Southwest Asia - Unit Test

Which of the following occurred as a result of European involvement in Southwest Asia following World War I

• Many European immigrated to Southwest Asia

• Countries in Southwest Asia modeled their governments on European governments

• Political borders were decided by European powers without consideration of the political and historic connections in the region

• European powers' presence in Southwest Asia established a long period of peace and improved relations with non-Muslim western nations

After the breakup of the Ottoman Empire, European powers partitioned (divided) Southwest Asia, what was a result of those new boundaries?

• Regional peace

• Regional conflict

• There was no result

• Regional wealth

The State of Israel was established in May 1948, what MOVEMENT helped with the establishment of this country?

• The Holocaust

• World War II

• Zionism

• The Torah

At the root of many conflicts in the Middle East is a religious issue concerning who owns the land. This issue is centered on:

• who was the first to settle there

• who was promised the land by God

• who won the battle of Armageddon

• who established the city of Jerusalem

Oil is the natural resource that plays a large role in the economy of Saudi Arabia

• True

• False

Which of the following is NOT a reason the U.S. maintains a presence in the Middle East

• to stop terrorism

• to assist democracy

• to import wheat

• to protect their oil interest

Israel uses the Jordan River for irrigation

• True

• False

Both the Tigris and Euphrates flow through which country?

• Turkey

• Afghanistan

• Saudi Arabia

• Iraq

Natural resources are not evenly distributed among countries. Which of the following correctly shows how Southwest Asia is an example of this uneven distribution?

• Abundance of oil, but a scarcity of water

• Abundance of coal, but a scarcity of copper

• Abundance of natural gas, but a scarcity of oil

• Abundance of water, but a scarcity of phosphates

Turkey building a dam to protect their water supply leads to what issue with Iraq?

• there is no issue

• unequal distribution of oil

• unequal distribution of water

• unequal distribution