Reading Exercise 2

The following map shows the dates on which the Arab countries gained their independence from foreign control in the twentieth century. Click on the map for an enlarged view. Examine the map carefully to select the option in the drop-down menu that correctly completes the statement in English. Please note that numbers follow the same sequence in Arabic as they do in English (Example, the year "nineteen forty" is written 1940 in English and ۱٩٤۰ in Arabic).
This map was adapted from:
العالم العربي: أطلس معلومات
رفيق البستاني وفيليب فارج
دار المستقبل العربي، ۱٩٩۰

 

1. The first two Arab countries to become independent were
2. The three neighboring countries that gained independence in the 1940’s were
3. The last Arab country to obtain independence from France was
4. The four countries that became independent in 1956 were
5. The four neighboring countries in the Arabian Peninsula that declared their independence in 1971 were