Geography of Southwest Asia Study Guide

The climate of Southwest Asia is?

• arid and hot

• cold and wet

• hot and wet

• moderate and cool

The Suez Canal helps transport goods from the Red Sea to the _______

• Arabian Sea

• Persian Gulf

• Mediterranean Sea

• Panama

Israel is in a dispute with its neighbor over

• land

• religion

• water

• all of the above

Much of the world's oil supply is shipped through the Strait of Hormuz that is located between the Arabian Peninsula and________

• Gaza Strip

• Iran

• Saudi Arabia

• Jordan

Which river is a source of water for Israel, Lebanon and Syria?

• Tigris River

• Euphrates River

• Jordan River

• Suez Cannal

The Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea are connected by

• Persian Gulf

• Strait of Hormuz

• Gulf of Mexico

• Suez Cannal

The Euphrates and Tigris Rivers begin in what country?

• SYria

• Turkey

• Isreal

• Lebonon

Three major water problems in Southwest Asia are

• shortage, unequal distribution and pollution

• flooding, pollution, dams

• aquifers, pollution, shortage

• flooding, pollution and shortage

Desalination is the process of removing what from salt water?

• bacteria

• salt

• minerals

• water

What are the three prominent religions of Southwest Asia ?

• Hinduism, Judaism, Christianity

• Judaism, Islam, Christianity

• Judaism, Islam , Hinduism

• Christianity, Islam, Buddism