Middle East Study guide

A man-made structure that connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea:

• Gaza Strip

• Suez Canal

• Persian Gulf

• Panama Canal

This small territory has been a source of dispute between Israel and its neighbors for many years:

• Gaza Strip

• Persian Gulf

• Strait of Hormuz

• Suez Canal

Much of the world’s oil supply is shipped through this narrow waterway:

• Persian Gulf

• Suez Canal

• Jordan River

• Strait of Hormuz

This river is the key water source for Israel, Lebanon, and Syria:

• Tigris River

• Euphrates River

• Jordan River

• Suez Canal

Because mountains block winds coming from the oceans, much of the interior of Southwest Asia is:

• Desert

• Grassland

• Fertile farmland

• Full of lakes

Why is the Suez Canal so important to international shipping?

• It allows ships to get out of the Persian Gulf.

• It connects the Jordan River to the Persian Gulf, making it cheaper to ship oil to other parts of Southwest Asia.

• It makes it possible to get from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea without sailing around Africa.

• It is Iraq’s only waterway to the Persian Gulf.

What rivers are like twin rivers flowing through Turkey and Iraq?

• Jordan and Tigris

• Jordan and Euphrates

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Red and Jordan

What are three major water problems in Southwest Asia?

• Water shortages, unequal distribution, pollution

• Flooding, pollution, dams

• Too much ground water, aquifers, pollution

• Water shortages, flooding, pollution

Which country has fought military battles over water rights to the Jordan River?

• Israel

• Iran

• Afghanistan

• Saudi Arabia

Because of its harsh climate, which country has to rely on desalination plants to provide most of its citizens’ drinking water?

• Israel

• Turkey

• Saudi Arabia

• Syria