GEOG 2303 TEST 3 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
What is responsible for the belt of desert that covers North Africa, the Arabian
Peninsula, Iraq, and Iran? - Answers - a zone of dry air circles the planet at roughtly 20-
30 degrees north latitude
Which of the following happens when nomadic people take up settled ranching? -
Answers - The settled society uses much more water than the nomadic society did
Which of the following has not been a result of the Aswan Dams? - Answers - The Nile
River, once exclusively freshwater, is now brackish
Approximately what percentage of the population of North Africa and Southwest Asia is
Muslim? - Answers - 93
Which of the following was true of the Ottoman Empire? - Answers - It encouraged
religious tolerance among conquered peoples
The region controls what portion of the world's oil and natural gas reserves? - Answers -
2/3
What is the main reason the countries that experienced huge gains in oil wealth during
the 1970s were not able to generate an industrial revolution in their domestic
economies? - Answers - They did not sufficiently invest in basic human resources
Which of the following has not played a role in North African and Southwest Asia's failed
attempts to diversify their economies? - Answers - The Arab Spring opened up space
for Islamist groups to assert their own agenda
The two countries that took more thoughtful and cautious approaches to reform are -
Answers - Jordan and Morocco
Which two countries in North Africa and Southwest Asia have elected women as heads
of state - Answers - Turkey and Israel
The original Palestine was - Answers - part of the Ottoman Empire
In the original United Nations plan for partitioning Israel and Palestine, what was the
fate of Jerusalem? - Answers - It was intended to be internationalized
Which statement best summarizes the role of the US in the Iraq-Iran War of 1980-1988?
- Answers - The US supported Iraq
, For the last three decades, population shifts in North Africa and Southwest Asia have
been primarily from - Answers - rural areas to the urban areas
The unusually large number of males in Qatar over the age of 15 is the result of -
Answers - the large number of guest male workers
Which of the following is not true of domestic spaces in today's Muslim world? -
Answers - When visitors are in a home, women of the family act as hostesses
Why are women in rural Islamic society less likely to be strictly secluded from public
spaces? - Answers - The tasks that women are obligated to carry out must be
performed outside the home
The translation of the Arabic term Maghreb means - Answers - place of the sunset
Which of the following statements describes the pattern of human settlement and
economic activity in the Maghreb - Answers - concentrated along the narrow zone
between the Atlantic Ocean/Mediterranean Sea and the Atlas Mountains
Which of the following is not true of the current situation in Libya? - Answers - It is the
most populous of the Maghreb countries
The form of government that ruled Algeria after the country gained its independence
from France was - Answers - authoritarian rule
Egypt and Sudan have all the following in common, except - Answers - similar levels of
development
Which of the following is not one of the rivalries that has led to civil war within Sudan? -
Answers - The conflict between the people of the interior who have better access to
arable land and the people of the coast who have better access to water
The Arabian peninsula is home to about __ percent of the world's proven oil reserves -
Answers - 30
Which of the following statements accurately portrays the process through which the
country of Saudi Arabia was created? - Answers - Leaders of the Saud family joined
with local tribes to form the state
Israel's persistent conflicts with its neighbors have had many negative consequences,
including all the following, except - Answers - The US has drastically cut its substantial
aid and support for the country
What do the countries of Turkey, Iran, and Iraq have in common - Answers - significant
populations of Kurds
ANSWERS
What is responsible for the belt of desert that covers North Africa, the Arabian
Peninsula, Iraq, and Iran? - Answers - a zone of dry air circles the planet at roughtly 20-
30 degrees north latitude
Which of the following happens when nomadic people take up settled ranching? -
Answers - The settled society uses much more water than the nomadic society did
Which of the following has not been a result of the Aswan Dams? - Answers - The Nile
River, once exclusively freshwater, is now brackish
Approximately what percentage of the population of North Africa and Southwest Asia is
Muslim? - Answers - 93
Which of the following was true of the Ottoman Empire? - Answers - It encouraged
religious tolerance among conquered peoples
The region controls what portion of the world's oil and natural gas reserves? - Answers -
2/3
What is the main reason the countries that experienced huge gains in oil wealth during
the 1970s were not able to generate an industrial revolution in their domestic
economies? - Answers - They did not sufficiently invest in basic human resources
Which of the following has not played a role in North African and Southwest Asia's failed
attempts to diversify their economies? - Answers - The Arab Spring opened up space
for Islamist groups to assert their own agenda
The two countries that took more thoughtful and cautious approaches to reform are -
Answers - Jordan and Morocco
Which two countries in North Africa and Southwest Asia have elected women as heads
of state - Answers - Turkey and Israel
The original Palestine was - Answers - part of the Ottoman Empire
In the original United Nations plan for partitioning Israel and Palestine, what was the
fate of Jerusalem? - Answers - It was intended to be internationalized
Which statement best summarizes the role of the US in the Iraq-Iran War of 1980-1988?
- Answers - The US supported Iraq
, For the last three decades, population shifts in North Africa and Southwest Asia have
been primarily from - Answers - rural areas to the urban areas
The unusually large number of males in Qatar over the age of 15 is the result of -
Answers - the large number of guest male workers
Which of the following is not true of domestic spaces in today's Muslim world? -
Answers - When visitors are in a home, women of the family act as hostesses
Why are women in rural Islamic society less likely to be strictly secluded from public
spaces? - Answers - The tasks that women are obligated to carry out must be
performed outside the home
The translation of the Arabic term Maghreb means - Answers - place of the sunset
Which of the following statements describes the pattern of human settlement and
economic activity in the Maghreb - Answers - concentrated along the narrow zone
between the Atlantic Ocean/Mediterranean Sea and the Atlas Mountains
Which of the following is not true of the current situation in Libya? - Answers - It is the
most populous of the Maghreb countries
The form of government that ruled Algeria after the country gained its independence
from France was - Answers - authoritarian rule
Egypt and Sudan have all the following in common, except - Answers - similar levels of
development
Which of the following is not one of the rivalries that has led to civil war within Sudan? -
Answers - The conflict between the people of the interior who have better access to
arable land and the people of the coast who have better access to water
The Arabian peninsula is home to about __ percent of the world's proven oil reserves -
Answers - 30
Which of the following statements accurately portrays the process through which the
country of Saudi Arabia was created? - Answers - Leaders of the Saud family joined
with local tribes to form the state
Israel's persistent conflicts with its neighbors have had many negative consequences,
including all the following, except - Answers - The US has drastically cut its substantial
aid and support for the country
What do the countries of Turkey, Iran, and Iraq have in common - Answers - significant
populations of Kurds
