Geography

1.

1 point

4 Main Geopolitical Issues

Access to Oil

Population Growth

Climate Change

Access to Freshwater

Terrorism

Ecological Trilogy

Narrow Water Ways/Chokepoints

Relations with the West

2.

1 point

Also known as Mesopotamia

Syria

Iran

Afghanistan

Iraq

3.

1 point

The Carter Doctrine prohibits Russia from interfering with Turkey's chokepoints

True

False

4.

1 point

The 4 margins of the region are

Fields

Plateaus

Seas

Deserts

Forests

High Mountains

Oceans

5.

1 point

Medina is a classic Islamic city

ye

no

6.

1 point

Armed take over of a government

coup

extirpation

desultory

probe

7.

1 point

4 Islamist Terrorist Groups

Hamas

Hormuz

Hajj

ADF

Hizbullah

Al-Qa'ida

KKK

Bab el-Mandeb

FIS

8.

1 point

The Arabs are a nation without a state

True

False

9.

1 point

Egypt and Mesopotamia are among the world's great culture hearths

YESYESYES

false

10.

1 point

Youth Bulge

The choke point in Turkey

An acronym for Young Old Underwear Toddler Hair Being Uber Lame Grandma Ears

60% of population is under 25 years old in Egypt

20% of population is over the age of 40 in Palestine

11.

1 point

List the Five Pillars of Islam

Unfortunately with this program the answer will be marked incorrect unless it is in the order I have it with the same spelling and capitalization. It will most likely mark you wrong so don't worry about it as long as you have all five. The answers are given at the end of the test btw.

12.

1 point

The UN was tasked with the Arab-Israeli Conflict after the British withdrew in 1947. They responded with a 2-state solution. What were the two states?

Jewish State - Israel

Arab State - Israel

Arab State - Iran

Arab State - Palestine

Jewish State - Palestine

Jewish State - West Bank

13.

1 point

The Middle Eastern Ecological Trilogy has a specif order. The Nomads work with the Villagers, who then work with the Urbanites. The Nomads and the Urbanites don't have direct contact.

tru

nah son

14.

1 point

The area of the middle east formerly known as Persia

Yemen

Iran

Israel

Irag

15.

1 point

The three main climates of the regions are

Mediterranean

Tundra

Humid Continental

Arid

Semiarid

Tropical Rainforest

16.

1 point

Villages are located near reliable water sources, like the dead sea

True

False

17.

1 point

The only Muslim country in this region to officially separate church and state is

Palestine

Iraq

Turkey

Iran

18.

1 point

Which are the three most populous countries in the middle east and north africa?

Palestine

Turkey

Syria

Iran

Israel

Iraq

Egypt

19.

1 point

What is the name of the church built on Jesus' Tomb?

Holy Dardanelles

Holy Sepulcher

Western Wall

Bab el-Mandeb

20.

1 point

Suq

Residential area based on income, not ethnicity

Canal

Market

Turkey Chokepoint

21.

1 point

Sedentarization - Select all that apply

The creation of chokepoints

Recent trend with Nomads

Constant movement

Settling down

22.

1 point

Which of the following is not part of the Pastoral Nomadic way of life

Offshoot of village agricultural way of life

The classic Islamic city

Identified by tribe, not by their nationality

Sedentarization is a recent trend

23.

1 point

A downstream country is usually able to maximize its water use at the expense of an upstream country

True

False

24.

1 point

Which one is unlike the others

Persian

Kurd

Arab

Turk

25.

1 point

Middle East and North Africa has a population of about

413 million

503 million

687 million

300 million

26.

1 point

OPEC stands for