Vocabulary Homework (SS7G5)

____________ and _____________ begin in Turkey and travel through Syria and Iraq before emptying in the Persian Gulf. They are the largest rivers in Southwest Asia.

_______________ forms the border between the nation of Jordan and the Palestinian Territory known as the West Bank.

__________________ is located south of Saudi Arabia and has been a key link in the Indian Ocean trade and remains a major trade route.

____________________ connects the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea.

Strait of Hormuz is a narrow shallow body of water that connects Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea.

Persian Gulf body of water is an extension of the Indian Ocean through the Strait of Hormuz.

______________ is a sea separating Africa from Southwest Asia.

Gaza Strip is a narrow strip of land between Israel, Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea.

West Bank, so called because it is the west bank of the River Jordan is the larger and more populous Palestinian territory.