Basic Skills
Africa
Middle East
Southwest Asia
Mixed Category
100
In which form of government is the power in the hands of the people?
What is a Democracy
100
What is the one reason for the Bantu migration in Africa?
What is Language
100
Which of the major religions was not founded in the Middle East?
What is Hinduism
100
What is the religion practiced by most Arabs?
What is most are Muslim, but others are Christian
100
Desertification is a major effort in Africa. Which country along with Tanzania have attempted to plant new trees to help prevent desertification?
What is Kenya
200
In a republic, representatives are elected by who?
What is the citizens
200
Who was the first black South African leader?
What is Nelson Mandela
200
What is the relationship between petroleum and the production in the Middle East and the people's standards of living?
What is countries with petroleum have high standards of living
200
What is the main belief that separates the Jewish faith from others?
What is the organization of believers in a separate state
200
Which resources do the people of the Middle East need the most?
What is Water
300
In a unitary government, who holds the most power?
What is the central government?
300
At the Berlin Conference, European nations agreed to divide Africa. What was the main goal of European nations?
What is to gain natural resources
300
What continents come together to meet in the Middle East?
What is Asia, Africa, and Europe
300
What are the five basic obligations that Muslims are supposed to do in their lives?
What are the Five Pillars
300
Crops cannot be grown in the Middle East and much of North Africa due to what?
What is the land is too dry (Desert)
400
Which branch of government is responsible for making and carrying out laws in a parliamentary system?
What is the Legislative Branch
400
What has caused the Sahel to expand?
What is over-grazing and deforestation
400
In modern times, which two groups of people have been constantly fighting over the rights to the historic land of Palestine?
Who are the Arabs and Jews
400
What country was formed in 1948 that caused much protest, violence, and loss of life/property?
What is Israel
400
What is the most important Natural Resource in the Middle East?
What is Oil
500
Governments based on religious law is called?
What is a theocracy?
500
Egypt has been called the "Gift of the Nile" because of the flooding and fertile land. What has the government done to protect the river and rich soil?
What is create the Aswan dam
500
Which organization is responsible for regulating the world's oil supply and price?
What is OPEC
500
The three main religions of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam have what in common?
What is monotheism
500
What is the biggest humanitarian issue faced by Africans?
What is AIDS