Deck 4: Middle East and North Africa

Question 1

The Blue Nile flows ________ across the Sahara Desert.

A) eastward
B) northward
C) westward
D) southward
E) The Blue Niles does not flow across the Sahara Desert

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Most Muslims in Iran are:

A) Sunni
B) Shi'i
C) Ba'athist
D) Druse (Druze)
E) none of the above

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The Balfour Declaration was a ________ British mandate that required the establishment of a Jewish homeland.

A) 1917
B) 1932
C) 1945
D) 2001
E) none of the above

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which of the following religions is the oldest?

A) Judaism
B) Christianity
C) Islam
D) Druse (Druze)
E) none of the above

Question 5

________ is the process by which domestic producers provide goods or services that were formerly bought from foreign producers.

A) Nationalization of Economic Development
B) Import Substitution
C) Structural Factor
D) Central Planning
E) none of the above

Question 6

The African Arab militia responsible for one of the most brutal campaigns of ethnic cleansing that Africa has ever seen is called:

A) Bumiputra
B) Desakota
C) Tutsi
D) Hutu
E) Janjaweed

Question 7

The separation of the Arabian plate from the African plate created the ________.

A) Black Sea
B) Mediterranean Sea
C) Red Sea
D) Caspian Sea
E) none of the above

Question 8

Where is the geographical origin of Islam?

A) Baghdad
B) Mecca
C) Tehran
D) Jerusalem
E) none of the above

Question 9

Which of the following religions was born in the Middle East and North Africa region?

A) Islam
B) Christianity
C) Judaism
D) all of the above
E) none of the above

Question 10

Unlike most of the Middle East, this country has no areas of desert.

A) Lebanon
B) Syria
C) Turkey
D) Israel
E) none of the above

Question 11

What are Pastoralists?

A) herders
B) farmers
C) traveling merchants
D) missionaries
E) none of the above

Question 12

The ________ were formed as a result of contact between the African, Arabian, and Eurasian plates at the center of the region.

A) Atlas Mountains
B) High Yemen Mountains
C) Zagros Mountains
D) Taurus Mountains
E) all of the above

Question 13

In North Africa, this is a tunnel well, dug into the base of a mountain.

A) Foggara
B) Flaj
C) Qanat
D) Hadith
E) none of the above

Question 14

Which of the following is the dominant religion in the Middle East and North Africa?

A) Judaism
B) Christianity
C) Islam
D) Zoroastrianism
E) none of the above

Question 15

Where are the Atlas Mountains located?

A) the northwest of Africa
B) Egypt
C) the Arabian peninsula
D) eastern Turkey
E) Libya

Question 16

________ is a pilgrimage to Mecca.

A) Sunna
B) Jihad
C) Hajj
D) Haditha
E) none of the above

Question 17

When did the domestication of plants occur?

A) 3000 to 5000 B.C.
B) 5000 to 7000 B.C.
C) 7000 to 9000 B.C.
D) 7000 to 9000 A.D.
E) none of the above

Question 18

Which Muslim faction argued Muhammad's son-in-law Ali should succeed him?

A) Sunni
B) Shi'i
C) Ba'athist
D) Druse (Druze)
E) none of the above

Question 19

The Ottoman Empire was based on the Anatolian Plateau in modern ________.

A) Egypt
B) Turkey
C) Libya
D) Iran
E) none of the above

Question 20

What type of precipitation occurs in the winter and spring storms in the coastal areas of the Mediterranean Sea?

A) convectional precipitation
B) orographic precipitation
C) frontal precipitation
D) harmattan precipitation
E) none of the above

Question 21

Jerusalem is the political capital of ________.

A) Israel
B) the Palestinian State
C) Syria
D) Jordan
E) Jerusalem is not a political capital of any country.

Question 22

OPEC is:

A) a Muslim group
B) a group of oil-exporting nations
C) an Arabic group
D) all of these
E) none of these

Question 23

What are gecekondu?

A) informal housing in Turkish cities
B) Kurdish communities in eastern Turkey
C) Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon
D) Shi'i religious leaders
E) none of these

Question 24

Which of these countries has the lowest GDP per capita PPP in the Middle East and North Africa?

A) Yemen
B) Bahrain
C) Oman
D) Jordan
E) Algeria

Question 25

Zionism represents the world political movement for:

A) the establishment of a Jewish homeland in Israel
B) the establishment of a Palestinian homeland in Palestine
C) the establishment of a Kurdish homeland in Kurdistan
D) the return of Mt. Ararat to Armenia
E) none of these

Question 26

The political and economic problems of the Middle East and North Africa region are ________.

