Geography of Southwest Asia

Which best describes the climate of much of Southwest Asia?

• Hot and dry
• Windy and cold
• Tropical and rainy
• Moderate and cool

The climate of Southwest Asia has led much of the region to experience a scarcity of _____________.

• Trading
• Rainfall
• Oil production
• Desalination plants

What is the 120-mile man-made waterway that is used to transport goods from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea?

• Gaza Strip
• Suez Canal
• Persian Gulf
• Panama Canal

This 25-mile territory has been a source of dispute between Israel and its neighbors for many years:

• Gaza Strip
• Persian Gulf
• Strait of Hormuz
• Suez Canal

Much of the world’s oil supply is shipped through the narrow waterway between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula called the __________________.

• Panama Canal
• Suez Canal
• Jordan River
• Strait of Hormuz

Which river is the key water source for Israel, Lebanon, and Syria?

• Tigris River
• Euphrates River
• Jordan River
• Suez Canal

The Strait of Hormuz connects which bodies of water?

• Red Sea & Arabian Sea
• Mediterranean Sea & Persian Gulf
• Mediterranean Sea & Red Sea
• Persian Gulf & Arabian Sea

Because mountains block winds coming from the oceans, much of the interior of Southwest Asia is:

•  Desert
• Grassland
• Fertile farmland
• Full of lakes 

Why is the Suez Canal so important to international shipping?

• It allows ships to get out of the Persian Gulf.
• It connects the Jordan River to the Persian Gulf, making it cheaper to ship oil to other parts of Southwest Asia.
• It makes it possible to get from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea without sailing around Africa.
• It is Iraq’s only waterway to the Persian Gulf.

Which rivers flow through Turkey and Iraq?

• Jordan and Tigris
• Jordan and Euphrates
• Tigris and Euphrates
• Red and Jordan