Deck 6: North Africa and Southwest Asia

Question 1

Islam is a monotheistic religion.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Which of the following best describes the stance of the Muslim Brotherhood on women?

A) They are against liberalizing women's rights.
B) They support women's freedom to work outside the home.
C) It is an advocate of free speech for women.
D) They believe in waging a genocide against women of the region.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Violence during the Arab Spring protests was experienced equally by male and female protestors.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Islam is a polytheistic religion.

Question 5

There is a vast disparity in the distribution of oil wealth across North Africa/Southwest Asia.

Question 6

The region of North Africa and Southwest Asia is part of what two continents?

A) Eurasia and North America
B) Eurasia and Africa
C) Africa and Europe
D) Asia and Europe

Question 7

Mubarak resigned as a result of which of the following?

A) Iran-Iraq war
B) Israeli-Palestinian conflict
C) Arab Spring protests
D) Arab Summer protests

Question 8

Islamism rejects political power.

Question 9

Which of the following groups considers itself Arab?

A) Iranians
B) Turks
C) Kurds
D) Saudi Arabians

Question 10

The Arab Spring movement was a result of social ___________ in the region.

Question 11

The Arab Spring protest movement successfully resulted in the ousting of Mubarak in Egypt.

Question 12

The term "Middle East" is used throughout the world to describe the North Africa/Southwest Asia region.

Question 13

Male protestors targeted violence at female protestors during the Arab Spring in Egypt.

Question 14

Oil reserves are found in all of the countries of North Africa/Southwest Asia.

Question 15

Fuels that are formed from the fossilized remains of dead plants and animals are called ______________.

Question 16

The dominant religion of North Africa/Southwest Asia is:

A) Judaism.
B) Islam.
C) Unitarianism.
D) Protestantism.

Question 17

What term does the U.S. Department of State use to describe Gaza and the West Bank?

A) Palestinian territories
B) Disputed zone
C) Occupied zone
D) Occupied Palestinian territories

Question 18

According to the textbook, Islamism has waxed and waned in sync with economic recession and booms.

Question 19

Which is NOT a country of the North Africa/Southwest Asia region?

A) Afghanistan
B) Egypt
C) Yemen
D) Oman

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT true of oil reserves in North Africa/Southwest Asia?

A) Oil reserves are mostly fossil fuels formed from the fossilized remains of dead animals and plants.
B) Extracted oil resources are sold at a tremendous profit on world markets.
C) Revenues from oil are distributed to the region's people as part of the governments' liberal social philosophies.
D) Oil reserves are abundant in some of the countries of North Africa/Southwest Asia but totally absent in others.

Question 21

The Red Sea separates North Africa from which of the following landmasses?

A) Arabian Peninsula
B) Horn of Africa
C) Iberian Peninsula
D) Madagascar

Question 22

In addition to the Nile and Euphrates rivers, which of the following is the third river of major distinction and longtime settlement in North Africa and Southwest Asia?

A) Indus
B) Irrawaddy
C) Lena
D) Tigris

Question 23

Name the three principal rivers in North Africa/Southwest Asia, all of which have attracted human settlement for thousands of years.

Question 24

The desert found in the Arabian Peninsula is the:

A) Maghreb.
B) Rub'al Khali.
C) Sahara.
D) Kalahari.

Question 25

The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers dump into the:

A) Red Sea.
B) Persian Gulf.
C) Volga River.
D) Dead Sea.

Question 26

The rift between the African Plate and the Arabian Plate is now filled by the:

A) Persian Gulf.
B) Mediterranean Sea.
C) Red Sea.
D) Dead Sea.

Question 27

The mountains of Northwest Africa that stretch from Morocco to Tunisia are the:

A) Urals.
B) Ahagyar Mountains.
C) Atlas Mountains.
D) Zagros Mountains.

Question 28

No other region in the world is as pervasively dry as North Africa and Southwest Asia.

Question 29

The arid climate of North Africa/Southwest Asia is perpetuated by:

A) a complete lack of rainfall in the region.
B) the lack of vegetation.
C) oil drilling operations, which leach moisture from the air.
D) the salty water of the Mediterranean Sea.

Question 30

What desert spreads to the south and east of the Atlas Mountains?

Question 31

What occupies the rift between the African Plate and the Arabian Plate?

