Midterm Practice

Which best describes the climate of much of Southwest Asia?

• Hot and dry

• Windy and cold

• Tropical and rainy

• Moderate and cool

What is the 120-mile man-made waterway that is used to transport goods from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea?

• Gaza Strip

• Suez Canal

• Persian Gulf

• Panama Canal

This 25-mile territory has been a source of dispute between Israel and its neighbors for many years:

• Gaza Strip

• Persian Gulf

• Strait of Hormuz

• Suez Canal

Which river is the key water source for Israel, Lebanon, and Syria?

• Tigris River

• Euphrates River

• Jordan River

• Suez Canal

The Strait of Hormuz connects which bodies of water?

• Red Sea & Arabian Sea

• Mediterranean Sea & Persian Gulf

• Mediterranean Sea & Red Sea

• Persian Gulf & Arabian Sea

Which rivers flow through Turkey and Iraq?

• Jordan and Tigris

• Jordan and Euphrates

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Red and Jordan

Disputes over what two natural resources are problematic for many Southwest Asian countries?

• Oil and Water

• Water and Diamonds

• Diamonds and Natural Gas

• Oil and Diamonds

Which is a result of a country investing in human capital?

• GDP will stay the same because human capital does not affect it.

• GDP will increase because educated workers will be more productive.

• GDP will no longer be essential because citizens will have higher education.

• GDP will decrease because the cost of investing in human capital is very high.

What are capital goods?

• The workers who make the goods and services.

• The factories and machines used to make goods.

• Money used to train workers to use new equipment.

• Money available for scholarships to private schools.

Which of the following is not one of the basic economic questions?

• What to produce

• Who to produce for

• How to produce

• How to maximize economic growth