Bh Geography

Bh Geography

174 practice questions, each with the answer and an explanation.

All 174 questions

  1. Complete the sentence about Sanad, Bahrain with the correct year: Jawad's The Centre was introduced in the summer of ______, hosting shopping stores and the Jawad supermarket.
  2. Complete the sentence about Zinj, Bahrain with the correct year: Lorimer's Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf, it is mentioned that 30 huts belonging to the Baharna are located in the village, and that cem…
  3. Complete the sentence about Sar, Bahrain with the correct year: All of the seals are of the early Dilmun style circa 2050 BC to ______ BC.
  4. Complete the sentence about Al Hajar, Bahrain with the correct year: Ancient relics were discovered in the village in ______ and are believed to be from the Dilmun civilisation from 2300 BC.
  5. Complete the sentence about Nuwaidrat with the correct year: A memorial for Qambar was held in the village on March 26, ______.
  6. Complete the sentence about Nuwaidrat with the correct year: On February 14, ______, police used tear gas against rioters in the village; they were participating in country-wide protests.
  7. Complete the sentence about Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia with the correct year: Dilmun's commercial power began to decline between ______ BC and 800 BC because piracy flourished in the Persian Gulf.
  8. Complete the sentence about Dammam with the correct year: The area that eventually became Dammam was settled by the Dawasir tribe around ______, with permission from King Ibn Saud.
  9. Complete the sentence about Dammam with the correct year: In ______, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland launched an attack on the fort at Dammam, which was under the control of the Second…
  10. Complete the sentence about Khobar with the correct year: The city was founded alongside Dammam by the Dawasir, who moved there in ______ fearing British persecution with the permission of King Abdula…
  11. Complete the sentence about Dhahran with the correct year: A Concession Agreement to search for oil was signed in Jeddah on 29 May ______, between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Standard Oil of Calif…
  12. Complete the sentence about Qatif with the correct year: Qatif is home to Darin Airport, the first airport in Saudi Arabia, which opened in ______.
  13. Complete the sentence about Qatif with the correct year: Qatif Municipality was established in ______, making it the second oldest in the Kingdom after Jeddah Municipality.
  14. Complete the sentence about Hofuf with the correct year: German explorer Hermann Burchardt photographed the city in ______.
  15. Complete the sentence about Hofuf with the correct year: In ______, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was founded and the city took the name Hofuf, which has been among the kingdom's major cities since.
  16. Complete the sentence about Dhahran International Airport with the correct year: Owing to Saudi Arabia's importance, primarily its location, in ______ the US extended lend-lease status to Saudi Arabia…
  17. Complete the sentence about Dhahran International Airport with the correct year: In ______, the U.S. and Saudi Arabia signed the Dhahran Air Field Agreement.
  18. Complete the sentence about Dhahran International Airport with the correct year: Despite the end of World War II in the European theater, in ______, President Harry S.
  19. Complete the sentence about Dhahran International Airport with the correct year: State Department and the Saudi Government agreed, in August ______, to develop the air field.
  20. Complete the sentence about Dhahran International Airport with the correct year: The ______ agreement reverted ownership of the air base to Saudi Arabia, and on-going year-to-year leases, for which th…
  21. Complete the sentence about Dhahran International Airport with the correct year: On 18 June ______, the two governments signed an agreement renewing and extending USAF usage rights at the airfield.
  22. Complete the sentence about Kuwait with the correct year: Prior to the discovery of oil reserves in ______, the territory of modern-day Kuwait contained a regional trade port.
  23. Complete the sentence about Kuwait with the correct year: The protectorate agreements with the United Kingdom ended in June ______ when Kuwait officially became an independent state.
  24. Complete the sentence about United Arab Emirates with the correct year: The Portuguese arrived in the region around ______ and set up bases on the territory while waging wars against the Persians.