Question 32

Blisteringly hot during the day, the Sahara can sink to below freezing temperatures at night.

Question 33

Which is NOT an important river of North Africa/Southwest Asia?

A) the Amazon
B) the Nile
C) the Euphrates
D) the Tigris

Question 34

The nomadic people of the Arabian Peninsula are known as ________, while the nomadic people of North Africa are known as ____________.

A) Kurds; Bedouin
B) Bedouin; Berbers
C) Berbers; Kurds
D) Yemenis; Moroccans

Question 35

Not all countries in North Africa and Southwest Asia possess an abundance of oil and gas resources.

Question 36

The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers begin in:

A) Turkey.
B) Iran.
C) Iraq.
D) Afghanistan.

Question 37

The collision of which two plates pushes up the mountains of Iran and Turkey?

A) African Plate and Arabian Plate
B) African Plate and Persian Plate
C) Eurasian Plate and Arabian Plate
D) Arabian Plate and Mediterranean Plate

Question 38

What is responsible for the belt of desert that covers North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, Iraq, and Iran?

A) A zone of dry air circles the planet at roughly 20°-30° N latitude.
B) Massive oil deposits suck moisture from the ground.
C) The tropical heat causes rapid evaporation.
D) Islamic environmental beliefs do not allow for replanting of land cover.

Question 39

The climate of North Africa/Southwest Asia is best described as:

A) arid.
B) tropical.
C) taiga.
D) Mediterranean.

Question 40

Which of the following characteristics do all countries in North Africa and Southwest Asia share?

A) an abundance of oil
B) an arid climate
C) dominance of urban life
D) government based on Islam

Question 41

What is the name of the holy book of Islam?

A) Qur'an
B) Bible
C) Torah
D) Talmud

Question 42

The Holy Book of Islam is the _____________.

A) Torah
B) Salam
C) Qur'an
D) Pentateuch

Question 43

Which of the following is NOT true of the Great Man-Made River?

A) It is a groundwater pumping project based in Libya.
B) It draws on an ancient aquifer of fossil water.
C) It is being replenished by mountain runoff.
D) It is causing land fissures that lead to land sinking.

Question 44

Drip irrigation techniques were developed in:

A) Oman.
B) Turkey.
C) Israel.
D) Jordan.

Question 45

What is happening to the water supply of North Africa and Southwest Asia?

A) It is declining, mostly due to evaporation.
B) It is declining, mostly due to population growth and new modern uses.
C) It is increasing, as the deserts recede.
D) It is increasing, due to population decline and water rationing.

Question 46

In North Africa and Southwest Asia, which of the following effects is a direct result of the growth of industrial (modernized, mechanized) agriculture and manufacturing?

A) higher rates of human fertility
B) less dependence on domestic oil production
C) greater consumption of water resources
D) urban-to-rural migration

Question 47

The groundwater pumping project based in Libya that draws on ancient fossil water is known as the:

A) Libyan Pumping System.
B) Great Man-Made River.
C) Aswan Dam.
D) Southeastern Anatolia Project.

Question 48

The Aswan Dams are located in ______________.

A) Turkey
B) Libya
C) Saudi Arabia
D) Egypt

Question 49

Which of the following is NOT among the direct environmental effects of dams?

A) Aquifers are recharged too quickly.
B) Habitats are lost through flooding.
C) Land is deprived of nutrient-rich silts.
D) Reservoirs are breeding grounds for parasites.

Question 50

Which of the following is NOT among the services provided by Turkey's Anatolia Project?

A) water for irrigation
B) hydropower generation
C) building of dams
D) dismantling of dams

Question 51

Another term for land sinking is:

A) subsidence.
B) subduction.
C) aquifer-induced reduction.
D) magmosis.

Question 52

Which of the following describes the basic environmental impact of groundwater pumping, as practiced in North Africa and Southwest Asia and elsewhere in the world where demands for water are high?

A) salinization
B) waterlogged soils
C) land subsidence
D) soil erosion

Question 53

Which of the following pairs of countries does Turkey's Anatolian River Basin Project directly affect?

A) Iran and Kuwait
B) Syria and Iraq
C) Egypt and Israel
D) Yemen and Saudi Arabia

Question 54

The vast majority of water use in North Africa/Southwest Asia is for:

A) agricultural production.
B) toilets and sanitation.
C) cooking.
D) cooling systems.

