The Indian Subcontinent is a huge _______ .
a) monsoon
b) island
c) continent
d) peninsula
100
Rupee
India's monitary unit (like the American Dollar) is the ______.
100
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
What 3 religions developed in the Middle East?
100
Oil
What is the most valuable natural resource in the Middle East?
200
Monsoon
Winds that change direction according to the time of year and bring heavy rains in the summer, esp. to the Indian Subcontinent.
200
Ganges
This river begins in the Himalayas and flows to the heartland of India.
200
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
What does OPEC stand for?
200
c) Hinduism
The caste system (the practice of dividing society into a series of social groups, for example Brahmin, Kshatrya, and Sudra) is a feature of this religion.
a) Islam
b) Buddhism
c) Hinduism
200
True
True or False?
Poetry and the Arts are important to Arab Culture.
300
Sandstorm
A wind storm that blows sand through the air is called a ______ .
300
c) A shortage of water
What is the biggest environmental problem in the Middle East?
a) A shortage of natural gas
b) A shortage of farmland
c) A shortage of water
d) A shortage of oil
300
a) Saudi Arabia
1/4 of the world's oil deposits are in _______ .
a) Saudi Arabia
b) Iran
c) Libya
d) Kuwait
300
b) Arabic
Most people in the Middle East speak _____ .
a) English
b) Arabic
c) Jewish
d) Kurdish
300
Algebra
The branch of Mathematics invented by the Islamic Empire around 750 AD.
400
Terrorism
The use of fear and power to control people is known as ______ .
400
Fertile Crescent
The rich farmland between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in Iraq and along the Jordan River in Israel and Jordan is called the __________ .
400
c) computer software
One of India's newest major exports is ______.
a) oil
b) cars
c) computer software
d) tea
400
c) Arabs
_______ are the largest cultural group in the Middle East.
a) Jews
b) Muslims
c) Arabs
d) Pashtuns
400
Muhammed
______ was the first leader of Islam.
500
The belief in only one God.
What is Monotheism?
500
c) Indus
The ______ River Valley is one of the first places civilization developed.
a) Ganges
b) Brahmaputra
c) Indus
d) Hindu Kush
500
d) food processing
Pakistan's biggest industry is ______ .
a) forestry
b) textiles
c) fishing
d) food processing
500
Sunnism (Sunni) and Shiism (Shiite)
What are the two branches of Islam?
500
Islam
The religion of _____ unites the people of Pakistan and Afghanistan.