Tuesday, February 14, 2012

SW asia and N Africa Questions?

Question 1







Which animal is most to blame for the loss of forests in Southwest Asia and North Africa?

Answer



camels

horses

goats

cows

beavers









Which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa is most likely to experience earthquakes?

Answer



Tunisia

Libya

Saudi Arabia

Iraq

Turkey









In which of the following countries of North Africa and Southwest Asia is the total fertility rate (TFR) less than 3?

Answer



Turkey

Iran

Tunisia

Israel

all of these









What type of subsistence agriculture depends on the seasonal movement of livestock for their livelihood?

Answer



pastoralism

pastoral nomadism

plantation agriculture

shifting cultivation

slash-and-burn









What was the goal of the Balfour Declaration?

Answer



It ended the 10-year war between Iran and Iraq (1980-1990).

It established Palestine as a homeland for the Jewish people.

It launched "Desert Storm," the U.S. war against Iraq in 1991.

It created the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).

It ended Algeria's War of Independence against France.









What part of Southwest Asia and North Africa is the least densely populated?

Answer



Saudi Arabia's interior

Levant coastline

Nile River Valley

Algeria's Mediterranean coast

Turkey's coastline









Which country in Southwest Asia and North Africa has taken steps to join the European Union?

Answer



Iraq

Israel

Lebanon

Sudan

Turkey









Which of the following parts of Southwest Asia and North Africa does the Fertile Crescent NOT include?

Answer



Israel

Northern Syria

Iraq

Southern Iran

all of these









What is schistosomiasis?

Answer



a virus carried by mosquitoes that incubate in irrigation canals

a bacterial infection that comes from contaminated water

A viral infection of the stomach lining; it often results in death.

a harmful parasitic disease spread by waterborne snails in irrigation canals

the Latin name for "West Nile Virus"









Into which category of agriculture does pastoral nomadism fall?

Answer



subsistence agriculture

commercial agriculture

plantation agriculture

intensive agriculture

specialized agricultureSW asia and N Africa Questions?
Which country of Southwest Asia and North Africa is most likely to experience earthquakes?

Answer



Turkey



In which of the following countries of North Africa and Southwest Asia is the total fertility rate (TFR) less than 3?

Answer



Dude, use wikipedia/google and you'll get the answer



What part of Southwest Asia and North Africa is the least densely populated?

Answer



Saudi Arabia's interior I think coz it's desert



Which country in Southwest Asia and North Africa has taken steps to join the European Union?

Answer



Turkey



What is schistosomiasis?

Answer



use a dictionary.

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