Geography of Southwest Asia

Southwest Asia is mainly what type of landscape?

• desert

• plains

• forest

• mountains

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

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

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 is in extremely short supply in the Middle East?

• Water
• Coal
• Iron
• Oil

Khyber Pass is located in?

• Afghanistan

• Azerbaijan

• Aflanistan

• Turkmenistan

What 2 rivers in Southwest Asia helped Mesopotamia succeed as an early civilization?

• Blue and White Nile
• Tigris and Euphrates
• Tigris and Okavango
• Euphrates and Indus

Which statement best describes the climate of Southwest Asia?

• Most of the region is semiarid
• The northern portion of the region is subarctic
• The northern portion of the region is tropical
• Most of the region is arid

Which desert covers nearly the entire Arabian Peninsula?

• Sahara
• Kalahari
• Arabian
• Gobi

Which of the following natural resources are found in abundance in Southwest Asia?

• Oil and natural gas
• Forests and wildlife
• Gold and gemstones
• Forests and freshwater