The Eastern Mediterranean - Physical Geography

The Eastern Mediterranean is a region of the Middle East that lies between the continents of _____________________.

• South America and North America

• Asia and Australia

• Europe and Asia

• Africa and Australia

True or False: The waterway separating Europe from Asia is made up of three parts: (1) the Dardanelles, (2) the Bosporus, and (3) the Sea of Marmara.

• True

• False

True or False: Anatolia is the European part of Turkey.

• True

• False

The river that runs between Israel and Jordan that empties into the Dead Sea is the ___________________. This is also the river in which Jesus was baptized.

• Euphrates River

• Tigris River

• Jordan River

• Bosporus

True or False: The Jordan River begins in Syria and runs south into the Dead Sea.

• True

• False

The saltiest lake and lowest point on Earth; located on the border between Israel and Jordan and fed by the Jordan River is the ______________________.

• Lake Baikal

• Jordan River

• Bosporus

• Dead Sea

Which of the following describes the Dead Sea? (read all answers before choosing)

• It is the lowest body of water on Earth.

• The salt content prevents people from sinking.

• It is shrinking.

• All of the above.

This region's driest areas are its ______________.

• deserts

• mountains

• plains

• plateaus

The desert in Southwest Asia that covers much of the Arabian Peninsula between the Mediterranean coast and the Euphrates River is the _______________ Desert. This desert receives less than 5" of rainfall per year.

• Gobi

• Negev

• Syrian

• Sahara

The desert in southern Israel is the ___________ Desert. In this desert the temperatures can reach 114 F and annual rainfall is barely 2" per year.

• Syrian

• Sahara

• Gobi

• Negev