Middle East Culture & Geography Test
- 1.Which river do Syria, Israel, and Jordan share?
- A.
Euphrates
- B.
Jordan
- C.
Nile
- D.
Tigris
- 2.How has the building of dams created problems for countries sharing rivers in Southwest Asia?
- A.
Dams are too expensive 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.
- 3.What is one problem chemical fertilizers cause for farmers?
- A.
Chemical fertilizers make farm animals sick.
- B.
Chemicals have led to the build-up of salt levels in the soil.
- C.
Fertilizers are too expensive for anyone in Southwest Asia to use.
- D.
Few countries in Southwest Asia have factories to make fertilizers.
- 4.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.
Water supplies have been contaminated by the chemicals through runoff from the fields.
- D.
Chemical fertilizers have had very little effect on local water supplies in Southwest Asia.
- 5.Why aren’t desalination and drip irrigation used more in Southwest Asia?
- A.
Most countries do not know about these technologies.
- B.
Drip irrigation is not very effective in a hot, dry climate.
- C.
Few countries in Southwest Asia have access to seawater.
- D.
These technologies are very expensive for the countries to use.
- 6.What are the two most valuable natural resources in Southwest Asia?
- A.
Water and cotton.
- B.
Phosphates and oil.
- C.
Oil and natural gas.
- D.
Sulfur and natural gas.
- 7.How much of the world’s oil supply is found in Southwest Asia?
- A.
25%
- B.
40%
- C.
50%
- D.
75%
- 8.How has the discovery of oil in some Southwest Asian countries affected the economic development of this area?
- A.
Those with oil need less water than the other countries around them.
- B.
Having oil has made very little difference in the economy in this region.
- C.
The discovery of oil has meant that no other industries have developed in the region.
- D.
Those countries with oil reserves are much richer than those countries that have not found oil in their territory.
- 9.Which countries are the most oil-rich in the Southwestern Asian region?
- A.
Iran, Iraq, Jordan, and Israel.
- B.
Iraq, Kuwait, Israel, and Lebanon.
- C.
Jordan, Israel, Syria, and Lebanon.
- D.
Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia.
- 10.Why does the organization of OPEC play a powerful role in the world economy today?
- A.
OPEC controls the oil in the world market.
- B.
This organization is a part of the United Nations.
- C.
OPEC builds dams along rivers shared by several countries.
- D.
OPEC membership includes many oil companies owned by firms in the United States.
- 11.Many of the largest cities in Southwest Asia are located on or near?
- A.
Deserts.
- B.
Major Rivers.
- C.
Large grasslands.
- D.
Mountain ranges.
- 12.The “Bedouins” are Southwest Asians who have traditionally lived in and around?
- A.
Oil fields.
- B.
Urban areas.
- C.
Major deserts.
- D.
Large river systems.
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