Middle East Geography Practice

The vast majority of all Arabs, Kurds, and Persians are which religious group?

• Christian

• Jewish

• Muslim

• Buddhist

Which ethnic group primarily practices Shi’a Islam?

• Arabs

• Kurds

• Persians

• Christians

What country is found at Location A on the map?

• Iran

• Iraq

• Turkey

• Syria

What natural passageway that connects the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea is found at location B?

• Suez Canal

• Strait of Hormuz

• Tigris River

• Red Sea

What body of water is colored blue on the map?

• Euphrates River

• Tigris River

• Jordan River

• Suez Canal

What body of water is colored green on the map?

• Euphrates River

• Tigris River

• Jordan River

• Suez Canal

What body of water is colored red on the map?

• Euphrates River

• Tigris River

• Jordan River

• Suez Canal

Which of these choices best defines the term “Population Density”?

• A measure of how many young children there are in a country

• The total sum of all money produced by a country

• A measure of what specific areas the population of a country tends to live

• The amount of people that can read or write in a society

Which of these physical features would most likely have the densest population? (more people live around there)

• Rivers and other freshwater sources

• Deserts

• Hot and dry areas

• The middle of an ocean

Which life-essential natural resource is scarce in the Middle East?

• Oil

• Water

• Gold

• Diamonds