Middle East (Geography & Religion)

The largest country in the Middle East is...

• Egypt
• Iran
• Saudi Arabia
• Turkey

Which country is located on more than one continent? 

• Saudi Arabia
• Syria
• Iraq
• Egypt

Which physical feature makes it easy for terrorists to hide in the Middle East? 

• Deserts
• Large bodies of water
• Plateaus
• Mountains

Which natural resource is in abundance in the Middle East?

• Diamonds
• Lumber
• Water
• Oil

What is the lowest point on Earth?

• Dead Sea
• Everest Valley
• Mecca
• Medina

Which two bodies of water does the Suez Canal connect? 

• Atlantic Ocean & Dead Sea
• Mediterranean Sea & Red Sea
• Jordan River & Mediterranean Sea
• Euphrates River & Jordan River

What are bedoins? 

• nomadic Arabs
• insects that have plagued the Middle East
• Natural caves found within the mountains
• plateaus within the deserts

In what year was Israel created? 

• 1960
• 1942
• 1948
• 1955

Which religion does not claim Israel as their homeland? 

• Christianity
• Hinduism
• Islam
• Judism

Judaism was founded amongst this group of people. 

• Egyptians
• Arabs
• Indians
• Hebrews