Middle East Geography

Land disputes in Southwest Asia

currently exist between:

• Israelis and Palestinians

• Israelis and the Kurds

• Palestinians and Arabs

• Arabs and Christians

Africa’s longest mountain Range:

• Caucasus Mountains

• Sierra Nevada Mountains

• Atlas Mountains

• Rocky Mountains

The Dead Sea is best described as:

• a landlocked freshwater sea.

• open to the Persian Gulf

• open to the Mediterranean Sea

• a landlocked saltwater sea

The Earth’s largest inland body of

water:

• Bering Sea

• Caspian Sea

• Mediterranean Sea

• Sea of Marmara

The world’s longest river:

• Tigris

• Euphrates

• Niger

• Nile

What percentage of the Middle East is

covered in desert?

• 2%

• 15%

• 50%

• 85%

The Arabian Peninsula is separated

from the rest of Africa by the:

• Aegean and Mediterranean Seas

• Red Sea and Gulf of Aden

• Red and Black Seas

• Black Sea and the Dardanelles

On which Peninsula is Yemen located?

• Sinai

• Arabian

• Balkan

• Kamatchaka

Way of life for people living in the steppe climate zone of this region:

• Pastoralism

• management

• Subsistence Farming

• Ecotourism

The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers run through:

• Morocco

• Egypt

• Kazakhstan and Kurdistan

• Syria, Turkey, and Iraq