SWA Geography

SWA Geography

Multiple Choice

What is the most common physical feature in SWA?

• Mountains

• Rivers

• Deserts

• Fresh Water Ponds

Multiple Choice

What river in SWA is the birthplace of ancient civilizations such as Babylon, Sumer, and Assyria?

• Jordan

• Euphrates

• Tigris

• Nile

Multiple Choice

Which river in SWA flows from Turkey into Iraq?

• Tigris

• Jordan

• Euphrates

• Nile

Multiple Choice

Which river in SWA is a main source of water for Israel, Lebanon, Jordan, parts of Syria, & many of those living in the West Bank & the Gaza Strip?

• Tigris

• Jordan

• Euphrates

• Nile

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the 120-mile man-made waterway that is used to transport goods to and from Asia, Africa, & Europe.

• Strait of Hormuz

• Euphrates river

• Suez Canal

• Nile River

Multiple Choice

This body of water hold one of the largest oil fields in the world?

• Dead Sea

• Red Sea

• Persian Gulf

• Atlantic Ocean

Multiple Choice

This small waterway is where up to 90% of the worlds oil is shipped through?

• Suez Canal

• Strait of Hormuz

• Red Sea

• Panama Canal

Multiple Choice

For centuries, this Sea has formed a key shipping route between Europe and the western ports of India.

• Arabian Sea

• Dead Sea

• Red Sea

Multiple Choice

This Sea is linked to the Mediterranean Sea by the Suez Canal.

• Dead Sea

• Mediterranean Sea

• Red Sea

• Dead Sea

Multiple Choice

The United Nations decided to divide this country into separate nations-a Jewish state and an Arab state.

• Iraq

• Iran

• Saudi Arabia

• Palestine

Multiple Choice

This is one of the two area created for the Arabs in 1947?

• Saudi Arabia

• Gaza Strip

• Iraq

• Iran

Multiple Choice

This was an area created for the Arabs in the 1960s?

• Palestine

• Iraq

• West Bank

• Iran