Turkey Test Review

What empire controlled most of the Middle East from the 1300s to the early 1900s?

• The Ottoman Empire

• The Byzantine Empire

• The Persian Empire

• European Union

What were the results of WWI for the Ottoman Empire? (Select 2)

• They won the war and gained more land

• They had to sign the Mudros Armistice

• They lost the War and the land was divided amongst winning/ surrounding countries

• There was no war

What 2 major rivers flow through Turkey?

• The Bosporus and Tiger River

• The Mississippi River and the Nile

• The Chattahooche River and the Amazon

• The Tigris and Euphrates River

What are Turkey's most valuable resources? (Select 2)

• Oil/Petroleum Products

• Livestock

• Minerals

• Arable Land

Why does Turkey's location have an impact on its trade? (Select 2)

• It is located between Europe and Asia (2 large continents)

• They only trade with the US and nobody else

• They are surrounded by 3 oceans: The Aegean Sea, Black Sea, and the Mediterranean

• They have the Bosporus Strait and that's all they need

Why have the dams on Turkey's rivers caused problems with neighbors?

• They made everyone move to Turkey from other countries

• They have let less water through to countries like Syria

• They put dust in the water contaminating it

• They have caused no problems and make everyone happy

What are some reasons that some European countries have not wanted Turkey to join the EU? (Select 3)

• They are a less stable country and are still trying to improve

• They do not like Ataturk or anything to do with Turkey

• They are not okay with the rules in Turkey that prevent things like freedom of speech

• They do not like that they have different cultures from them

How could joining the EU benefit Turkish citizens? (Select 2)

• They get to eat more foods

• It could help their country stabilize and make it a more safe place to be

• It could start a war and get Turkey more land

• It could allow for more basic freedoms

What makes Turkey's government different from others in Southwest Asia?

• They make everything free there and choose to make tourists pay to leave Turkey

• They threaten others to get more power and choose violence before peace

• They have a Parliamentary Democracy, lean towards a market economy, and they are secular

• They have a Presidential Democracy, lean towards a command economy, and they are secular

What are subsidies?

• They make things more expensive

• They are a type of government and the kind that Turkey has

• Help make things cheaper and encourage entrepreneurship

• The name for voting in Turkey