North Africa, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia

Which two continents together contain countries that make up this region?

• Africa and Europe

• Asia and Europe

• Asia and Australia

• Africa and Asia

The ___ River is the longest river in the world.

• Amazon

• Nile

• Mississippi

• Rio Grande

The ___ Desert is the largest desert in the world.

• Saudi Arabia

• Rub Al-Khali

• Sahara

• Arabian

The North Africa and Southwest Asia region is also known as the _____.

• Middle East

• Arabian Peninsula

• Middle West

• Far East

What is the dominate climate in North Africa/Southwest Asia?

• Tropical

• Mediterranean

• Arid (Desert)

• Temperate

The physical geography of an area often affects it's economic activities. Therefore you can infer that...

• Someone who lives in a dessert will be a rancher.

• Someone who lives in the dessert will be a farmer.

• Someone who lives by water will be a fisherman

• Fishing

What is the primary language used in the Middle East?

• Arabic

• English

• Hebrew

• Farsi

Which of the following has the largest religious influence in the Middle East?

• Islam

• Indigenous Religions

• Christianity

• Judaism

Which of these is the holy city of both Judaism and Christianity?

• Jerusalem

• Medina

• Islamabad

• Bethlehem

One similarity between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam is they ___.

• are all polytheistic and believe in many gods

• are all monotheistic and believe in one god

• have the same founder of their religions

• were all founded in the exact same location