Geography on the Arabian Peninsula

What is the name given to those who live on the Arabian Peninsula?

• Muslims

• Islamic

• Arabs

• Peninsular

What is a peninsula?

• land that receives less than 10 inches of rain a year

• land surrounded by water

• land that is a desert

• land that is triangular

What is an oasis?

• a waterhole

• mountain

• ocean

• star

How did the bedouins organize themselves for protection against the harsh desert?

• established feudalism

• hired knights for protection

• created Arabian cities

• formed tribes with a sheikh as a leader

The Arabian Peninsula desert heat can reach ____.

• 60F

• 122F

• 156F

• 95F

What does the word bedouin mean?

• nomad

• king

• governor

• sheikh

Which describes the food supply of the bedouin?

• McDonald's Big Mac

• cows, wheat, and strawberries

• dates, goat's milk, sheep's meat

• spaghetti and water

How did the medieval bedouin not spend their time in the desert?

• performing on TikTok

• writing poetry

• camel races

• told stories around the campfire

How did Arabs protect themselves from bedouin raids?

• requested the Arabian police to protect them on their journey to the next town

• learned karate

• used their camels as guards at night

• formed a caravan

As trade grew, Arab merchants built ______ along the trade routes in Arabia.

• towns

• mosques

• security check points

• a navy