  25. Complete the sentence about United Arab Emirates with the correct year: The Trucial States remained under British influence until full independence as the United Arab Emirates in ______.
  26. Complete the sentence about Abu Dhabi with the correct year: In ______, Abu Dhabi's urban area had an estimated population of 2.5 million, out of 3.8 million in the emirate of Abu Dhabi.
  27. Complete the sentence about Abu Dhabi with the correct year: In ______, the discovery of fresh water by a hunting party led by Sheikh Dhiyab bin Isa Al Nahyan near the coast saw a settlement establish…
  28. Complete the sentence about Muscat with the correct year: In ______ AD the capital was transferred from Rustaq to Muscat.
  29. Complete the sentence about Muscat with the correct year: The Portuguese admiral Afonso de Albuquerque sailed to Muscat in ______, in an attempt to establish trade relations.
  30. Complete the sentence about Riyadh with the correct year: The first mention of the city by the name Riyadh was in ______, by an Arab chronicler.
  31. Complete the sentence about Riyadh with the correct year: In ______, Dahham ibn Dawwas, who was from the neighboring Manfuhah, seized control of the town.
  32. Complete the sentence about Riyadh with the correct year: In ______, Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab formed an alliance with the Emir of Diriyah, Muhammad bin Saud, and they took Riyadh from Dahham.
  33. Complete the sentence about Jeddah with the correct year: The Maghrebi traveler Ibn Battuta visited Jeddah during his world trip around ______.
  34. Complete the sentence about Mecca with the correct year: The city was most recently conquered in the Saudi conquest of Hejaz by Ibn Saud and his allies in ______.
  35. Complete the sentence about Mecca with the correct year: As of January ______, the mayor of the city is Saleh Al-Turki.
  36. Complete the sentence about Mecca with the correct year: Prince Khalid Al-Faisal has been the provincial governor since 16 May ______.
  37. Complete the sentence about Medina with the correct year: Medina has been inhabited at least ______ years before the Hijra, or approximately the 9th century BCE.
  38. Complete the sentence about Bushehr with the correct year: In ______, Iranian military commander Nader Shah made Bushehr, then still a minor fishing village, the headquarters of the Persian Gulf fleet…
  39. Complete the sentence about Bushehr with the correct year: The naval aspirations of Nader ended when he was murdered in ______, but Bushehr continued to serve as a prominent port for at least the foll…
  40. Complete the sentence about Bandar Abbas with the correct year: Bandar Abbas was conquered by the Portuguese in ______, and was an important location to protect their commerce in the Persian Gulf and…
  41. Complete the sentence about Bandar Abbas with the correct year: In ______, Comorão was taken by Shah Abbas the Great from the Portuguese.
  42. Complete the sentence about Bandar Abbas with the correct year: By ______, the Portuguese and English names had been officially combined to form Combrù or Combu, although the inhabitants still called…
  43. Complete the sentence about Bandar Abbas with the correct year: In ______, a combined Anglo-Dutch fleet attacked the Portuguese at Bandar Abbas and took control of the trade posts.
  44. Complete the sentence about Bandar Abbas with the correct year: In ______, the Persians attempted to oust the Omanis, but the sultan managed to keep his hold on Bandar through bribery and tribute of t…
  45. Complete the sentence about Eastern Arabia with the correct year: The Bahrain National Museum assesses that its "Golden Age" lasted from c. 2200 BC to ______ BC.
  46. Complete the sentence about Failaka Island with the correct year: The island had many Mesopotamian-style buildings typical of those found in Iraq dating from around ______ BC.
  47. Complete the sentence about Failaka Island with the correct year: From about ______ BC there is a further inscription on a seal found at Failaka and preserving a king's name.
  48. Complete the sentence about Tarout Island with the correct year: The Treaty of Darin was signed on the island in ______ between Ibn Saud and the United Kingdom.
  49. Complete the sentence about Sharjah with the correct year: In the early 18th century, the Huwayla tribe of the Qawasim clan established itself in Sharjah c. ______, declaring Sharjah independent.