A) due to the climatic characteristics of the area
B) due to the drawing of artificial boundaries
C) due to the dominance of oil in the region
D) due to the creation of Israel
E) none of the above

Question 27

Most of the guest workers employed in the Middle East and North Africa are working in:

A) the Persian Gulf region
B) Egypt
C) Turkey
D) Lebanon
E) Yemen

Question 28

In which of these societies would women have the least freedom to appear in public?

A) Yemen
B) Egypt
C) Turkey
D) Israel
E) Women's public life is very restricted in all these societies.

Question 29

The Berbers are mostly found in ________.

A) Morocco and Algeria
B) Turkey and Iraq
C) Israel and Jordan
D) Iran and Syria
E) Yemen

Question 30

What is the process called by which arid and semiarid lands become degraded and less productive?

A) drought
B) desertification
C) razed
D) oasis
E) afforestation

Question 31

________ is the most urban country in the Middle East and North Africa region.

A) Israel
B) Syria
C) Sudan
D) Yemen
E) none of the above

Question 32

The largest city in the Middle East and North Africa is:

A) Cairo
B) Istanbul
C) Tehran
D) Jerusalem
E) Yemen

Question 33

Which of these is true of the world's Kurds?

A) They are non-Arabic.
B) They do not have an independent political identity.
C) They are mostly Sunni Muslims.
D) All of these are true.
E) None of these are true.

Question 34

These areas are created when land erosion and a high water table have allowed some of the water to percolate to the surface.

A) mandate
B) qanats
C) flaj
D) foggara
E) oases

Question 35

The violent uprising of Palestinians against the Israeli occupation is called:

A) the intifada
B) Hezbollah
C) PLO
D) Hamas
E) Haditha

Question 36

Cultural differences are some of the reasons for the tensions between Iraq and Iran, because most Iraqis are ________, while most Iranians are ________.

A) Arabic/Persian
B) Arabic/Jewish
C) Persian/Arabic
D) Sunni/Shi'ia
E) none of the above

Question 37

In 2007, which country in MENA has the highest GDP per capita PPP in the region?

A) Tunisia
B) Kuwait
C) Iraq
D) United Arab Emirates
E) Saudi Arabia

Question 38

The "Occupied Territories" in Israel include:

A) Syria, Gaza Strip, West Bank
B) Gaza Strip, West Bank, East Jerusalem
C) Syria, West Bank, West Jerusalem
D) Gaza Strip, West Bank, Golan Heights
E) Golan Heights, East Jerusalem; West Bank

Question 39

Which of the following is defined as a loose, usually black robe worn by Muslim women that covers the body including the face, from head to toe?

A) Jihad
B) Hajj
C) Chador
D) Haditha
E) none of the above

Question 40

Areas of the Middle East and North Africa that were administered by a European power, with a promise and preparation for self-government and future independence were called:

A) colonies
B) townships
C) mandates
D) territories
E) republics

Question 41

The holy book of Islam is the:

A) Qur'an
B) Sunni
C) Shia
D) Shari'a
E) none of the above

Question 42

Approximately ________ Kurds live in the mountainous areas along the borders of Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey and a small area in Armenia.

A) 100 million
B) 20 million
C) 5 million
D) 1 million
E) 100,000

Question 43

The ultimate destination for the Tigris and Euphrates rivers is the Persian Gulf.

Question 44

Which branch of Islam claims that the political leadership must be divine and therefore must derive from descendants of the Prophet?

A) Shari'a
B) Sikhs
C) Hamas
D) Shinto
E) Shi'a

Question 45

The violent uprising of Palestinians against the rule of Israel in the Occupied Territories is called:

A) intifada
B) Zionism
C) jihad
D) hajj
E) none of the above

Question 46

The most sacred Muslim holy site, called the Dome of the Rock, is located in Cairo, Egypt.

Question 47

The largest desert in the world is the:

A) Gobi
B) Sahel
C) Sahara
D) Namib
E) Sudanese

Question 48

Which of the following countries was never colonized by Europe?

A) Libya
B) Turkey
C) Algeria
D) Morocco
E) All were colonized by Europe

Question 49

The "nationalization of economic development" involves the conversion of key industries from governmental operation and control to private operation.

Question 50

After being part of the Ottoman Empire, Algeria became a possession of this country.

A) Great Britain
B) Portugal
C) France
D) United Kingdom
E) none of the above

Question 51

What term is used to describe "Islamic law"?

