WG Unit 6 Test Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. c. Anatolian 1. What does the name Mesopotamia mean? a. “land of many animals” d. Mediterranean b. “fertile land” 9. Runoff from infrequent rainstorms creates c. “land of first civilizations” ____________________ , streambeds that remain d. “land between two rivers” dry until a heavy rain. a. wadis 2. Deserts cover almost ____________________ of b. ergs North Africa, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia. a. 5 percent c. regs b. 10 percent d. hamada c. 50 percent d. 70 percent Landforms and Tectonic Activity 3. Which mountain range extends across Morocco and 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Algeria? a. Taurus Mountains b. Atlas Mountains c. Zagros Mountains d. Caucasus Mountains The ________________ began to dry up when the Soviet Union diverted water for irrigation from the rivers flowing into the sea. a. Aral Sea b. Dead Sea c. Caspian Sea d. Red Sea The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers help irrigate a. Iraq, Iran, and Afghanistan. b. Iraq, Syria, and Jordan. c. Turkey, Syria, and Iraq. d. Turkey, Syria, and Jordan. A ____________________ climate receives an average of 10 inches (25 cm) of rain or less per year. a. steppe b. highland c. desert d. Mediterranean A place in the desert where underground water surfaces is called a. an oasis. b. a reg. c. a wadi. d. a hamada. The Gulf of Suez and the Gulf of Aqaba flank the ____________________ Peninsula. a. Arabian b. Sinai 10. According to the map above, the African Plate is moving _________________ the Arabian Plate and _________________ Anatolian Plate. a. away from; towards b. towards; away from c. towards; towards d. away from; away from 11. The __________ is located at the mouth of the Jordan River. a. Red Sea b. Caspian Sea c. Dead Sea d. Black Sea 12. The ___________ is the largest inland body of water on Earth. a. Black Sea b. Caspian Sea c. Aral Sea d. Dead Sea 13. The Aswan High Dam provides water for agriculture and hydroelectric power in a. Jordan. b. Syria. c. Sudan. d. Egypt. 22. The Ottoman Empire was centered in present-day 14. The Sahara covers most of a. Anatolia. b. Central Asia. c. North Africa. d. the Arabian Peninsula. 15. The Pontic and Taurus Mountains are located in a. Turkey. b. Morocco. c. Iran. d. Afghanistan. 23. 16. ___________ was the primary gateway for Arabs 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. migrating in to North Africa. a. Algeria b. Tunisia c. Egypt d. Libya The independent state of Israel was founded a. in 1967. b. in 1800. c. in 1932. d. in 1948. More than 90 percent of Egypt’s people live a. in cities built at large oases. b. along the border with Libya. c. in the Nile Delta region. d. on the Mediterranean coast. ______________ are the dominant sects of Islam in most states on the Arabian Peninsula. a. Sunni and Shia. b. Shia and Wahhabi.. c. Ibadhism and Wahhabi. d. Sunni and Ibadhism. The _______________ in the early 1900s led to increased wealth, modernization, and immigration in many Arab countries on the Arabian Peninsula. a. increase in foreign aid b. creation of a regional trading bloc c. lifting of strict shari’ah laws d. discovery of oil Political boundaries that often follow straight lines and do not account for natural or cultural features are known as a. geometric boundaries. b. natural boundaries. c. national boundaries. d. independent boundaries. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. __________________ and lasted for more than 600 years. a. Iran b. Turkey c. Egypt d. Iraq Egypt’s primate city is a. Alexandria. b. Cairo. c. Luxor. d. Tripoli. Which three major religions were founded in the eastern Mediterranean subregion? a. Judaism, Christianity, Islam b. Judaism, Hinduism, Islam c. Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity d. Buddhism, Sikhism, Hinduism All three major religions that began in the region share a belief in a. reincarnation. b. karma. c. polytheism. d. monotheism. Parts of Central Asia prospered from the ____________, a trade route connecting China to the Mediterranean Sea. a. Fertile Crescent b. Khyber Pass c. Silk Road d. Suez Canal The civilization in the region of Mesopotamia that established year-round farming and cuneiform writing was the a. Sumerians. b. Phoenicians. c. Persians. d. Ottomans. Armenia is a(n) ____________, a territory that is culturally or ethnically different from surrounding larger cultures. a. exclave b. culture hearth c. dependency d. enclave Ethnic Groups in the Eastern Mediterranean 32. Which of the following statements about the impact 33. 29. Based on the graphs above, which of the following countries does not have an ethnic Armenian population? a. Israel b. Syria c. Jordan d. Lebanon 34. 35. 36. 37. 30. According to the graphs above, which country has the highest percentage of Arabs in its population? a. Jordan b. Syria c. Lebanon d. Israel 31. Overfishing and pollution have decreased fish catches in the a. Red Sea. b. Black Sea. c. Caspian Sea. d. Aral Sea. 38. of the Aswān High Dam is TRUE? a. Irrigation was reduced after the dam was built. b. The land retains salt because floodwaters no longer cleanse the soil. c. Parasite-related diseases downriver decreased after the dam was built. d. Rich alluvial soil is now trapped by the dam, reducing the need for expensive fertilizers. Limited freshwater resources in North Africa, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia have forced countries to use the process of a. reservoirs. b. aqueducts. c. desalination. d. aquifers. What are petrochemicals? a. products derived from oil and natural gas b. products used to extinguish oil well fires c. chemicals leaked during weapons testing d. chemicals used to modify petroleum products The ______________ allows ships to pass from the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea. a. Suez Canal b. Bosporus c. Strait of Tiran d. Strait of Hormuz Today, the ancient ____________________ is the route of a modern communications superhighway. a. road to Makkah b. Silk Road c. Nile River Valley d. Persian Empire Many of Central Asia’s environmental problems were caused by a. farmers following ancient techniques. b. extremist Muslim groups. c. global warming. d. the Soviet Union. The major rivers of the region of North Africa, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia are the a. Nile, Tigris, Euphrates, Jordan, Amu Dar’ya, and Syr Dar’ya. b. Tigris, Euphrates, Indus, Tarim, Amu Dar’ya, and Syr Dar’ya. c. Nile, Indus, Jordan, Huang He, Chang Jiang, and Ganges. d. Amu Dar’ya, Syr Dar’ya, Ganges, Brahmaputra, Huang He, and Chang Jiang. 39. ________________ countries such as Afghanistan 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. and Tajikistan do not have access to the sea for transportation and trade. a. Arable b. War-torn c. Landlocked d. Oil-producing The region’s heavy dependence on oil has led to a. decreasing oil and natural gas exports to the United States. b. a larger membership in OPEC. c. wide disparities between the oil-rich and the oil-poor countries. d. the development of a middle class in all countries. Which of the following waterways is human made? a. Straight of Hormuz b. Suez Canal c. Straight of Tiran d. Nile River The Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia (TRACECA) extends from __________ to ___________ and was designed to provide increased regional cooperation. a. Moldova, Mongolia b. Turkey, China c. Afghanistan, Mongolia d. Belarus, Kazakhstan Why do the OPEC member countries have considerable influence in world affairs? a. They have strong military power. b. They control most of the world’s wealth. c. They control a large amount of the world’s oil. d. They represent most of the world’s population. An underground layer of porous rock, gravel, or sand that contains water is called a. an aquifer. b. a delta. c. an estuary. d. groundwater. What destroyed the fishing industry in the Aral Sea? a. oil slicks b. diversion of water from feeder rivers c. overfishing d. acid rain