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World Geography Final Exam____ 163.____ 164.____ 165.____ 166.____ 167.____ 168.____ 169.____ 170.____ 171.Which of the following names the holiest Jewish site in Jerusalem?A. Dome of the RockB. Western WallC. MeccaD. mosqueWhich of the following was formed to regain land currently under Israeli control for PalestinianArabs?A. CrusadesB. United NationsC. Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)D. OPECWhich of the following is NOT true about the Taliban?A. The Taliban gained power in Afghanistan.B. The Taliban are suspected of supporting terrorists.C. The Taliban imposed strict rules on the behavior of people.D. The Taliban are a fundamentalist Buddhist political group.Which of the following is the name given to a resource that is so valuable that nations will go to warto ensure its steady supply?A. human resourcesB. oil and natural gasC. waterD. strategic commodityWhich of the following is the name given to the skills and talents of the people of a nation?A. brain drainB. guest workersC. human resourcesD. infrastructureWhich of the following is the name given to unskilled laborers who come from other countries to filljob vacancies?A. guest workersB. illegal immigrantsC. stateless nationD. political refugeesWhich of the following is NOT something foreign workers experience in Southwest Asia?A. misunderstandings over customsB. living in special districtsC. feeling welcomedD. receiving late wages or no wages at allWhich of the following groups has tried unsuccessfully to establish a nation since the breakup ofthe Ottoman Empire after World War I?A. IraqisB. KurdsC. ArabsD. SyriansWhat is the name given to a nation of people without land to legally occupy?A. nomadsB. non-nationC. guest workersD. stateless nationGeography 2011 19