SWA Geography Test Review

What is a community of people sharing a common culture, ancestry, customs, and language known as?

• Religion
• Ethnic Group
• Religious Group
• Race

Most Arabs are followers of which religion?

• Chrisitanity
• Judaism
• Buddhism
• Islam

What are the 3 Major religious groups of Southwest Asia?

• Shia, Sunni, Christian
• Jews, Hindus, Sikhs
• Muslims, Christians, Jews
• Buddhists, Jews, Muslims

What are the major ethnic groups of Southwest Asia?

• Arab, Kurds, Persians
• Kurds
• Muslims, Hindus, Jews
• Persians, Arabs, Christians

A person can be from a different ethnic group, but be in the same religious group?

• True
• False

Abraham was not an important figure for all 3 religions?

• True
• False

In which country do the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers start?

• Iran
• Iraq
• Turkey
• Saudi Arabia

Which body of water is used mostly to transport oil?

• Persian Gulf
• Atlantic Ocean
• Gaza Strip
• Red Sea

What impact does water access have on a country’s food supply?

• Showers
• Irrigation
• Trade
• Travel

What man-made water feature allows trade from the Mediterranean Sea to the Arabian Sea?

• Panama Canal
• Gaza Strip
• Red Sea
• Suez Canal