GEO135 Exam: Questions on Islamic History and Geography - Prof. David Johnson, Exams of Geology

Download GEO135 Exam: Questions on Islamic History and Geography - Prof. David Johnson and more Exams Geology in PDF only on Docsity! GEO135—Exam 2mc.1 KET-- Spring 2016—Prova 1--KEY 1. Sunni Muslims are a majority in: a. Syria and Iran c. Syria and Iraq b. Syria and Jordan d. None of the above 2. Kurdistan, if it were a country, would be composed of parts of: a. Iran, Jordan, and Syria c. Iran, Iraq, and Turkey b. Jordan, Lebanon, and Iraq d. Turkey, Lebanon, and Syria 3. Turkey was formerly (ca. 1900) part of: a. Ottoman Empire c. Russian Empire b. Common Market d. League of Nations 4. Bahrain is significant for: a. Its minority Muslim population c. Being the most populous Arab nation b. Its Shi’a majority d. Being the headquarters of AQAP 5. Alawites are politically significant in: a. Iran c. Iraq b. Syria d. Yemen 6. Ummah (also spelled Umma) can be described as: a. Community of believers c. Religious decree b. Pilgrimage to Mecca d. Release of one’s life to Al’lah 7. A fatwa is: a. A successor to the sultan c. A decree b. One studying to be a mullah d. None of the above 8. The Arabic article that indicates “of the family of” is: a. Ibn c. Abd b. Bint d. Abu 9. Every Muslim (who can afford to) is expected to perform a(n): a. Hajj c. Ummah b. Sharia d. Hegira 10. Historically, Islam spread largely by: Note: Either answer is correct a. Spatial diffusion c. Hierarchical diffusion b. Television evangelism d. Wahhabism 11 The climate of the Mid-East is mostly denoted in the Köppen-Geiger system by the letter a. A c. C b. B d. D 12. The term “Near East” a. Relates a relative location c. Relates an absolute location b. Relates a coordinate location d. Relates a specific location