Southwest Asia (Middle East)

What country was formed around Judaism?

• Saudi Arabia
• Jordan
• Lebanon
• Israel

Which of these natural resources does the Middle East have in very short supply?

• water
• oil
• lumber
• coal

Which body of water is this?

• Red Sea
• Persian Gulf
• Strait of Hormuz
• Mediterranean Sea

Most people in the Middle east

• live in the center of the desert 
• are evenly distributed 
• live in mountainous areas
• live near fresh water supplies

After WWII why did Jewish Holocaust survivors migrate to Palestine?

• good climate 
• nobody lived there
• it is where they originated
• it was well protected

In 1947, the British government withdrew from Palestine and turned the problem over to….

• Ottoman Empire
• United States
• European Union
• United Nations

Name this peninsula which borders the Persian Gulf and contains the countries Saudi Arabia, Oman, Yemen and the UAE. 

• Asia Minor 
• Anatolian Peninsula 
• Balkan Peninsula 
• Arabian Peninsula 

Name this canal which connects the Mediterranean and Red Seas in Egypt.

• Panama Canal 
• Suez Canal 
• Arabian Canal 
• Persian Canal 

Which of these natural resources does the Middle East have in abundance?

• Water
• Coal
• Iron
• Oil

Which of these natural resources is in extremely short supply in the Middle East?

• Water
• Coal
• Iron
• Oil