Question 1

The Syrians lost which piece of territory to the Israelis in the 1967 war?

Accepted Answer

A)   Gaza
B)   Lebanon
C)   the West Bank
D)   the Golan Heights
E)   the Right BankF) B) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 2

Israel considers its capital to be the city of ?

Accepted Answer

A)   Tel Aviv
B)   Haifa
C)   Bethlehem
D)   Jerusalem
E)   GolanF) None of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 3

Which of the following is not an Old World culture hearth?

Accepted Answer

A)   the Indus Valley
B)   the Ganges Delta
C)   Mesopotamia
D)   the western Arabian Peninsula centered on Mecca
E)   the lower Nile ValleyF) A) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 4

Ethnically speaking,Turks are not Arabs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Iraq's oil cities of Kirkuk and Mosul are located within the culture area of the _____ population.

Accepted Answer

A)   Kurdish
B)   Iranian
C)   Shi'ite
D)   Turkic
E)   SunniF) A) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 6

The Golan Heights,Baghdad,and the upper Euphrates Valley are all located in Syria.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In Iraq,the Shi'ite population is concentrated in the ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)   northwest
B)   area centered on Baghdad
C)   western border area near Jordan
D)   southeast
E)   Shi'ite Triangle in the centerF) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 8

Which of the following countries does not share a common border with Israel?

Accepted Answer

A)   Iran
B)   Egypt
C)   Jordan
D)   Lebanon
E)   SyriaF) D) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 9

The "choke point" of the southern Persian Gulf is the Strait of _________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The "choke point" of the southern Persian...

Question 10

Which North African country fought a bitter war of liberation against the French?

Accepted Answer

A)   Egypt
B)   Libya
C)   Algeria
D)   Tunisia
E)   SudanF) A) and C)
G) All of the above

Question 11

Jordan lost its West Bank in the 1967 war with Israel.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

As Figure 6-11 shows,the Darfur region is now contained within the new country of Southern Sudan.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The Islamic Front is most correctly located within the African Transition Zone.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

From 1949 until 1967,West Jerusalem was controlled by _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   the West Bank
B)   Palestine
C)   Lebanon
D)   Israel
E)   the United NationsF) C) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 15

Kemal Atatürk was chiefly responsible for moving Turkey's capital from the interior Anatolian Plateau to the southern Mediterranean coast.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The modern state of Israel was created in __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   1923
B)   1937
C)   1948
D)   1959
E)   1967F) C) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 17

Which of the following oil producers does not border the Persian Gulf?

Accepted Answer

A)   Iran
B)   Kuwait
C)   Libya
D)   Saudi Arabia
E)   United Arab EmiratesF) A) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 18

The OPEC cartel is concerned with setting the policies and prices for the sale of ___.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The OPEC cartel is concerned with setting...

Question 19

The land between the lower Tigris and Euphrates rivers comprises the world culture hearth known as ___.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The land between the lower Tigris and...

Question 20

Which of the following countries is NOT located in The African Transition Zone?

Accepted Answer

A)   Mauritania
B)   Mali
C)   Niger
D)   Somalia
E)   TanzaniaF) None of the above
G) A) and C)

Exam 7: The North African-Southwest Asian Realm

In Iraq,the Shi'ite population is concentrated in the ___________.

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The Islamic Front is most correctly located within the African Transition Zone.

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The "choke point" of the southern Persian Gulf is the Strait of _________.

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From 1949 until 1967,West Jerusalem was controlled by _____________.

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The Golan Heights,Baghdad,and the upper Euphrates Valley are all located in Syria.

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Which of the following countries does not share a common border with Israel?

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Israel considers its capital to be the city of ?

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Which of the following oil producers does not border the Persian Gulf?

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The land between the lower Tigris and Euphrates rivers comprises the world culture hearth known as ___.

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The OPEC cartel is concerned with setting the policies and prices for the sale of ___.

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Iraq's oil cities of Kirkuk and Mosul are located within the culture area of the _____ population.

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The modern state of Israel was created in __________.

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The Syrians lost which piece of territory to the Israelis in the 1967 war?

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Jordan lost its West Bank in the 1967 war with Israel.

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Which of the following countries is NOT located in The African Transition Zone?

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As Figure 6-11 shows,the Darfur region is now contained within the new country of Southern Sudan.

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Ethnically speaking,Turks are not Arabs.

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Which North African country fought a bitter war of liberation against the French?

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Which of the following is not an Old World culture hearth?

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Kemal Atatürk was chiefly responsible for moving Turkey's capital from the interior Anatolian Plateau to the southern Mediterranean coast.

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