QUEST 2.1: Southwest Asia/the Middle East

What is the longer (and more western) river of the Middle East which starts in Turkey but is mostly found in Iraq?

• Orontes River

• Tigris River

• Nile River

• Euphrates River

What is the shorter (and more eastern) river of the Middle East which starts in Turkey but is mostly found in Iraq?

• Orontes River

• Tigris River

• Nile River

• Euphrates River

What body of water found in the Middle East do both the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers flow into?

• Persian Gulf

• Red Sea

• Gulf of Aden

• Arabian Sea

Which Middle East mountain range is found in northern Turkey along the coast of the Black Sea?

• Pontic Mountains

• Taurus Mountains

• Zagros Mountains

• Caucasus Mountains

Which Middle East mountain range is found in southern Turkey along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea?

• Pontic Mountains

• Taurus Mountains

• Zagros Mountains

• Caucasus Mountains

Which Middle East mountain range is found in western Iran along the coast of the Persian Gulf?

• Pontic Mountains

• Taurus Mountains

• Zagros Mountains

• Caucasus Mountains

Which large peninsula of the Middle East is surrounded by the Red Sea, Persian Gulf, Gulf of Aden and Arabian Sea?

• Arabian Peninsula

• Sinai Peninsula

• Persian Peninsula

• Anatolia

Which large peninsula of the Middle East is at the north end of the Red Sea and is the gateway from Africa into the Middle East?

• Arabian Peninsula

• Sinai Peninsula

• Persian Peninsula

• Anatolia

What desert is named for the country it is mostly found in the western portion of the Middle East near the Mediterranean Sea?

• Arabian Desert

• Syrian Desert

• Sahara Desert

• Rub al Khali

Which Middle East mountain range is found north of Georgia and Azerbaijan in between the Caspian and Black Seas?

• Pontic Mountains

• Taurus Mountains

• Zagros Mountains

• Caucasus Mountains