Middle East and North Africa Review

Many Africans today are Muslim. The early Muslims conquered North Africa and probably spread their faith south of the Sahara desert along ___ affecting the ____ development of these areas.

• oases, economic

• lakeways, political

• railways, political

• trade routes, cultural

Which North African country has most of its population in only 3% of its land area?

• Morocco

• Libya

• Egypt

• Liberia

What part of the world is characterized by the following:

-pyramids built as tombs for pharaohs

-Rosetta Stone was found in this area by Napoleon Bonaparte

-Suez Canal opens in 1869

• A

• B

• C

• D

The traditional societies of the Middle East are rich in _____________ but poor in_____________.

• water, oil
• oil, water
• minerals, oil
• oil, lumber

Which factors prevent countries in North Africa and Southwest Asia from producing desalinized water?

• The process is easy.

• The process is not needed due to plentiful water sources in the region.

• The process is very expensive

• The process is extremely budget friendly

What type of climate dominates the region of North Africa and the Middle East?

• hot, arid climate

• cool, semiarid climate

• temperate, wet climate

• tropical wet and dry climate

Israel has the greatest ethnic diversity of the Middle Eastern nations as a result of ___________.

• Tourism

• Imigration

• Clsoed Borders

• Advertising

Which of the following was a way that globalization was involved in the uprisings in the Middle East in the early months of 2011?

• Islamic beliefs were the basis of the spreading unrest among cultures.

• The riots, which began in Tunisia, spread spontaneously across Asia.

• The internet spread ideas and events to people all over the Middle East.

• Oil economies were the first to rise up, then non-oil economies followed.

-Control of Jerusalem

-Location of Aquifers

-Jewish settlement

These factos made it difficult to create a boundary line between Israel and  ____.

• Iraq

• Lebanon

• Saudi Arabia

• Palestine

If you practice a religion that includes a belief that one’s life must be lived in submission to God based on messages from the Prophet Muhammad, you are practicing --

• Islam

• Buddhism

• Hinduism

• Judaism