SW Asia/North Africa

What are the two most popular resources in both regions?

• Oil and phosphates
• Oil and Natural Gas
• Natural gas and uranium
• Oil and gold

The fight for democracy, also called the Arab Spring, began in which country?

• Morocco
• Algeria
• Tunisia
• Egypt

Which two bodies of water does the Suez Canal connect?

• Atlantic Ocean and Red Sea
• Indian and Pacific Oceans
• Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea
• Mediterranean and Red Sea

What are the two main climate types in North Africa?

• Tropical and Mediterranean
• Mediterranean and Desert
• Desert and Tropical
• Mediterranean and Atlantic

Which country has been most successful in diversifying its economy?

• Egypt
• Libya
• Algeria
• Morocco

Why did European countries want to colonize Africa?

• They wanted to spread Islam and the Islamic culture
• There was a lot of unexplored desert and rainforests
• They wanted the natural resources and believed the y were superior to Africans
• The Africans wanted to be colonized and learn how to use their resources

What country was the most valuable colony because of the Suez Canal?

• Egypt
• Sinai
• Israel
• Saudi Arabia

What was the result of the Arab Spring in Egypt?

• The country signed a peace treaty with protesters in Tunisia
• The old leaders created their own country south of Egypt
• Islamic fundamentalists retreated to Sahara Desert to regroup
• The country formed a new government and wrote a new constitution

Which of the following about Southwest Asia's oil deposits is accurate?

• The region has few or limited deposits
• Oil production is not a leading economic activity
• The revenues from oil sales have been shared equally among the region's people
• The region holds more than half of the oil discovered in the world

What does O.P.E.C. stand for?

• Organization of Petroleum Enhance Countries
• Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
• Oil Producing Export Countries
• Oil Producing Environment Control