1. The Middle East
Study Game
Unit 3

2. Out of the countries we have studied, which one does NOT have large oil deposits???
Israel

3. What is the legislative branch of government is responsible for ???
making and carrying out the laws

4. What is the title of the Shia religious leader of IRAN?
Ayatollah or Supreme Leader

5. In what country can people vote for local leaders and the countries president, but the true leader of the country chosen by the countries religious leaders?
Iran

6. Of the countries we studied, which is considered an Islamic Republic?
Iran

7. What type of trade barrier is a Quota?
Political Trade Barrier

8. What are the three main Economic Questions?
What to produce/how much.
How to produce it.
For whom to produce it for.

9. What gemstone is Israel known for cutting?
Diamonds

10. Which Southwest Asian country has an Autocratic Government system?
Saudi Arabia
(Monarchy)

11. a country in which the powers of the central government are restricted and in which the states, colonies, or provinces have some self-government; ultimate power rests with the voters who choose their governmental representatives (India, United States, Germany,
Federal System

12. Who benefits from trade restrictions placed on imported goods?
Local companies that produce the same products as the imports-LIMITS competition

13. What is the leader of Iran known as?
The Supreme Leader or Ayatollah

14. Which type of government gives its citizens the most power?
Democratic

15. What resources does Israel lack?
Oil

16. A small group of powerful leaders are in charge in this type of government…
Oligarchy

17. What does Iran spend most of it’s oil wealth on?
Military

18. Which type of government gives its citizens the least power?
Authoritarian
(Dictators and Monarchs)

19. What does OPEC stand for?
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

20. Dams limit the amount of water going down stream to other countries.
Why are dams a good idea for solving water problems in the countries they are located in but not for other countries?
Dams limit the amount of water going down stream to other countries.

21. What industries do both Iran and Saudi Arabia invest most in?
Oil

22. What is the process of removing salt from sea water known as?
Desalinization

23. What is a Political Trade Barrier that places a tax on incoming goods?
Tariff

24. It is a very expensive process $$$
Why don’t more countries use desalinization to solve their water issues?
It is a very
expensive process $$$

25. What type of government gives the king or queen complete control?
Absolute Monarchy

26. a form of government in which a Deity (God) is recognized as the supreme civil ruler, but the Deity’s laws are interpreted by religious authorities (bishops, mullahs, etc.) (Iran)
Theocracy

27. Mr. Johnson gives Mrs. Law two bags of Skittles for one bag of Twix
Mr. Johnson gives Mrs. Law two bags of Skittles for one bag of Twix. What is this and example of?
Bartering

28. Constitutional Monarchy
What type of government gives the king or queen very little control, they are more of a figure head?
Constitutional Monarchy

29. The central government holds most of the power in _________ government.
UNITARY

30. How important is religion to Saudi Arabia’s king?
VERY… It is the basis for the entire government!!!

31. The Israeli legislator is called?
The Knesset

32. The Iranian legislator is called?
Consultative Assembly
(Assembly of the Experts picks the people you can vote for)

33. How does Israel make up for it’s lack of natural resources?
High tech jobs or high level of Human Capital

34. Nope – nomadic herders or Bedouins
Do traditional economies exist in any countries today? If not, where are they located in the Middle East?
Nope – nomadic herders or Bedouins

35. The Saudi Arabian legislator is called?
The Consultative Council

36. What natural resource is the source of many conflicts in the region.
Water and/or Oil

37. What type of economies exist in the majority of countries we have studied?
Mixed

38. In what country can people vote for local leaders but because the King has final authority the citizens play a very small role if any in running the government?
Saudi Arabia

39. Islamic or Theocratic Republic
A government where citizens can vote but is based on the laws of Islam (Iran)
Islamic or Theocratic Republic

40. In what country can people vote for local leaders and the national legislator, but the Head of State and nations leader are chosen by the national legislator?
Israel

41. What type of government citizens choose representatives to make and enforce the laws
Democracy

42. How is the leader of a Parliamentary Democracy chosen?
The Prime Minister is chosen by representatives in the legislator

43. When you make one thing and you make it very well, what is it called?
Specialization

44. a form of government in which the citizens elect leaders and rule by majority (United States)
Democratic Republic

45. Laws based on the teachings of the Quran are known as what
Sharia Law

46. Why are most Political Trade Barriers put in place?
Political disagreement

47. Gross Domestic Product
What does GDP stand for?
Gross Domestic Product

48. What type of trade barrier is an Embargo?
Political Trade Barrier

49. What is a common feature of countries with strong economies?
High Literacy Rates or high level of human capital

50. The 1973 Oil crisis was the outcome of what type of political trade barrier between OPEC and the US??
An EMBARGO

51. What is Human Capital?
The value that a person brings to the work place / the education, training and skills a person has

52. What is the opposite of a Theocracy?
Secular

53. A country ruled by a person that has complete and unlimited power
Autocracy

54. A government based upon religious beliefs is BEST described as an
Theocracy

55. How is the leader of a Presidential Democracy chosen?
The president is chosen in a vote by the people.

56. Prices of Oil and Gas goes up
What happens if OPEC decides to limit the amount of oil its members produces?
Prices of Oil and Gas
goes up

57. All power is located in the central government?
Unitary

58. Government power is shared between the central and local governments?
Federal

59. The USA would be considered a local government in what organization?
United Nations

60. Central government only has the power that the local government gives it?
Confederation

61. In a parliamentary system, a president or monarch is called a what?
Head of State

62. How long does a monarch rule?
Until he or she dies or chooses to give up power

63. When a country puts a tariff on an imported good, who is hurt in that country?
The consumer

64. When a country puts a tariff on an imported good, who is helped in that country?
Local producer

65. What makes it possible for countries with different currencies to trade with one another?
Exchange Rate

66. When a person takes the risk to start their own business they are called a what?
Entrepreneur

67. If a country has very little natural resources, what will their economy be like?
Rich, if they develop their human capital.

68. Is there any difference between men’s and women’s literacy rates in the Middle East?
Yes, men’s is higher because of a lack of opportunity for some women in the region.

69. In a traditional economic system, what is exchanged for goods and services?
Other goods and services

70. What government in the Middle East would be considered secular?
Israel

71. The Assembly of Experts chooses what leader?
Supreme Leader or Ayatollah

72. How has Saudi Arabia used their oil wealth?
Invested in education, health, and infrastructure

73. How much human capital is required to run an petroleum industry?
Lots – takes very intelligent people to build and operate it

74. People who can work, solve problems, and create businesses are valuable
Human capital or Human resources