The Middle East Unit Test

Question 1

Who qualifies as being an Arab?:

Answer 1

Heritage from Arabia, Speak Arabic

Being an Arab is an ethnicity, not a religion
Mostly all Arabs are Muslims, but… Not all Muslims are Arabs

Question 2

What is the capital of Iran?:

Answer 2

Tehran

Question 3

What is the capital of Iraq?:

Answer 3

Baghdad

Question 4

What is the capital of Saudi Arabia?:

Answer 4

Riyadh

Question 5

What is the capital of Syria? :

Answer 5

Damascus

Question 6

What is the capital of Lebanon?:

Answer 6

Beirut

Question 7

What is the capital of Egypt?:

Answer 7

Cairo

Question 8

What country is Mecca located in?:

Answer 8

Saudi Arabia

Question 9

What country is Aden located in?:

Answer 9

Yemen

Question 10

What country is Tel Aviv located in?:

Answer 10

Israel

Question 11

What country is Dubai located in?:

Answer 11

United Arab Emirates

Question 12

What country is Istanbul located in?:

Answer 12

Turkey

Question 13

What country is Karachi located in?:

Answer 13

Pakistan

Question 14

Why are Palestinians without a homeland?:

Answer 14

Jews and Palestinians in the area for a heck of a long time, Jews left for two thousand years, but Zionism and then they wanted to re-establish and protect Israel and other countries supported them, so it became Israel and not Palestine, war was fought but Palestinians lost, so now Palestinians don’t have homeland because they are too weak to fight Israel and win.

Question 15

What is the common trait in regards to the locations of the major population centers of this region?:

Answer 15

They are all near water, whether the water is an ocean, a river, or a sea.

Question 16

How does Zionism relate to the establishment of the Jewish homeland?:

Answer 16

Zionism was a movement all over that had the intent of the re-establishment and later protection of Israel/ a Jewish homeland

Question 17

How does Palestine relate to the establishment of the Jewish homeland?:

Answer 17

Palestine/ Palestinians were already in the area, Palestine was already a thing before being separated into two independent Jewish and Muslim entities, then finally Palestine fought against the establishment of Israel, and lost, and now Palestine is a section of Israel (lots of conflict).

Question 18

How does a mandate relate to the establishment of the Jewish homeland?:

Answer 18

The British Mandate split Israel and Palestine while basically holding both in it’s sphere of control

Question 19

How does 1948 relate to the establishment of the Jewish homeland?:

Answer 19

1948 Arab-Israeli War, in which the Arab military coalition of the Arab of Palestine tried to fight against the Israeli military force in order to push Israel out of what was formerly Palestine, but Israel won the fight, so, ya know, ISRAEL

Question 20

What is the most important resource in this region? Why is it scarce?:

Answer 20

The most important resource in this region is water, because it is water and they live in a desert, and the reason it is scarce is because it is the literal desert.

Question 21

How does the Balfour Declaration relate to the establishment of the Jewish homeland?:

Answer 21

Lord Balfour of Britain promised the Jews the same land that was promised to Arabs, but the promise to the Jews was called the Balfour declaration.

Question 22

How does the United Nations relate to the establishment of the Jewish homeland?:

Answer 22

The United Nations Partition: plan created by UN to separate Israel into two different and independent Jewish and Arab entities, while places like Jerusalem belonged to neither of them, and were International stations monitored by the UN

Question 23

How does the Sykes-Picot Agreement relate to the establishment of the Jewish homeland?:

Answer 23

Britain: Fight against the Ottoman Empire with us and we will give you land
Arab States:coughs yeah ok sounds good

Ottoman Empire: loses
Britain: Let’s split up the land
France: wi wi
Britain: cool

Arab States: so about that land promise
Britain: Oh yeah we kind of also promised that to the Jews

Question 24

How do refugees relate to the establishment of the Jewish homeland?:

Answer 24

Once Israel won and was established, the Palestinians were a people without a nation. Therefore, they became refugees.

Question 25

How does the Holocaust relate to the establishment of the Jewish homeland?:

Answer 25

The Holocaust began during WW2, and European Jews, in order to escape the Holocaust, migrated to what would become Israel, because they needed a homeland.

