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.

• Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

• Tigris and Jordan Rivers

• Euphrates and Jordan Rivers

• Tigris and Harvey Rivers

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

• Tigris River

• Jordan River

• Euphrates Rivers

• 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.

• West Bank

• Suez Canal

• Red Sea

• Arabian Sean

____________________ connects the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea.

• Suez Canal

• West Bank

• Gaza Strip

• Strait of Hormuz

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

• True

• False

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

• True

• False

______________ is a sea separating Africa from Southwest Asia.

• Arabian Sea

• Blue Sea

• Harvey Sea

• Red Sea

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

• True

• False

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

• True

• False