Chapter 20-21 Test Prep

Question 0

water that is not being replaced by rainfall

Answer 0

fossil water

Question 1

rivers that begin in humid regions and then flow through dry areas

Answer 1

exotic rivers

Question 2

a limit on trade

Answer 2

embargo

Question 3

dry stream beds

Answer 3

wadis

Question 4

religious and political leader in the early Islamic world

Answer 4

Caliph

Question 5

Persian title for a king

Answer 5

Shah

Question 6

government ruled by religious leaders

Answer 6

Theocracy

Question 7

dark tarlike material used to pave streets

Answer 7

asphalt

Question 8

religion is separate from the government

Answer 8

secular state

Question 9

the scattering of Jews by the Romans

Answer 9

diaspora

Question 10

What is special about the Dead Sea?

Answer 10

So salty that swimmers cannot sink

Question 11

What does OPEC do?

Answer 11

regulates oil trade and pricing

Question 12

What are the two most common branches of Islam?

Answer 12

Sunni and Shia

Question 13

What country is the holy city of Mecca in?

Answer 13

Saudi Arabia

Question 14

Who is Golda Meir?

Answer 14

First prime minster of Israel

She’s from Milwaukee

Question 15

How did the Persian Gulf War begin?

Answer 15

Iraq invaded Kuwait for its oil

Question 16

Name the Occupied Territories

Answer 16

Gaza Strip, Golan Heights, West Bank

Question 17

What is the biggest country without a river?

Answer 17

Saudi Arabia

Question 18

What is the richest country in the world?

Answer 18

Qatar

Question 19

What place is known for breeding Arabian horses?

Answer 19

Oman

Question 20

Where can you go to Ferrari World, see the largest mall in the world, and eat stuffed camel?

Answer 20

United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Question 21

3% of what country is in Europe?

Answer 21

Turkey

Question 22

70% of the people in what country are under the age of 30?

Answer 22

Iran

Question 23

Which country does not allow pictures of women?

Answer 23

Yemen

Question 24

What country was home to Tora Bora, Osama Bin Ladin's fortress?

Answer 24

Afghanistan

Question 25

What country has a scaredy sheep?

Answer 25

Cyprus

Question 26

What country is 92% desert and believes they are the location of the Garden of Eden?

Answer 26

Bahrain

Question 27

What country is the land of hamsters?

Answer 27

Syria

Question 28

Where does it cost more to eat at McDonalds than to fill up you car with gas?

Answer 28

Qatar

Question 29

The city of Byzantium also had what other two names?

Answer 29

Constantinople | Istanbul

Question 30

Jerusalem has religious significance in what three religions?

Answer 30

Christianity, Islam, Judaism