Question 1 (0.5 points)

Question

Saudi Arabia possesses nearly one-fourth of the world’s total oil reserves.

Question 1 options:
True
False
Question 2 (0.5 points)
Which country in the Middle East has the most crude oil?
Question 2 options:

Iran

Iraq

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

Question 3 (0.5 points)
Which of the following countries is an oil-rich country?

Question 3 options:

Qatar

Afghanistan

Bahrain

Israel

Question 4 (0.5 points)
Which of the following bodies of water does not touch India?

Question 4 options:

Indian Ocean

Red Sea

Arabian Sea

Bay of Bengal

Question 5 (0.5 points)
Which of the following countries is a small Himalayan nation found between India and China?

Question 5 options:

Nepal

Sri Lanka

Malaysia

Yemen

Question 6 (0.5 points)
What is the phenomenon known as the “resource curse?”

Question 6 options:

Imams curse nations without sufficient resources to promote their own country's economic development.

Natural resource wealth sometimes is an impediment to development.

Oil, natural gas, and petroleum cause nothing but wars and strife.

A lack of resources prevents adequate economic development.

Question 7 (0.5 points)
Is this statement true or false?

Cultural diffusion is the spread of ideas from one culture to another.

Question 7 options:
True
False
Question 8 (0.5 points)
In Saudi Arabia, approximately what percent of its exports is oil?

Question 8 options:

50 percent

90 percent

75 percent

25 percent

Question 9 (0.5 points)
The Middle East produces less than half of the food and agro-industrial products it consumes.

Question 9 options:
True
False
Question 10 (0.5 points)
What is the purpose of a bilateral trade agreement?

Question 10 options:

Promote trade by reducing tariffs or trade quotas

Prohibit trade between unfavorable nations

Raise government revenues

Reduce competition and promote monopolies

Question 11 (0.5 points)
What do many Middle Eastern countries import?

Question 11 options:

Oil

Natural resources

Agricultural products

Water

Question 12 (0.5 points)
What are assets?

Question 12 options:

Resources owned by a country

Anything of material value owned by a person or company

Liabilities that inhibit growth and stability

The average level of knowledge and education in a country

Answer 1

Here are the answers to your questions:

Question 1:
True

Question 2:
Saudi Arabia

Question 3:
Qatar

Question 4:
Red Sea

Question 5:
Nepal

Question 6:
Natural resource wealth sometimes is an impediment to development.

Question 7:
True

Question 8:
90 percent

Question 9:
True

Question 10:
Promote trade by reducing tariffs or trade quotas

Question 11:
Agricultural products

Question 12:
Anything of material value owned by a person or company

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