Question 1

Today,more than 80 percent of all Muslims are Sunnis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?

Accepted Answer

A)   The overwhelming majority of Egypt's people live within 20 kilometers (12 mi)  of the Nile.
B)   The Blue Nile originates in Ethiopia.
C)   The largest of all Nile River control projects is the Aswan High Dam.
D)   Egypt's largest city, Cairo, is located on the shore of Lake Nasser in Upper Egypt.
E)   The White Nile originates in East Africa.F) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 3

The majority of Iraq's Muslims are Shi'ites.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following countries is not a major oil producer?

Accepted Answer

A)   Kuwait
B)   Libya
C)   Iraq
D)   Iran
E)   JordanF) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 5

The western North African countries of Algeria,Tunisia,and Morocco constitute the region known as ___.

Accepted Answer

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Question 6

Which of the following is not located within the Maghreb region?

Accepted Answer

A)   the Atlas Mountains
B)   Casablanca
C)   the southern shore of the Strait of Gibraltar
D)   the Anatolian Plateau
E)   the area known as the TellF) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 7

The Muslim sect that dominates life in Iran today is the ___.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Muslim sect that dominates life in...

Question 8

Iran differs from most of the North Africa/Southwest Asian realm in that it ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   is non-Islamic
B)   borders Russia
C)   is predominantly Shi'ite
D)   is ruled by a monarchy
E)   has no oil depositsF) C) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 9

In the process of relocation diffusion,whatever is being diffused enters an area when adopting individuals move and carry innovations with them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What is the difference between expansion diffusion and relocation diffusion?

Accepted Answer

A)   In the case of expansion diffusion, a phenomenon originates in an area, remains strong there, and spreads outward; in relocation diffusion, the phenomenon is carried by migrants to a distant location and diffuses from there.
B)   In the case of relocation diffusion, a phenomenon originates in an area, remains strong there, and spreads outward; in expansion diffusion, the phenomenon is carried to a distant location and diffuses from there.
C)   Relocation diffusion involves direct contact; expansion diffusion requires a mobile host that transmits the diffused innovations at different locales.
D)   Expansion diffusion continues endlessly; relocation diffusion is a staged process affecting an even larger area in periodic waves.
E)   Relocation diffusion requires mass communication such as television; expansion diffusion takes place by direct contact.F) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 11

The ancient capital of Turkey was Ankara.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The Bab el Mandeb Strait is a choke point at the outlet of the Persian Gulf.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The upstream country that potentially can control the flow of the Nile River into Egypt is ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Iraq
B)   Israel
C)   Ethiopia
D)   Libya
E)   TurkeyF) B) and C)
G) A) and C)

Question 14

Hydraulic civilization theory holds that _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   water is the key to survival in the desert
B)   cities able to control irrigated farming over large hinterlands hold power over others
C)   irrigation is the key to the advancement of agriculture
D)   cities on islands will always dominate those on the nearby mainland
E)   All of the choices are correct.F) A) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 15

The largest oil reserves in the NASWA realm underlie _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Israel
B)   Libya
C)   Kuwait
D)   Saudi Arabia
E)   EgyptF) None of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 16

In the United Arab Emirates,Abu Dhabi and Dubai have most of the oil reserves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The state of Israel was ______________________.

Accepted Answer

A)   settled by people fleeing the Zionist policies of Nazi Germany
B)   created from territory that was formerly administered by the British
C)   a part of the Ottoman Empire that was ceded to the Jews in 1923
D)   created out of the country of Palestine that previously had no Jewish population
E)   founded shortly after World War IF) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 18

According to Figure 6-6,which country possesses one of the five largest oil reserves in the world but is not one of the five leading oil producers?

Accepted Answer

A)   Russia
B)   Iran
C)   Iraq
D)   Venezuela
E)   LibyaF) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 19

The wealth from oil income has been distributed evenly among the different subregions of the Middle East.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

At one time,the Ottoman Empire controlled large parts of southeastern Europe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 7: The North African-Southwest Asian Realm

According to Figure 6-6,which country possesses one of the five largest oil reserves in the world but is not one of the five leading oil producers?

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The majority of Iraq's Muslims are Shi'ites.

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The wealth from oil income has been distributed evenly among the different subregions of the Middle East.

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The largest oil reserves in the NASWA realm underlie _______________.

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The Muslim sect that dominates life in Iran today is the ___.

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The ancient capital of Turkey was Ankara.

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Which of the following is not located within the Maghreb region?

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Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?

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Hydraulic civilization theory holds that _____________.

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In the United Arab Emirates,Abu Dhabi and Dubai have most of the oil reserves.

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What is the difference between expansion diffusion and relocation diffusion?

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At one time,the Ottoman Empire controlled large parts of southeastern Europe.

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Which of the following countries is not a major oil producer?

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The western North African countries of Algeria,Tunisia,and Morocco constitute the region known as ___.

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The state of Israel was ______________________.

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In the process of relocation diffusion,whatever is being diffused enters an area when adopting individuals move and carry innovations with them.

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The upstream country that potentially can control the flow of the Nile River into Egypt is ____________.

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Iran differs from most of the North Africa/Southwest Asian realm in that it ____________.

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Today,more than 80 percent of all Muslims are Sunnis.

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The Bab el Mandeb Strait is a choke point at the outlet of the Persian Gulf.

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