World Geography: SW, NE, EM, AP

What is the 120-mile man-made waterway that is used to transport goods from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea?

• Persian Gulf

• Gaza Strip

• Suez Canal

• Panama Canal

Which best describes the climate of much of Southwest Asia?

• tropical and rainy

• hot and dry

• moderate and cool

• windy and cold

Which river is the key water source for Israel, Lebanon, and Syria?

• Tigris River

• Suez Cana

• Euphrates River

• Jordan River

The process of removing salt from saltwater in order to make it suitable for farming and drinking is known as ___.

• desalination

• extraction

• naturalization

• absorption

What are the three prominent religions in Southwest Asia?

• Judaism, Islam, Hinduism

• Hinduism, Judaism, Christianity

• Persian, Islam, Christianity

• Judaism, Islam, Christianity

Which feature is located at letter L.

• Suez Canal

• Iranian Sea

• Persian Gulf

• Strait of Hormuz

Arabia is a peninsula rather than an island. Why?

• Arabia is too mountainous to be an island.

• Arabia was not formed by active volcanoes.

• Arabia is surrounded by water on three sides.

• Arabia has more desert areas than island areas.

What is this physical feature?

• Persian Gulf

• Red Sea

• Euphrates River

• Jordan River

Arabia's deserts have a very limited amount of water. There are no permanent lakes or rivers! So, where is the freshwater?

• Streams

• Oceans

• Deltas

• Oases

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

• Bosporus

• Lake Baikal

• Dead Sea

• Jordan River