Chapter 21 Harsh and Arid Lands

Riverbeds that remain dry during all but the rainy season are known as

__________.

• wadis

• oasis

• Fertile Crescent

• salt flat

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 

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

• Water
• Coal
• Iron
• Oil

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 is in extremely short supply in the Middle East?

• Water
• Coal
• Iron
• Oil

Which Middle Eastern country contains most of the Fertile Crescent?

• Iran

• Israel

• Turkey

• Iraq

Most of the oil in the Middle East is found in countries located around the...

• Red Sea
• Persian Gulf
• Mediterranean Sea
• Tigris River

The river that forms a natural boundary between Israel and Jordan, and empties into the Dead Sea, is the __________.

• Tigris

• Euphrates

• Jordan

• Nile

Two of the two most important rivers in Southwest Asia are the __________ and _____________, which create the Fertile Crescent.

• Tigris

• Euphrates

• Jordan

• Nile

Also known as the Empty Quarter, the most famous desert in the Southwest Asia region is the

• Syrian.

• b. Rub al-Khali

• c. An-Nafud

• d. Negev.