Various Fill-in Questions
Type the word that corectly completes each statement in the answer box.
1.
The land between the lower Tigris and Euphrates Rivers comprises the world culture hearth known as __________. Answer:
2.
Islam's holiest city, to which a Muslim must make at least one pilgrimage, is ______ . Answer:
3.
The OPEC cartel is concerned with the setting of policies and prices for the sale of _______ . Answer:
4.
The western North African countries of Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco constitute a region known as __________. Answer:
5.
The __________ region is the semiarid transition zone located just south of the Sahara Desert. Answer:
6.
The Tigris-Euphrates plain, once the source of great civilizations, is located within the modern- day country of __________ . Answer:
7.
The country located to the north of Israel, which in recent years has experienced catastrophic civil war and the near-total destruction of its historic capital of Beirut, is __________ . Answer:
8.
The Muslim sect that dominates life in Iran today is the __________. Answer:
9.
Turkey and Greece bitterly contest the control of the large eastern Mediterranean island of __________ which was granted independence by the British in 1960. Answer:
