Question 1

About 85 percent of Muslims consider themselves to be _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Caliphs
B)   Shi'ites
C)   Asian Orthodox adherents
D)   Sharias
E)   SunnisF) A) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 2

The Blue Nile and the White Nile converge to form the main Nile at Cairo.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Kurdistan is an example of a stateless nation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The three largest countries in population size in the North Africa/Southwest Asia realm are ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Israel, Jordan, and Pakistan
B)   Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Iran
C)   Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen
D)   Egypt, Kazakhstan, and Morocco
E)   Egypt, Iran, and TurkeyF) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 5

This country is the smallest in North Africa,but has its highest GNI per capita.

Accepted Answer

A)   Western Sahara
B)   Israel
C)   Tunisia
D)   Morocco
E)   LibyaF) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 6

The discovery of this commodity in southern Sudan sparked the independence movement that eventually led to the division of the country:

Accepted Answer

A)   gold
B)   uranium
C)   oil
D)   water
E)   saltF) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 7

Which of the following is not included in the North Africa/Southwest Asia realm?

Accepted Answer

A)   Pakistan
B)   Iran
C)   Iraq
D)   Egypt
E)   Islamic State (ISIS) F) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 8

_____ is the name for the "land between the rivers."

Accepted Answer

A)   Levant
B)   Mesopotamia
C)   Choke Point
D)   Maghreb
E)   The Fertile CrescentF) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 9

The Aswan High Dam is located on the ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Shatt-al-Arab waterway
B)   Nile River
C)   Persian Gulf
D)   Suez Canal
E)   Red SeaF) A) and C)
G) All of the above

Question 10

According to Figure 6-5,the British colonized all of the following EXCEPT ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Egypt
B)   Iraq
C)   Syria
D)   Palestine
E)   TransJordanF) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 11

Israel captured the West Bank of the Jordan River in the 1967 war.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The ancient name of Iran was Persia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Islam's holiest city,to which a Muslim must make at least one pilgrimage,is ___.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Islam's holiest city,to which a Muslim must...

Question 14

The leading mountain range of North Africa is the ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Saharan Uplands
B)   Atlas Mountains
C)   Libyan Alps
D)   Anatolian Plateau
E)   Golan HeightsF) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 15

Islam was founded before Judaism and Christianity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The religion that is most widely observed in the NASWA realm is ___.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The religion that is most widely observed...

Question 17

Shi'ite Muslims constitute the great majority of the population of _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Egypt
B)   Algeria
C)   Saudi Arabia
D)   Turkey
E)   IranF) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 18

Figure 6-15 shows that these two countries occupy strategic positions on the Hormuz Strait:

Accepted Answer

A)   Oman and Iran
B)   United Arab Emirates and Qatar
C)   Saudi Arabia and Iran
D)   Djibouti and Yemen
E)   Iraq and KuwaitF) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 19

The "land between the rivers," the name of the Mesopotamian culture hearth,refers to the arable crescent lying between the Nile and Tigris Rivers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The spread of Islam provides an example of expansion diffusion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 7: The North African-Southwest Asian Realm

Which of the following is not included in the North Africa/Southwest Asia realm?

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The "land between the rivers," the name of the Mesopotamian culture hearth,refers to the arable crescent lying between the Nile and Tigris Rivers.

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The leading mountain range of North Africa is the ______________.

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Shi'ite Muslims constitute the great majority of the population of _____________.

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Figure 6-15 shows that these two countries occupy strategic positions on the Hormuz Strait:

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This country is the smallest in North Africa,but has its highest GNI per capita.

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_____ is the name for the "land between the rivers."

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Islam was founded before Judaism and Christianity.

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The three largest countries in population size in the North Africa/Southwest Asia realm are ____________.

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The Blue Nile and the White Nile converge to form the main Nile at Cairo.

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The spread of Islam provides an example of expansion diffusion.

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According to Figure 6-5,the British colonized all of the following EXCEPT ___________.

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The religion that is most widely observed in the NASWA realm is ___.

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Islam's holiest city,to which a Muslim must make at least one pilgrimage,is ___.

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The ancient name of Iran was Persia.

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About 85 percent of Muslims consider themselves to be _____________.

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Israel captured the West Bank of the Jordan River in the 1967 war.

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The discovery of this commodity in southern Sudan sparked the independence movement that eventually led to the division of the country:

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Kurdistan is an example of a stateless nation.

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The Aswan High Dam is located on the ___________.

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