1)
As a result of the Holocaust during World War II, the United Nations designated a Jewish homeland that became what country?
A) Iran
B) Israel
C) Jerusalem
D) Palestine
2)
Which of these events MOST impacted the way Americans viewed the Middle East region?
A) Hurricane Katrina, 2005
B) the First Gulf War, 1990
C) the Fall of the Berlin Wall, 1989
D) September 11th Terrorist Attacks, 2001
3)
The water supply in the Middle East is being threatened by climate changes, shrinking aquifers, and overpopulation. What is MOST LIKELY the biggest challenge in finding a way for the nations there to cooperate to solve these problems?
A) The nations involved have a history of solving conflict through warfare.
B) The urban and rural areas of the region can not reach a compromise about water rights.
C) The United Nations has refused to oversee projects to ensure the equal distribution of water.
D) The nations involved do not have the money needed to finance pipelines to solve the problems.
4)
The arrow on this map is pointing to what river?
A) Euphrates
B) Ganges
C) Nile
D) Tigris
5)
Excerpt from United Nations Resolution 181 (1948)
Citizenship. Palestinian citizens residing in Palestine outside the City of Jerusalem, as well as Arabs and Jews who, not holding Palestinian citizenship, reside in Palestine outside the City of Jerusalem shall, upon the recognition of independence, become citizens of the State in which they are resident and enjoy full civil and political rights.
Using the information shown here, which statement BEST explains the reason for this resolution?
A) Palestine was given new lands after the creation of a new Jewish nation of Israel.
B) At the end of World War I, the Ottoman empire was divided into a Jewish and Arab nation.
C) As a result of the Holocaust, a Jewish nation named Israel was created from land in Palestine.
D) At the end of World War I the Jewish people were forced to give up some of the land in Israel to the Palestinians.
6)
Population Density in Selected Middle Eastern Countries
Country Total Area (sq. miles) Population Density (per sq. miles)
Saudi Arabia 830,000 30.9
Egypt 386,662 203.5
Iraq 169,235 181.6
Kuwait 6,880 433.9
Lebanon 4,036 1,046.7
Why might these larger countries have such a low population density?
A) Much of their land lacks access to enough water.
B) Areas of the country have not yet been explored.
C) Many of those countries are still ravaged by civil war.
D) They have no valuable natural resources for their economy.
7)
Which statement is the BEST description of how the physical geography of Iraq has impacted the nation's population distribution?
A) Most of the population lives in the deserts of southern Iraq.
B) Over 75% of the population live on the coast of the Persian Gulf.
C) Over 75% of the population lives near the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
D) Most of the population lives in the mountainous region of northeast Iraq.
8)
Immediately after the end of World War I and the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, European countries increased their involvement in Middle Eastern political and economic affairs. Which of these BEST explains how this change took place?
A) European people moved there to take advantage of the better climate.
B) European Jews were fleeing the expansion and oppression of the Germany government.
C) European governments were able to establish peace in the region for the first time in decades.
D) European powers drew up new political borders in the region without consulting political, cultural, or historic realities.
9)
Who is the MOST important historical figure in Christianity?
A) Abraham
B) Elijah
C) Jesus
D) Muhammed
10)
Islam is a monotheistic religion that recognizes the Koran as the inspired word of
A) Abraham.
B) Allah.
C) Mohammed.
D) Yahweh.
11)
According to this chart, which country would be MOST likely to face a water crisis?
A) Jordan
B) Lebanon
C) Syria
D) Turkey
12)
Which area of the map represents the area in which you would MOST likely find a majority Arab population?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
13)
What religion is not only practiced today but also served as the foundation for both Christianity and Islam?
A) Buddhism
B) Hinduism
C) Judaism
D) Taoism
14)
Which of these statements BEST describes "the Taliban"?
A) the political party of Saddam Hussein that was toppled in 2003
B) the ruling party of Afghanistan toppled by U.S. forces in late 2001
C) the terrorist group responsible for the attacks on September 11, 2001
D) part of the "Axis of Evil" as identified in President Bush's State of the Union address in 2002
15)
What would be the BEST title for this map?
A) "Cold War Alliances"
B) "Anti-Colonial Revolts"
C) "Results of World War II"
D) "The Middle East Mandate System"
16)
What is the term for a group of people who share a common language, culture, or history?
A) gender group
B) ethnic group
C) racial group
D) national group
17)
Which group is generally held responsible for the terror attacks of September 11, 2001?
A) Al-Qaeda
B) Hezbollah
C) PLO
D) Taliban
18)
What is the most pressing challenge facing the Middle East in terms of its water supply?
A) general scarcity
B) pollution from farming
C) pollution from industry
D) bacterial contamination
19)
The conflict over space between Israel and Palestine is MOSTLY due to
A) trade issues.
B) racial issues.
C) natural resources.
D) religious issues.
20)
Shi'a Islam and Sunni Islam are ALIKE in that they
A) share key political beliefs.
B) share fundamental Islamic beliefs.
C) believe leaders should be politically elected.
D) believe leaders should be from Muhammad's lineage.
21)
The arrow on this map is pointing to what river?
A) Euphrates
B) Indus
C) Nile
D) Tigris
22)
Which of these was the biggest influence in the United Nations to recognize Israel as a nation-state in 1948?
A) World War I
B) the Holocaust
C) discovery of oil
D) Middle East crisis
23)
What was the name of the political movement dedicated to establishing a Jewish homeland in Palestine?
A) Anti-Semitism
B) Zionism
C) isolationism
D) nationalism
24)
One way that wealthier more urbanized countries like Saudi Arabia have dealt with the lack of freshwater is through
A) deforestation.
B) desalination.
C) desertification.
D) detoxification.
25)
Which part of the map would be CLOSEST to both the West Bank AND the Gaza Strip?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
26)
Which area of the map represents the area in which you would MOST likely find a majority Kurdish population?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
27)
· Helped form the "Fertile Crescent" and the Sumerian civilization.
· Over 1,730 miles long and characterized by annual flooding.
· Headwaters are located in Turkey, empties into the Persian Gulf.
Which Middle East geographic feature is being described?
A) the Red Sea
B) the Suez Canal
C) the Strait of Hormuz
D) the Tigris and Euphrates
28)
President George H. Bush was able to convince U.N. forces to invade Iraq in a military effort known as "Operation Desert Storm" because nations feared
A) Iraq's leader Saddam Hussein planned to invade Saudi Arabia next, which was an important U.S. ally.
B) Iraq's leader Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait was an attempt to control the oil in the Persian Gulf.
C) Iraq's leader Saddam Hussein threatened to join forces with Iran and create a militant Islamic federation.
D) Iraq's leader Saddam Hussein was working with the terrorist group Al Qaeda to develop biological weapons of mass destruction.
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