Chapter 18 9th grade Geography Test
The independent state of Israel was founded
in 1948
More than 90 percent of Egypt's people live
in the Nile Delta region
basic urban necessities such as city roads, buildings, and services
infrastructure
Followers of _____________, a form of Islam practiced in Oman, choose their ruler by communal consensus and consent
Ibadhism
In Israel, what percentage of Jews living in the country were born there?
50 percent
Why are floral and geometric designs an important element in Islamic art?
Artistic depictions of living figures are discouraged in religious art
The people indigenous to North Africa before Arab invasions are called
Berbers
Egypt's primate city is
Cairo
Most Turkic peoples outside of Turkey live in
Central Asia
The _______________ in the early 1900s led to increased wealth, modernization, and immigration in many Arab countries on the Arabian Peninsula
Discovery of oil
What was the primary gateway for Arabs migrating in to North Africa
Egypt
Although the people of the region are divided by ethnic identify and language, they are united by the religion of Islam
False
Although the surrounding land is oil-rich, there are very few major oil reserves underneath the Persian Gulf itself
False
An embargo affects only the government of a region, not its people
False
The majority of Muslims in the eastern Mediterranean subregion follow Shia Islam
False
Sheikhdoms are territories ruled by
Islamic religious leaders
Which three major religions have deeply rooted histories in the eastern Mediterranean subregion?
Judaism, Christianity, Islam
__________________ are constitutional emirates ruled by emirs, or princes
Kuwait and Qatar
Which of the following statements about the history of the Arabian Peninsula is TRUE?
Many countries signed treaties with Great Britain for protection from other outsiders
One of the world's first culture hearths developed between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, in an area called
Mesopotamia
All three major religions in the eastern Mediterranean region share a belief in
Monotheism
Who want an independent state of their own in the West Bank and Gaza Strip areas.
Palestinians
As a result of Arab-Israeli conflicts over the territory of Palestine
Palestinians established refugee settlements in Arab countries
The ancient civilization that developed along the eastern Mediterranean coast around 3000 B.C. and traded widely across the Mediterranean is the
Phoenicians
Shari'ah law is based on the
Quran
Jews were originally expelled from their homeland by the
Romans
Parts of Central Asia prospered from the ____________, a trade route connecting China to the Mediterranean Sea
Silk Road
What has made Egypt a key regional power
Suez Canal
The civilization in the region of Mesopotamia that established year-round farming and cuneiform writing was the
Sumerians
Most Arabs in North Africa are
Sunni Muslims
______________ are the dominant sects of Islam in most states on the Arabian Peninsula
Sunni and Shia
Following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the __________ took control and imposed extreme interpretations of __________ on the country
Taliban, Islam
Which of the following statements about the people of the Northeast is TRUE?
The Kurds have lived for more than 2,000 years in the mountains of Turkey, Iran, and Iraq
Which statement best describes the system of government in Saudi Arabia?
The Saudi Arabian government follows shari'ah, or Islamic Law
After World War II, many countries in North Africa regained their independence
True
Jews and Arabs claim the same ancient holy lands
True
Many Iranians believe that they are descendants of the Aryans who migrated from Russia into the region
True
Mesopotamia was one of the world's first culture hearths
True
Quran is not the ancient holy city of Islam
True
The primary influence in North Africa is a mix of indigenous and Arab cultures
True
Until the late 1900s, much of Central Asia was ruled by the Soviet Union
True
The Ottoman Empire was centered in present-day __________________ and lasted for more than 600 years
Turkey
The Northeast's most populous countries are
Turkey and Iran
The dry, desert climate causes most people in the eastern Mediterranean subregion to live
along coastal plains and in the Euphrates River valley
to adapt plants and animals from the wild for use by people
domesticate
Armenia is a(n) ____________, a territory that is culturally or ethnically different from surrounding larger cultures
enclave
Azerbaijan is a(n) ______________, a distinct group of people who are isolated from the main, or larger part of the country
exclave
In the 1950s, when low oil prices caused payments to be cut to oil-producing countries, the Gulf states reacted by
forming the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
The boundaries drawn between Libya, Egypt, and Algeria by European colonial powers are called
geometric boundaries
When Arabs moved into North Africa, they brought their
language and religion
a Muslim place of worship
mosque
European ideas about _____________ helped provide the basis for the modern countries that emerged in the subregion of North Africa in the 1800s.
nationalism
the belief in the right of each people to be an independent nation
nationalism
The Zagros Mountains provide a _____________ boundary between Iran and Iraq
natural
a messenger from God
prophet
Armenians and Georgians are among the largest ethnic groups in
the Caucasus area
Many Central Asian countries declared independence
when the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991