia and North Africa

In which of the following countries of North Africa and Southwest Asia is the total fertility rate (TFR)less than 3?

Into which category of agriculture does pastoral nomadism fall?

In what parts of Southwest Asia and North Africa would you expect the least rain to fall? The most? Why?

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -The Islamic religion has had the greatest impact on urban function and design in Southwest Asia and North Africa.

Write True or False to the statements below.If the statement is false, rewrite the underlined word or phrase to make the statement true. -A "qanat" is an irrigation system, developed in Iran, that taps into groundwater through a series of gently sloping tunnels.

Which of the following is NOT one of the five pillars of Islam?

What country of Southwest Asia and North Africa is officially an Islamic theocracy?

Which part of Southwest Asia and North Africa was the last to be converted to Islam?

Which river in Southwest Asia and North Africa plays a significant role in the hydropolitics of the Middle East peace process?

Which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa has implemented the Badia Project, which is designed to keep its mobile Bedouin population viable and free?

You would be most likely to see a Shiite Muslim in which country?

Which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa has the highest total fertility rate?

Which of the following resources presents the greatest challenge for survival in Southwest Asia and North Africa?

Which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa has drawn filmmakers for more than a century?

In which city of Southwest Asia and North Africa are there important religious sites for Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?

What type of subsistence agriculture depends on the seasonal movement of livestock for their livelihood?

Which of the following countries of Southwest Asia and North Africa has the most diversified economy, and is not reliant on oil?

What major event led to European colonialism in Southwest Asia?

Which religion holds the Dome of the Rock sacred?

Map ID - SW Asia and North Africa States and Provinces -What is the name of the country labeled on the map with the number 16 (sixteen)?

Diversity Amid Globalization

Changing Global Environment

North America

Latin America

The Caribbean

Sub-Saharan Africa

Europe

The Russian Domain

Central Asia

East Asia

South Asia

Southeast Asia

Australia and Oceania

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