Unit 1: Geography of Southwest Asia

Front

Which Marks the Suez Canal?

Back

4

Front

Which marks the Red Sea? Options: 5, 6, 7, 8

Back

8

Front

Which number marks Iraq? Options: 2, 3, 4, 6

Back

3

Front

Name these two rivers, located in a region known as Mesopotamia.

Back

Tigris-Euphrates

Front

Which of the following natural resources are found in abundance in Southwest Asia? oil and natural gas, forests and wildlife, gold and gemstones, forests and freshwater

Back

oil and natural gas

Front

Which number marks Saudi Arabia?

Back

5

Front

Which body of water is this?

Back

Jordan River

Front

What part of Israel is identified by the blue 2? Options: Gaza Strip, West Bank, Jordan River

Back

West Bank

Front

Which bodies of water are connected by the Strait of Hormuz? Options: The Red Sea and the Arabian Sea, The Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea, The Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea, The Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf

Back

The Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea

Front

Why is the Suez Canal so important to international shipping?

Back

The Suez Canal makes it possible to get to the Mediterranean Sea from the Arabian Sea without having to sail around the continent of Africa.