  50. Complete the sentence about Sharjah with the correct year: On 8 January ______, Sheikh Sultan I signed the General Maritime Treaty with Britain, accepting a protectorate to keep the Ottoman Turks out.
  51. Complete the sentence about Ras al-Khaimah with the correct year: Since ______ the city fell under control of the Portuguese Empire.
  52. Complete the sentence about Fujairah with the correct year: The Port of Fujairah is located on the city's eastern coast, just outside the Strait of Hormuz, and was built in ______.
  53. Complete the sentence about Ajman with the correct year: An ______ British maritime survey noted that Ajman had one of the best backwaters on the coast and was a small town with a single fortified bui…
  54. Complete the sentence about Ajman with the correct year: In ______, Humaid bin Obeid bin Subt of Al Heera invaded Ajman supported by a body of the Bani Naeem.
  55. Complete the sentence about Ajman with the correct year: A further treaty of ______ bound the Trucial States to Britain.
  56. Complete the sentence about Al Ain with the correct year: In the 1950s, Sheikh Zayed discovered the tombs, and brought this to the attention of a Danish team, leading to an excavation at the tombs in…
  57. Complete the sentence about Doha with the correct year: The earliest documented mention of Al Bidda was made in ______ by the Carmelite Convent, in an account that chronicles several settlements in Qa…
  58. Complete the sentence about Kuwait City with the correct year: After the Persian withdrawal from Basra in ______, Kuwait continued to attract trade away from Basra.
  59. Complete the sentence about Jubail with the correct year: In ______, the Saudi government designated Jubail as the site for a new industrial city, with rapid expansion and industrialization arising.
  60. Complete the sentence about Jubail with the correct year: Archaeological place: Crease Tower or Tuwayah Tower was constructed around ______.
  61. Complete the sentence about Jubail with the correct year: In September ______, Jubail gained a measure of fame as the landing site for the first team of geologists to explore for oil in Saudi Arabia.
  62. Complete the sentence about Abqaiq with the correct year: Abqaiq's rapid development and growth followed the discovery of the Abqaiq oil field in ______ by Saudi Aramco.
  63. Complete the sentence about Ghawar Field with the correct year: In April ______, the company first published its profit figures since its nationalization nearly 40 years ago in the context of issuing…
  64. Complete the sentence about Ghawar Field with the correct year: Saudi Aramco reported in mid-______ that Ghawar had produced 48% of its proven reserves.
  65. Complete the sentence about Lulu Island with the correct year: The Arbutus Corridor tracks were removed in ______ to create a greenway for cyclists and pedestrians.
  66. Which place completes this sentence about A'ali? Lorimer's 1908 Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf, A'ali was a considerable village situated 6 miles southwest of the ______ fort.
  67. Which place completes this sentence about Tubli? The town is accessible from ______ through the famous Bahrain Map monument traffic flyover junction.
  68. Which place completes this sentence about Bahrain Bay? Completed in 2012 and sporting several flyovers, Bahrain Bay is linked to the main multi-lane carriageways of the city by the purpose-built North…
  69. Which place completes this sentence about Bahrain Financial Harbour? The commercial complex is located on the northern shoreline of ______, adjacent to the King Faisal Highway which links Manama to Sa…
  70. Which place completes this sentence about Al Areen Wildlife Park? The park itself is a 40-minute drive from ______, connected by a highway, and is located adjacent to Bahrain International Circuit.
  71. Which place completes this sentence about Siyadi House? The family's wealth originated from their involvement in the pearl trade, which blossomed in ______ in the 19th century.
  72. Which place completes this sentence about Siyadi House? The Siyadi Mosque is the oldest preserved mosque in ______ and is still used for daily prayers.
  73. Which place completes this sentence about Diyar Al Muharraq? Diyar Al ______ is a modern integrated city located on the northern tip of Muharraq Island in Bahrain.
  74. Which place completes this sentence about Barbar, Bahrain? The Dilmun era ______ Temple is in the village and is on the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

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