5.02/5.03 Quiz: Intro to India and the Middle East
Why is the camel a better source of food than a cow in the Middle East?
A cow is severely affected by the heat and lack of water.
Which of the following defines a civilization?
A group of people who live together and have social, political, economic and religious structure.
On the map below, the star is marking which of the following bodies of water?
Mediterranean Sea.
On the map below, the star is marking which of the following bodies of water?
Persian Gulf.
Which of the following bodies of water does not touch India?
Red Sea.
Which country in the Middle East has the most crude oil?
Saudi Arabia.
Using the graph below, compare the amount of oil reserves held by The Middle East to the rest of the world.
The Middle East has more oil reserves than the rest of the world combined.
Why is the camel such an important animal in the Middle East?
The camel has an incredible ability to adapt to harsh conditions.
Where is the camel predominantly located?
Throughout tropical and subtropical dry zones.
The Fertile Crescent is bound to the east by what two rivers?
Tigris and Euphrates.
Iraq is practically landlocked, with only a small portion of its border touching the Persian Gulf.
True.
Nestled between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, Mesopotamia forms the eastern half of the Fertile Crescent.
True.
Over half the world's oil reserves can be found in the Middle East.
True.
The camel is the symbol of human survival in the desert.
True.
The figurative use of cradle is used to mean "the place or region in which anything is nurtured or sheltered in its earlier stage" - such that the term cradle of civilization means the place where civilization was first nurtured and sheltered.
True.
Turkey is in the northern part of the region known as the Middle East.
True.
On the map below, #1 is marking which of the following countries?
Turkey.
Which of the following must be addressed to improve agriculture in the Middle East?
All of the above.
What is the biggest deterrent to establishing sustainable agriculture?
Limited water.
Which of the following cities is located on the southern tip of India?
Bangalore.