Question 1 (0.5 points)

Question

The figurative use of cradle is used to mean "the place or region in which anything is nurtured or sheltered in its earlier stage" – such that the term cradle of civilization means the place where civilization was first nurtured and sheltered.

Question 1 options:
True
False
Question 2 (0.5 points)
Nestled between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, Mesopotamia forms the eastern half of the Fertile Crescent.

Question 2 options:
True
False
Question 3 (0.5 points)
Turkey is in the northern part of the region known as the Middle East.

Question 3 options:
True
False
Question 4 (0.5 points)
The Middle East produces less than half of the food and agro-industrial products it consumes.

Question 4 options:
True
False
Question 5 (0.5 points)
Saudi Arabia possesses nearly one-fourth of the world’s total oil reserves.

Question 5 options:
True
False
Question 6 (0.5 points)
Which of the following cities is not considered to be one of the birthplaces of civilization?

Question 6 options:

Sumer

Assyria

Bahrain

Babylon

Question 7 (0.5 points)
The Fertile Crescent is bound to the east by what two rivers?

Question 7 options:

Tigris and Caspian

Nile and Euphrates

Tigris and Euphrates

White Nile and Blue Nile

Question 8 (0.5 points)
On the map below, #1 is marking which of the following countries?

Question 8 options:

Turkey

Syria

Lebanon

Israel

Question 9 (0.5 points)
On the map below, #4 is marking which of the following countries?

Question 9 options:

Turkey

Syria

Lebanon

Israel

Question 10 (0.5 points)
Which of the following countries has a well-developed agricultural system?

Question 10 options:

Israel

Saudi Arabia

Iran

Yemen

Question 11 (0.5 points)
Why does it matter that there is a large gap between production and consumption of agriculture?

Question 11 options:

Foreign suppliers might stop supplying agricultural products to the Middle East.

The agricultural imbalance threatens the stability and prosperity of the region.

Certain populations don't receive the agricultural products that are imported.

It really doesn't matter because the Middle East can always buy what it needs because they have so much money from oil.

Question 12 (0.5 points)
Which country in the Middle East has the most crude oil?
Question 12 options:

Iran

Iraq

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

Question 13 (0.5 points)
Which of the following countries is an oil-rich country?

Question 13 options:

Qatar

Afghanistan

Bahrain

Israel

Question 14 (0.5 points)
Which of the following represents the purpose of the camel?

Question 14 options:

Transportation of goods

Transportation of people

Provides milk, meat, wool, and leather

All of the above

Question 15 (0.5 points)
Where is the camel predominantly located?

Question 15 options:

Throughout tropical and subtropical dry zones

Throughout tropical wet zones

Throughout every continent

Predominantly along coastal areas of tropical zones

Question 16 (0.5 points)
Which of the following bodies of water does not touch India?

Question 16 options:

Indian Ocean

Red Sea

Arabian Sea

Bay of Bengal

Question 17 (0.5 points)
Which of the following countries is a small Himalayan nation found between India and China?

Question 17 options:

Nepal

Sri Lanka

Malaysia

Yemen

Question 18 (0.5 points)
Which of the following languages is commonly spoken throughout the Middle East?

Question 18 options:

Arabic

Hebrew

Persian

All of the above

Question 19 (0.5 points)
The formation of which of the following groups caused a rise in Indian Nationalism in the late 19th century?

Question 19 options:

The Non-Cooperation Movement

Quit India Movement

Muslim League

Indian National Congress
Question 20 (0.5 points)
In 1930, which of the following did Britain levy a tax on as a means of punishing the Indians?

Question 20 options:

Rice

Tea

Salt

Flour

Question 21 (0.5 points)
Which of the following groups called for a separate nation - Pakistan?

Question 21 options:

The Sikhs

The Hindus

The Muslims

The Jains

Question 22 (0.5 points)
Why does the caste system in India continue to impact society?

Question 22 options:

Government laws strictly enforce movement between castes

The caste system was only developed recently so it has a significant impact due to its newness

There are severe penalties for not following tradition

People accept that the caste system keeps order in society and prevents chaos

Question 23 (0.5 points)
How does the untouchable class differ from the higher varnas?

Question 23 options:

Untouchables unable to choose occupation

Untouchables experience limited movement, if any, within socio-economic status

Untouchables confined to position under which they were born

All of the above

Question 24 (0.5 points)
What is a concern related to the development of artificial islands in the Middle East?

Question 24 options:

Islands will take too long to build before they are inhabitable.

Islands might be an incredible drain on local economies.

Islands are vulnerable to natural hazards like earthquakes and tsunamis.

Islands are built in international waters.

Question 25 (0.5 points)
Which of the following religions is not commonly found in India?

Question 25 options:

Hinduism

Judaism

Buddhism

Sikhism

Question 26 (0.5 points)
What was the most common language spoken in the Middle East after about the 6th century?
Question 26 options:

Aramaic Hebrew

Arabic

English

Persian

Question 27 (0.5 points)
What is the phenomenon known as the “resource curse?”

Question 27 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 28 (0.5 points)
What is the purpose of a bilateral trade agreement?

Question 28 options:

Promote trade by reducing tariffs or trade quotas

Prohibit trade between unfavorable nations

Raise government revenues

Reduce competition and promote monopolies

Question 29 (0.5 points)
What do many Middle Eastern countries import?

Question 29 options:

Oil

Natural resources

Agricultural products

Water

Question 30 (0.5 points)
What are assets?

Question 30 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: True

Question 3: True

Question 4: True

Question 5: True

Question 6: Bahrain

Question 7: Tigris and Euphrates

Question 8: Turkey

Question 9: Syria

Question 10: Israel

Question 11: The agricultural imbalance threatens the stability and prosperity of the region.

Question 12: Saudi Arabia

Question 13: Qatar

Question 14: All of the above

Question 15: Throughout tropical and subtropical dry zones

Question 16: Red Sea

Question 17: Nepal

Question 18: All of the above

Question 19: Indian National Congress

Question 20: Salt

Question 21: The Muslims

Question 22: People accept that the caste system keeps order in society and prevents chaos

Question 23: All of the above

Question 24: Islands are vulnerable to natural hazards like earthquakes and tsunamis.

Question 25: Judaism

Question 26: Arabic

Question 27: Natural resource wealth sometimes is an impediment to development.

Question 28: Promote trade by reducing tariffs or trade quotas

Question 29: Agricultural products

Question 30: Anything of material value owned by a person or company