North Africa and Southwest Asia Quiz 1

Process of treating seawater to remove salts and minerals and make in drinkable

• Desalinization 
• Rationing
• Aquifer 

A body of water located between Israel and Jordan.

• Dead Lake
• Red Sea
• Mediterranean Sea
• Dead Sea

Which of the following connects Southwest Asia and Africa?

• Arabian Peninsula
• Sinai Peninsula
• Strait of Hormuz
• Anatolia Peninsula

Which country borders the Persian Gulf along with Kuwait, Iraq, and Iran?

• Afghanistan
• Jordan
• Saudi Arabia
• Turkey

Turkey's damming of the upper Euphrates is causing the lower Euphrates to dry up. Which theme of Geography is this an example of?

• Movement
• Human Environment Interaction
• Pull factor
• Place

Why is the Arabian Peninsula important to the rest of the world? 

• Food Exports
• Vast Petroleum Reserves
• Consumer Electronics 
• Importing raw sewage 

Longest river in the world, made settlement possible in Ancient Egypt

• Amazon
• Nile
• Tigris
• Euphrates

Desertification requires countries to import ______________.

• Oil
• Gas
• Water
• Soil

List two benefits of the Aswan Dam.

• Electricity and Controls Floods
• Fresh water and Clothes
• Plants and Oil
• Holy Site and Swimming Pool

Connects Mediterranean & Red Seas

• Panama Canal
• Suez Canal
• Strait of Hormuz
• Gulf of Aden