Grade 7 - Chapter 8 Test Review

The Eastern Mediterranean lies between the continents of

• South America and North America.

• Asia and Australia.

• Europe and Asia.

• Africa and Asia.

The Jordan River empties into the

• Black Sea.

• Mediterranean Sea.

• Red Sea.

• Dead Sea.

Much of Syria and Jordan are covered by the

• Syrian Desert

• Negev.

• Pontic Mountains

• Taurus Mountains

Success of commercial farming in the region relies heavily on

• irrigation

• rain

• desert conditions

• nomadic herding

When the Romans invaded the area that is now called Turkey, they captured the strategic city of Byzantium and renamed it

• Damascus

• Rome

• Constantinople

• Tripoli

The Turkish leader responsible for modernizing Turkey was

• Kemal Atatürk

• King Hussein

• Hafiz al-Assad

• Bashar al-Assad

What was the name of the series of invasions of Palestine launched by Christians from Europe?

• the Diaspora

• the Crusades

• Zionism

• Knesset

Which country shares a border with both the Mediterranean and the Black seas?

• Turkey

• Israel

• Lebanon

• Syria

Which country does not share a border with the Mediterranean Sea?

• Turkey

• Syria

• Israel

• Jordan

Where does the Jordan River begin?

• Turkey

• Syria

• Israel

• Jordan