Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Who wants to help with Geography please?

Use the data from the Regional Atlas Database on pp. 450–451 in your textbook to answer the following questions:

Which countries have a negative trade balance or trade deficit?
A) Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan
B) Azerbaijan and Israel
C) Saudi Arabia and Israel
D) Saudi Arabia and Kazakhstan
17. This map shows several geographic features of Central and Southwest Asia. Each
number represents a country and each letter represents a body of water. Use this map along with the information on pp. 439-445 of your textbook to answer the following questions:

Which of the following is an accurate statement about the relative size and location of the countries in Central and Southwest Asia?
A) Israel is smaller than most other countries and borders the Persian Gulf.
B) Kazakhstan is one of the largest countries and borders Russia.
C) Iraq is completely landlocked and borders Turkmenistan as well as Iran and Lebanon.
D) Oman is the smallest nation and has three water borders: the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea, and the Arabian Sea.
18. This map shows several geographic features of Central and Southwest Asia. Each
number represents a country and each letter represents a body of water. Use this map along with the information on pp. 439-445 of your textbook to answer the following questions:

Which country does number 1 represent?
A) Iraq
B) Oman
C) Israel
D) Armenia
19. Use the data from the Regional Atlas Database on pp. 450–451 in your textbook to answer the following questions:

Who are the leading trade partners of Kazakhstan?
A) United States and Japan
B) United States and Belgium
C) Russia and China
D) Russia and Italy
20. What event led to the renewed peace talks between Israel and Palestinians?
A) The election of Palestinian president Mahomoud Abbas in 2005.
B) The election of Sadam Hussein as president of Iraq.
C) The establishment of Islamic rule.
D) The establishment of Western-style democracy.
21. This map shows several geographic features of Central and Southwest Asia. Each
number represents a country and each letter represents a body of water. Use this map along with the information on pp. 439-445 of your textbook to answer the following questions:

Which country does number 3 represent?
A) Iraq
B) Oman
C) Israel
D) Yemen
22. This map shows several geographic features of Central and Southwest Asia. Each
number represents a country and each letter represents a body of water. Use this map along with the information on pp. 439-445 of your textbook to answer the following questions:

Which body of water does letter C represent?
A) Red Sea
B) Tigris River
C) Strait of Hormuz
D) Caspian Sea
23. Which empire gained control of most of Central and Southwest Asia between A.D. 632 and 714?
A) Sumerian empire
B) Ottoman empire
C) Russian empire
D) Islamic empire
24. Complete the following statements or questions using the maps on pp. 447 and 449 of your textbook.

Petroleum production, while an important part of the economy of much of the region, is centered mainly along the border of which of the following bodies of water?
A) the Black Sea
B) the Mediterranean Sea
C) the Indian Ocean
D) the Persian Gulf
25. This map shows several geographic features of Central and Southwest Asia. Each
number represents a country and each letter represents a body of water. Use this map along with the information on pp. 439-445 of your textbook to answer the following questions:

Much of the land in Southwest Asia is made up of
A) semiarid, rocky mountains.
B) dried-up gullies and deep river valleys.
C) dry, hot desert.
D) fertile coastal plains.


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