Chapter 19

33. Multiple Choice: When did the Persian Empire first develop?

A. 550 B.C.

27. Multiple Choice: Which tectonic plate has not contributed to the formation of the Arabian peninsula?

A. Cocos

37. In which country are Shia imams particularly important and influential?

A. Iran

38. Multiple Choice: What is Islam's holiest city?

A. Mecca

41. Multiple Choice: Why are pigs generally not raised in the Persian Gulf and interior?

A. Muslims are forbidden to eat pork

43.Multiple Choice: What does OPEC stand for?

A. Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

45. Multiple Choice: Which of the following is the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan?

A. Pashtun

30. Multiple Choice: What is the name of the desert described as the "Empty Quarter"?

A. Rub' al-Khali

35. Multiple Choice: Which empires tried to control Iran and Afghanistan in the 1800s?

B. British and Russia

42. Multiple Choice: Which of the following factors generally does not affect the region's politics?

B. Democratic Rule

28. Multiple Choice: Which mountain range is located along the northEASTern border of Iran?

B. Kopet-Dag

39. Multiple Choice: What group conquered the Sumerians?

C. Akkadians

32. Multiple Choice: What is the name of the region that includes land from the Persian Gulf through the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?

C. Fertile Crescent

44. Multiple Choice: Which country is ruled by an ayatollah?

C. Iran

26. Multiple Choice: Which country is not located on the Arabian Peninsula?

C. Iraq

36. Multiple Choice: Which ethnic group never had their own country?

C. Kurds

3. Give ________ to the poor.

Charity

29. Multiple Choice: Which bodies of water lie to the south of the Arabian Peninsula?

D. Arabian Sea and Gulf of Aden

31. Multiple Choice: What factor prevents all the countries in the Persian Gulf from producing desalinized water?

D. It is very expensive to produce on a large scale

34. Multiple Choice: Where was the prophet Muhammad born?

D. Mecca

40. Multiple Choice: What country has the largest oil production?

D. Saudi Arabia

Fill in the blank: 4 factors influencing Asia's Climate: E______

Elevation

8. T or F: An exotic river is an area where springs bubble to the surface

False, Oasis

2. T or F: The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers join in a single channel called the Shatt al Arab that empties into the Mediterranean Sea.

False, Persian gulf

19. T or F: Corn and wheat are the most common grains grown in the region

False; Barley

15. T or F: The most common language in Iran is Pashtu

False; Farsi

5. T or F: The Kopet-Dag Mountains are the western extension of the Himalayas.

False; Hindu Kush

23. T or F: Saddam Hussein was the ruler of Iran

False; Iraq

21. T or F: Baghdad is the capital of Afghanistan

False; Kabul

11. T or F: The religion of Islam was established by the prophet Ayatollah

False; Muhammad

13. T or F: The Akkadians developed what became known as the golden age of Persian culture.

False; Safavids

18. T or F: The Sunni Muslims allow only descendants of the prophet Muhammad's family to become imams

False; Shia

10. T or F: The world's first known cities were built by the Persians

False; Sumerians

2. T or F: Kurds are Hindu who live in Iran, Syria, and Turkey who do not desire self rule

False; They do desire self rule

4. T or F: The Elburz mountains are found along irans western coast

False; Zagros Mountains

4. T or F: Pashtun speak Farsi and are the smallest ethnic group in Afghanistan

False; speak Pashu & largest group

4. _______ during the holy month of Ramadan

Fast

(5 pillars of Islam) 1. Profession of faith in that there is only on _____

God

1. Fill in the blank: 4 factors influencing Asia's Climate: H_____P_____

High Pressure

3. The cultures of Southwest Asia are influenced by these four Ethnic Groups which are the following: K____________ A____________ P____________ P____________

Kurds Arabic Persians Pashtuns

5. Make a trip to ________.

Mecca

2. The Persian Gulf region's two most important natural resources are the following: ___________ which they have a lot and fresh ________ which they don't.

Oil & Water

Fill in the blank: 4 factors influencing Asia's Climate: O_____E_____

Orographic Effect

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Time Line Order

Sumerians Akkadians Persians Greeks Romans Mongols Ottoman Turks British

1. T or F: Arabs is the largest ethnic group in the entire Persian Gulf Area

True

1. T or F: The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers both flow through Mesopotamia

True

12. T or F: The early Muslim community was centered around Medina

True

14. T or F: Iraq and Saudi Arabia became independent countries in 1932

True

16. T or F: The Pashtun are an ethnic group closely related to the Tajiks

True

17. T or F: About 90% of Muslims are Sunni Muslims

True

20. T or F: Bedouins are nomadic herders who move their livestock in regular routes with the seasons

True

22. T or F: Saudi Arabia is a member of OPEC

True

24. T or F: Iran's current form of government is a theocracy

True

25. T or F: Mecca is Islam's holiest city

True

3. T or F: The Persians are dominate in Iranian society since they hold the most positions and speak Farsi

True

3. T or F: The region lies at the intersection of three tectonic plates

True

5. T or F: Arabic is the dominate language of the Arabs and Islam is the main religion of the Arabs

True

6. T or F: The An Nafud is a desert of reddish sand

True

7. T or F: The region's humid climates are produced by an orographic effect

True

9. T or F: Saudi Arabia produces more desalinized water than any other country

True

Fill in the blank: 4 factors influencing Asia's Climate: W_______

Winds

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STUDY THE MAP

You need to know Countries, Capitals, & Waters/Rivers

47. Matching: capital city of Saudi Arabia

a. Riyadh

55. Matching: Muslim religious leader of the highest order

c. Ayatollah

48. Matching: borders the Arabian Peninsula to the south

d. Arabian Sea

51. Matching: a group of nomadic herders who live in Southwest Asia

e. Bedouins

50. Matching: river that begins in a humid region and flows to a dry region

f. Exotic River

2. Pray ______ times a day towards Mecca.

five

53. Matching: is becoming wider as the African and Arabian plates move apart

g. Red Sea

49. Matching: a line of hereditary rulers

h. Dynasty

52. Matching: capital city of Iran

i. Tehran

54. Matching: branch of Islam that is dominant in Iran

k. Shi'ism

46. Matching: government based on religious laws

l. Theocracy