Question 26

``` Place the following events in order: •Zionism •Palestine •Mandate •1948 •Balfour Declaration •United Nations Partition Plan •Sykes-Picot Agreement •Refugees •Holocaust ```

Answer 26

1. Sykes-Picot Agreement 2. Balfour Declaration 3. Palestine 4. British Mandate 5. Holocaust 6. United Nations Partition Plan 7. 1948 Arab-Israeli War 8. Zionism 9. Refugees

Question 27

What country has the most Shiite Muslims?:

Answer 27

Iran

Question 28

Why was the Turkish application to the EU denied?:

Answer 28

Kurds – the Turkish government does not handle its relations with this large ethnic group very well

Question 29

Who are the Kurds and where do they live?:

Answer 29

Turkey, they are the largest ethnic group in the world that does not have a homeland.

Question 30

Why are many Middle Eastern countries filled with guest workers rather than using their own native workers?:

Answer 30

The guest workers have better educations

Question 31

Why is Egypt's control of the Sinai crucial to their economy?

Answer 31

Tourism!

Question 32

How are Saudi Arabia and Iran different, in terms of their people and governments?:

Answer 32

Well, first of all, know that Saudi Arabia is 95% Sunni Muslim * Government and people are not on good terms * This is partially because the government does not share wealth that it generates with its people * Also, the people of Saudi Arabia are extremely religious, while the government people's lifestyles are very lavish and extra, and not a devout religious person's lifestyle * Saudi government is close to US government, but most of the Saudi public hates the US Now, on the other hand, Iran's government is Shi'ite, and generally hates the US.... But: * The people of Iran would like to be closer aligned with Western influence and Western lifestyle. But, the government is very conservative and religious and are not huge fans of the West * The Iranian government has been the US government's MAIN ENEMY since the collapse of the Soviet Union 25 years ago *single tear* *Lizzie I'm joking obviously* So basically, Saudi Arabia is more religious than Iran, but the Saudi gov. isn't as religious as the Iranian gov. Iran is our 'enemy', but Saudi Arabia is our business partner // close

Question 33

Why is it more difficult for Iran to profit from its oil than it is for Saudi Arabia?:

Answer 33

Iran's coast is where the oil is located, but unlike Saudi Arabia's flat coast, Iran's coast is mountainous, which makes it harder for Iran to transport its oil in order to ship it off and profit from it.

Question 34

What is the nature of the conflict in Syria?: | a) What Islamic sect does the dictator (al-Assad) belong to?

Answer 34

al-Assad, along with the rest of Syria's government, is Alawite (a sect of Shi-ite/Shia Muslim)

Question 35

What is the nature of the conflict in Syria?: | b) What sect are the majority of Syrians?

Answer 35

The majority of Syrians are Sunni

Question 36

What is the nature of the conflict in Syria?: | c) Why did the international community demand Assad's removal?

Answer 36

He ordered officers to open fire on his own people, and also killed other people including children with gas.

Question 37

What is the nature of the conflict in Syria?: | d) Who are the powerful rebels there now?

Answer 37

ISIS

Question 38

How is the UAE trying to diversify its economy for the future? What about Kuwait – what are they to plan for a future without oil?:

Answer 38

UAE: Tourism, Disney resort//Atlantis resort?? Kuwait: Urbanizing

Question 39

What is the Law of Return?:

Answer 39

Law that was written into Israel's laws that says that any Jewish person in the world is automatically a citizen of Israel, has dual citizenship

Question 40

The Kurds and Palestinians have this major attribute in common (other than religion)

Answer 40

They are both stateless nations

Question 41

The northern-most country in Southwest Asia and the region's largest economy, it has a large population of fundamentalist Kurds that have been known to engage in guerilla warfare tactics is:

Answer 41

Turkey

Question 42

The Mediterranean nation that has long been at odds with U.S. policy, is involved in a civil war, is still officially at war with its neighbour (Israel) and is home to the world's oldest city, Damascus:

Answer 42

Syria

Question 43

Which country has the largest number of Palestinians outside of Israel?:

Answer 43

Jordan

Question 44

What politically controversial area on the Mediterranean Coast of "The Promised Land" (not the Promised Land itself) is a sore subject for both Jews and Arabs?:

Answer 44

Gaza Strip

Question 45

The sea separating Egypt and Asia, where moses crossed by splitting the waters of the sea:

Answer 45

The Red Sea

Question 46

The coast around the _____ is rich with oil deposits, as evidenced by the wealth of the coastal countries like Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait:

Answer 46

The Persian Gulf

Question 47

Which two rivers did Mesopotamia nestled itself between?:

Answer 47

The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

Question 48

The man-made feature in Egypt that allows for sea travel from the Mediterranean out to the Indian Ocean is known as the _____:

Answer 48

Suez Canal

Question 49

The ______ was named after the largest city in Yemen, and this body of water connects the Red Sea to the Arabia Sea:

Answer 49

Gulf of Aden

Question 50

A country's basic support facilities, such as roads, schools, airports, and communication systems are called:

Answer 50

Infrastructure

Question 51

An Israeli invention, this process allows for crops to grow in desert soil by allowing only a precise amount of water onto plants from pipes:

Answer 51

Drip irrigation

Question 52

The dry, worthless land in the majority of central and eastern Iran that is virtually uninhabitable because the winds evaporate most of the moisture from the soil are known as what?:

Answer 52

Salt flats/Mud flats

Question 53

The traditional name of the country of Iran, used worldwide until well into the 20th century:

Answer 53

Persia

Question 54

The primary difference between Iran and the Middle East is this:

Answer 54

Iran is Shiite

Question 55

The major terrorist group that Iran finances in Lebanon:

Answer 55

Hezbollah

Question 56

Laws intended to give jobs to people of Saudi Arabia that were previously held by foreigners:

Answer 56

Saudization laws

Question 57

The only North African country that does not encompass any part of the Sahara Desert:

Answer 57

Tunisia

Question 58

Iraq and ___ serve as buffers between Iran and Saudi Arabia:

Answer 58

Kuwait

Question 59

The organization that officially partitioned the area known as Palestine into two separate nations, Israel and Palestine:

Answer 59

The United Nations

Question 60

The Israeli occupied territory that is home to the holy city of Jerusalem:

Answer 60

The West Bank

Question 61

This river, whose waters separate two countries, has no outlet to the sea, but does mingle with the waters of the salty lake known as the Dead Sea:

Answer 61

The Jordan River

Question 62

The Arabic term for the vast desert on the Arabian Peninsula, called "Empty Quarter" in English:

Answer 62

Rub al-Khali

Question 63

Due to its oil wealth, 80% of this country's work force is made up of foreign workers:

Answer 63

Qatar