Middle East Geography

_________ are the most common physical feature here and make up 66% of the area.

• Mountains

• Deserts

• Plateaus

• Grasslands

Which best describes the climate of much of Southwest Asia?

• Hot and dry

• Windy and cold

• Tropical and rainy

• Moderate and cool

The climate of Southwest Asia has led much of the region to experience a scarcity of _____________.

• Trading

• Rainfall

• Oil production

• Desalination plants

This 25-mile territory has been a source of dispute between Israel and its neighbors for many years:

• Gaza Strip

• Persian Gulf

• Strait of Hormuz

• Suez Canal

Much of the world’s oil supply is shipped through the narrow waterway between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula called the __________________.

• Panama Canal

• Suez Canal

• Jordan River

• Strait of Hormuz

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

• Tigris River

• Euphrates River

• Jordan River

• Suez Canal

The Strait of Hormuz connects which bodies of water?

• Red Sea & Arabian Sea

• Mediterranean Sea & Persian Gulf

• Mediterranean Sea & Red Sea

• Persian Gulf & Arabian Sea

Why is the Suez Canal so important to international shipping?

• It allows ships to get out of the Persian Gulf.

• It is Iraq’s only waterway to the Persian Gulf.

• It connects the Jordan River to the Persian Gulf, making it cheaper to ship oil to other parts of Southwest Asia.

• It makes it possible to get from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea without sailing around Africa.

Which rivers flow through Turkey and Iraq?

• Jordan and Tigris

• Jordan and Euphrates

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Red and Jordan

Disputes over what two natural resources are problematic for many Southwest Asian countries?

• Oil and Water

• Water and Diamonds

• Diamonds and Natural Gas

• Oil and Diamonds