Unit Two - Cycle Two Test About Country
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- 1.What country is labeled by number 3?
- A.
Saudi Arabia
- B.
Egypt
- C.
Turkey
- D.
Israel
- 2.What country is labeled by number 2?
- A.
Saudi Arabia
- B.
Turkey
- C.
Egypt
- D.
Israel
- 3.What country is labeled by number 6?
- A.
Saudi Arabia
- B.
Iraq
- C.
Iran
- D.
Israel
- 4.What feature is labeled by number 2?
- A.
Arabian Sea
- B.
Suez Canal
- C.
Persian Gulf
- D.
Red Sea
- 5.What feature is labeled by number 5?
- A.
Jordan River
- B.
Tigris River
- C.
Suez Canal
- D.
Strait of Hormuz
- 6.What feature is labeled by number 3?
- A.
Arabian Sea
- B.
Strait of Hormuz
- C.
Persian Gulf
- D.
Red Sea
- 7.Which physical feature in the Middle East is an important shipping channel for much of the world’s oil supply? (Standard G5a)
- A.
Red Sea
- B.
Arabian Sea
- C.
Persian Gulf
- D.
Strait of Hormuz
- 8.Which territory in the Middle East bordered by Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea continues to cause disputes between surrounding areas? (Standard G5b)
- A.
Iran
- B.
Iraq
- C.
Turkey
- D.
Gaza Strip
- 9.Although Judaism, Islam and Christianity are similar one key difference is _____. (Standard G8c)
- A.
Their patriarchal leader
- B.
Their view on Jesus Christ
- C.
They have places of worship
- D.
Jerusalem is sacred in Christianity alone
- 10.The religions of Judaism, Islam and Christianity all have which characteristic in common. (Standard G8c)
- A.
Sects
- B.
Polytheistic
- C.
Monotheistic
- D.
Ethnic groups
- 11.The reason for division between Sunni and Shia Muslims is based on the issue of _____. (Standard G8d)
- A.
The issue of women’s rights within the religion
- B.
Who should control the natural resources of the region
- C.
Who should succeed Muhammad as leader or caliph after his death
- D.
Where the geographic center of the Islamic world should be located
- 12.Shia and Sunni are both followers of Islam. The division lies in who is qualified to be the Caliph or leader of the religion. The Shia believe the Caliph or leader should _____. (Standard G8d)
- A.
Be of Muhammad’s bloodline
- B.
Be born of the line of a caliphate
- C.
Be from Muhammad’s home town
- D.
Have a divine calling for religious ministry
- 13.Which group is both an ethnic group and religious group? (Standard G8a)
- A.
Jews
- B.
Arabs
- C.
Muslims
- D.
Persians
- 14.A government that is controlled by a religious leader is a ________. (Standard CG5a)
- A.
Democracy
- B.
Monarchy
- C.
Theocracy
- D.
Parliamentary system
- 15.Israel is a parliamentary democracy, Saudi Arabia is a monarchy, and Iran is a theocracy. In which of these countries is the form of leadership elected by the people? (Standard CG4c)
- A.
Iran
- B.
Israel
- C.
Saudi Arabia
- D.
All three countries
- 16.What type of government does Saudi Arabia have? (Standard CG4b)
- A.
Autocracy
- B.
Oligarchy
- C.
Democracy
- D.
Theocratic Republic
- 17.
- A.
Literacy is always lower in countries with a higher GDP
- B.
Literacy is usually higher in countries with a higher GDP
- C.
Countries with oil wealth always have the highest literacy rates
- D.
There is no relationship between a country’s GDP and its literacy rate
- 18.Which modern day country is home to mostly Persians? (Standard G8b)
- A.
Iraq
- B.
Turkey
- C.
Iran
- D.
Afghanistan
- 19.Most Arabs are followers of which religion? (Standard G8b)
- A.
Christianity
- B.
Islam
- C.
Buddhism
- D.
Judaism
- 20.What is a group of people who share a belief system in a god or gods known as? (Standard G8a)
- A.
Nomadic group
- B.
Religious group
- C.
Ethnic group
- D.
Family group
- 21.What feature/country is labeled by number 2?
- A.
Jordan River
- B.
West Bank
- C.
Gaza Strip
- D.
Red Sea
- 22.What feature/country is labeled by number 3?
- A.
Jordan River
- B.
Israel
- C.
Gaza Strip
- D.
Red Sea
- 23.What feature/country is labeled by number 1?
- A.
Israel
- B.
West Bank
- C.
Gaza Strip
- D.
Egypt
- 24.What feature is labeled by number 4?
- A.
Jordan River
- B.
West Bank
- C.
Gaza Strip
- D.
Red Sea
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