Question 55

Southwest Asia and North Africa are on separate tectonic plates that are slowly colliding with each other.

Question 56

The term salinization represents which of the following processes?

A) rising rates of rainfall infiltration that cause the soil to be waterlogged
B) deposition of sediment as the rate of water flow in a stream slows
C) salts being left behind in the soil as water evaporates
D) chemical pollution of streams and lakes by direct human waste disposal

Question 57

Most of Saudi Arabia's drinking water is the result of:

A) seawater desalination.
B) groundwater pumping.
C) a system of dams and dikes.
D) runoff from cooling systems.

Question 58

Which of the following is NOT true of water in North Africa/Southwest Asia?

A) Turkey is the only country in the region that is not vulnerable to losing its access to fresh water.
B) North Africa's access to fresh water is assured, while Southwest Asia's access to fresh water is much more problematic.
C) The people of the region have a long history of water conservation.
D) Iran and Iraq are particularly susceptible to water scarcity.

Question 59

Which of the following is NOT true of agriculture and agricultural production in North Africa/Southwest Asia?

A) Until the twentieth century, most agricultural production occurred in coastal/upland zones and river valleys.
B) Most of the people of North Africa/Southwest Asia eat imported food.
C) Irrigation projects often contribute to soil degradation through salinization.
D) Drip irrigation techniques developed by Saudi Arabia are now in wide use throughout the region as a way of combating salinization.

Question 60

Beyond the four key rivers in the region, most streams only flow seasonally, after it rains.

Question 61

What term describes the general drying of grasslands that is causing concern in North Africa?

A) salinization
B) desertification
C) serefication
D) bromidification

Question 62

Name one of the two countries directly affected by the dams across the Euphrates River that are part of Turkey's Anatolian River Basin Project.

Question 63

Which of the following is NOT a possible consequence of climate change in North Africa/Southwest Asia?

A) a rise in sea level affecting the Nile Delta and its people
B) reduced water availability and food security
C) intense rainfall and flooding
D) easier extraction of oil

Question 64

Environmental issues are generally less pressing in North Africa/Southwest Asia than they are in Russia and South America.

Question 65

The Qur'an (Koran) teaches that humans should live in harmony with their natural surroundings.

Question 66

Until the twentieth century, agriculture in North Africa/Southwest Asia was confined mostly to coastal zones, upland zones, and river valleys.

Question 67

What human use consumes more water than any other in North Africa and Southwest Asia?

Question 68

The water conservation practices of the people of North Africa/Southwest Asia ensure that the population has enough access to water now and in the foreseeable future.

Question 69

Which of the following happens when nomadic people take up settled ranching?

A) The social structure of the nomadic tribe falls apart.
B) The settled society uses much more water than the nomadic society did.
C) The animals raised become more sinewy due to lack of exercise.
D) Women who ran the households in the nomadic society end up taking part in more animal husbandry and neglecting their families.

Question 70

Land changes from nondesert into desert through the process of ____________.

Question 71

Almost all the people of North Africa/Southwest Asia eat imported food.

Question 72

What strategy have countries in North Africa and Southwest Asia developed in order to expand agriculture into areas that were not originally suitable for large-scale cropping?

Question 73

The underground water conduits that move snowmelt from mountains to dry fields and villages in North Africa/Southwest Asia are called _____________.

Question 74

Salinization is a technique for improving soil fertility in arid climates.

Question 75

Which of the following has NOT been a result of the Aswan Dams?

A) The Nile River, once exclusively fresh water, is now brackish.
B) Water flows have been reduced and floods no longer deposit fertility enhancing silt on the land.
C) Parts of the Nile Delta are sinking into the sea.
D) Artificial reservoirs caused by the dams flood villages and harbor parasites.

Question 76

Many irrigation projects in North Africa and Southwest Asia have greatly damaged soil fertility through what process?

Question 77

What term describes the ecological process by which nondesert lands are turned into deserts?

Question 78

Name two traditional ways of water conservation practiced by the people in this region.

Question 79

The people of North Africa/Southwest Asia have a long history of water conservation.

Question 80

______________ occurs when irrigated water evaporates and leaves behind minerals and other contaminants as a salty residue.