Geography of Southwest Asia and North Africa

Which letter on the map represents the Arabian Sea?

• A

• B

• C

• D

• F

Which of the following makes up most of Arabia?

• Desert

• Tundra

• Mountains

• Rainforest

Which of the following rivers are located in the Middle East? Select TWO.

• Tigris River

• Yellow River

• Amazon River

• Tennessee River

• Euphrates River

Letter C on the map represents which of the following bodies of water?

• Caspian Sea

• Black Gulf

• Persian Gulf

• Gulf of Agrabah

Arabia is surrounded by water on three sides. This makes Arabia a ___________________.

• Island

• Trench

• Archipelago

• Peninsula

Some Arab tribes lived as nomads that lived in rural desert areas and travelled from oasis to oasis. These Arab nomads were known as ________________.

• Italians

• Sheikhs

• Bengals

• Mongols

• Bedouins

One of few scattered places in a desert where water can be found and has fertile land is called an ________________.

• watering hole

• paradise

• oasis

• garden

The Arabian Peninsula is represented on the map as the letter _____.

• F

• C

• E

• D

A group of traveling merchants and animals is called a _______________________.

• caravan

• train

• conga line

• trail

What important crossroad of trade is located 50 miles inland from the Red Sea in Arabia?

• Medina

• Mecca

• Baghdad

• Damascus

• Syria