A) Koran
B) Islamists
C) Shia
D) Shari'a
E) Sunni

Question 52

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

A) pray five times daily facing Mecca
B) fast during the month of Ramadan
C) seclusion of women
D) giving alms
E) repeating the profession of faith

Question 53

The best description of the transition from traditional relationships with the environment in the Middle East and North Africa to modern times is "from overexploitation to adaptation."

Question 54

Which of the following is the most widely scattered diasporic population in the world?

A) Kurds
B) Palestinians
C) Berbers
D) Hamas
E) Syrians

Question 55

After World War I, Syria was controlled by the French.

Question 56

Compared to other world regions, the populations in the Middle East and North Africa are relatively youthful.

Question 57

Jihad can mean both a personal struggle and the struggle of a community.

Question 58

Islam recognizes the prophets of the Old and New Testaments of the Bible.

Question 59

The transition to food producing minisystems in the Middle East and North Africa allowed higher population densities.

Question 60

The political and social movement called Islamism seeks to modernize the Middle East by adopting Western technologies and culture.

Question 61

Match each country with its capital.

A) Cairo
B) Tunis
C) Ankara
D) Tehran
E) Baghdad
F) Algiers
G) Kartoum
H) Tripoli
I) Muscat
J) San'a
Iran

Question 62

Match each country with its capital.

A) Cairo
B) Tunis
C) Ankara
D) Tehran
E) Baghdad
F) Algiers
G) Kartoum
H) Tripoli
I) Muscat
J) San'a
Egypt

Question 63

Match each country with its capital.

A) Cairo
B) Tunis
C) Ankara
D) Tehran
E) Baghdad
F) Algiers
G) Kartoum
H) Tripoli
I) Muscat
J) San'a
Oman

Question 64

Carl Sauer, in his book, Agricultural Origins and Dispersals, argued that the domestication of plants and animals could only have happened in a few geographical settings. Apply this theory to the Middle East and North Africa.

Question 65

The Maghreb is the region of northwest Africa that contains the coastlands and Atlas Mountains of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia and the desert state of Libya.

Question 66

Match each country with its capital.

A) Cairo
B) Tunis
C) Ankara
D) Tehran
E) Baghdad
F) Algiers
G) Kartoum
H) Tripoli
I) Muscat
J) San'a
Libya

Question 67

Match each country with its capital.

A) Cairo
B) Tunis
C) Ankara
D) Tehran
E) Baghdad
F) Algiers
G) Kartoum
H) Tripoli
I) Muscat
J) San'a
Sudan

Question 68

Match each country with its capital.

A) Cairo
B) Tunis
C) Ankara
D) Tehran
E) Baghdad
F) Algiers
G) Kartoum
H) Tripoli
I) Muscat
J) San'a
Tunisia

Question 69

How have the people living in North Africa and the Middle East adapted to the pervasively arid conditions of the realm? How have these environmental conditions influenced the cultural landscape of the region?

Question 70

Indonesian and Filipino labor migrants to North Africa and the Middle East are mostly female.

Question 71

Match each country with its capital.

A) Cairo
B) Tunis
C) Ankara
D) Tehran
E) Baghdad
F) Algiers
G) Kartoum
H) Tripoli
I) Muscat
J) San'a
Turkey

Question 72

Meze dishes are spicy appetizers or small dishes.

Question 73

Match each country with its capital.

A) Cairo
B) Tunis
C) Ankara
D) Tehran
E) Baghdad
F) Algiers
G) Kartoum
H) Tripoli
I) Muscat
J) San'a
Algeria

Question 74

The countries in North Africa and the Middle East are rapidly urbanizing. What factors are driving urban growth in this region? What are the most widespread problems associated with this rapid growth? How have cities with considerable oil wealth transformed their urban spaces?

Question 75

The plight of internally displaced persons (IDPs) is better than refugees because their own governments are able and willing to provide them with the protection or assistance they have a right to expect.

Question 76

How is kinship viewed in North Africa and the Middle East? How do the notions of kinship in this realm differ from other regions? Why is the idea of the tribe central to understanding the sociopolitical organization of North Africa and the Middle East?

Question 77

Discuss the "oil crisis" of 1973. What factors led to this event? What were the economic and political ramifications of this crisis?

Question 78

Match each country with its capital.

A) Cairo
B) Tunis
C) Ankara
D) Tehran
E) Baghdad
F) Algiers
G) Kartoum
H) Tripoli
I) Muscat
J) San'a
Yemen

Question 79

The Zagros Mountains are in Iraq.

Question 80

Match each country with its capital.

A) Cairo
B) Tunis
C) Ankara
D) Tehran
E) Baghdad
F) Algiers
G) Kartoum
H) Tripoli
I) Muscat
J) San'a
Iraq