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North Africa and Southwest Asia Test Review - Part 2

Question 1 of 16

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Fill the blank space to complete the text.

is the city where the focal point for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is.

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Question 2 of 16

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What is the current economic situation in the Middle East?

Select one of the following:

  • The area's economy gets much of its income from exporting natural resources

  • The area's economy gets much of its income from exporting timber

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Question 3 of 16

5

How has the loss of the Aral Sea impacted areas of Central Asia where it was once located?

Select one of the following:

  • A significant loss of water for irrigation, farming, and drinking

  • The area has faced a significant rise in poverty

  • A religion based on the essence of the Aral Sea has been lost.

  • None of the above

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Question 4 of 16

5

Select from the dropdown lists to complete the text.

Jerusalem is important to ( Muslims, Jews, Christians ) because it's the location where Muhammad saw himself. For ( Muslims, Christians, Jews ), it is the site of the Temple Mount, and for ( Christians, Jews, Muslims ), it's the location of the Last Supper, Christ's Crucifixion, burial, and resurrection.

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Question 5 of 16

5

Fill the blank space to complete the text.

The stated Great Britain's support for a Jewish State in Palestine after WWII.

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Question 6 of 16

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Why were Palestinians upset with Great Britain because of the Balfour Declaration?

Select one of the following:

  • Because they didn't like the Jews, and supported Nazi Germany in the Holocaust

  • Because Great Britain had promised them the land of Palestine; not to the Jews

  • Because Great Britain had promised them the land of Saudi Arabia; not to the Jews

  • Not here

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Question 7 of 16

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Fill the blank space to complete the text.

The divided Palestine into a Jewish and Arab State. It gave land to the Jewish.

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Question 8 of 16

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What are the four key obstacles to peace in the region? (choose all that apply)

Select one or more of the following:

  • Mutual Recognition

  • Rights of women

  • Borders

  • Security

  • Water Rights

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Question 9 of 16

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Why did the Palestinians lose much of the land given to them by the United Nations?

Select one of the following:

  • Because the Jews had taken over some of the land

  • Because the deal fell through and Great Britain took over the land

  • Because the Jews had begun a war with Palestine and destroyed their lands.

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Question 10 of 16

5

What was the cause of war in Syria?

Select one of the following:

  • The Arab Spring

  • The rebellions against women in the country

  • The United States' rebellion against the religions in Syria

  • The Arab's uprising in Israel

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Question 11 of 16

5

How has the war impacted the people of Syria?

Select one of the following:

  • High numbers of casualties, loss of jobs, fallen economy, etc.

  • Many uprisings within the governmental leaders

  • Other

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Question 12 of 16

5

Fill the blank space to complete the text.

A is a large group of people who share common ethnic, linguistic, and religious identity, but lack majority status and their own land.

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Question 13 of 16

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Why are the Kurds considered a stateless nation?

Select one of the following:

  • Because they share common ethnic, linguistic, and religious identities, however they do not have their own land.

  • They reside in their own country; however, there aren't any state's or boundaries within the nation/country.

  • Not here

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Question 14 of 16

5

What progress have the Kurds made towards receiving their own nation-state?

Select one of the following:

  • They've made movements, gained autonomous civil authority over parts of Northern Iraq, and they've formed a Kurdish Parliament.

  • They've protested in the streets of Saudi Arabia, formed their own military, and marched on the governmental buildings of Iraq.

  • Not here

Explanation

Question 15 of 16

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What are the push and pull factors influencing migration to the Arabian Peninsula?

Select one of the following:

  • The push factors are increasing poverty and unemployment; while the pull factors are higher wages there, than in any other country of that region.

  • The push factors are religious freedom, water scarcity, unemployment, and a high death rate. The pull factors are women's rights, and a high standard of living.

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Question 16 of 16

5

How have many of the nations of the Middle East discriminated against women?

Select one of the following:

  • Women aren't able to drive, eat without their husbands, birth children, leave their home without an accompanying male.

  • Women are payed less, and are less likely to attend and graduate schooling.

  • Other

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