SW Asia Maps Peer Support

SW Asia Map Peer Support

​Study the map:

Peer expert: teach your mnemonic device to your partner. Use your map.

Multiple Choice

What country is labeled by letter A?

• Iran

• Iraq

• Saudi Arabia

• Turkey

• West Bank

Multiple Choice

What country is labeled by letter B?

• Iran

• Iraq

• Saudi Arabia

• Turkey

• West Bank

Multiple Choice

What country is labeled by letter C?

• Iran

• Iraq

• Saudi Arabia

• Turkey

• West Bank

Multiple Choice

What country is labeled by letter D?

• Iran

• Iraq

• Saudi Arabia

• Turkey

• West Bank

Multiple Choice

What part of Israel is identified with the red one?

• Gaza Strip

• West Bank

• Jordan River

​Study the map

​Peer tutor share your hacks to remember

Multiple Choice

What is a straight of water?

• when water is not choppy and wavy.

• a narrow part of water connects two larger water ways.

• a narrow ocean that goes across a river.

• brackerish water.

Multiple Choice

Which body of water is in the red rectangle?

• Persian Gulf

• Gulf of Oman

• Gulf of Aden

• Arabian Sea

Multiple Choice

Which body of water is this?

• Tigris River

• Red Sea

• Arabian Sea

• Strait of Hormuz

Multiple Choice

Which body of water is this?

• Red Sea

• Persian Gulf

• Mediterranean Sea

• Arabian Sea

Multiple Choice

Which body of water is this?

• Arabian Sea

• Strait of Hormuz

• Mediterranean Sea

• Tigris River

Multiple Choice

Describe the climate in SW Asia

• hot and dry-arid

• sunny and tropical

• cold and dry

Multiple Choice

What physical feature makes up most of SW Asia? 

• desert

• rainforest

• mountains

• plateaus

Multiple Choice

Definethe term "water scarce"

• Water is polluted

• water is limited (there isn't enough water)

• water is plentiful

Multiple Choice

What are the three rivers located in SW Asia?

• Tigris River, Euphrates River and Jordan River

• Jordan river, arabian sea and suez canal

• Nile River, Tigris River and Jordan River

• Euphrates River, Tigris River, Persian Gulf

Multiple Choice

irrigation

• an underground tunnel used to carry mountain waters to dry plains

• a fracture in Earth's crust

• very dry, without rain

• the redirecting of water to crops using channels and ditches