Unit 2 Southwest Asia Geography - Study Guide

How did the frequent flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers affect agriculture in the region?

• Farmers began experimenting with terracing their farmlands.

• The rivers provided power sources for inventions like the waterwheel.

• It caused farmers to create new ways of preparing the soil for planting.

• It led to the development of irrigation systems to control the flow of water.

The Ataturk Dam is in Turkey. It restricts the flow of water in which river in Iraq?

• the Danube River

• the Euphrates River

• the Jordan River

• the Tigris River

How would a ship carrying goods manufactured in Kuwait travel from the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea?

• by traveling along the Euphrates River

• by traveling along the Tigris River

• by traveling through the Strait of Hormuz

• by traveling through the Suez Canal

Both the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers flow into which body of water?

• Caspian Sea

• Mediterranean Sea

• Pacific Ocean

• Persian Gulf

The Strait of Hormuz is located off the southern coast of which of the following countries?

• Iraq

• Iran

• Saudi Arabia

• Turkey

The Suez Canal connects which 2 bodies of water?

• Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea

• Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea

• Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea

• Persian Gulf and the Caspian Sea

Which 2 countries share a border with Turkey?

• Afghanistan and Iraq

• Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan

• Iran and Saudi Arabia

• Iraq and Iran

The Gaza Strip is located along the banks of which body of water?

• the Arabian Sea

• Mediterranean Sea

• Persian Gulf

• Red Sea

Which Southwest Asian nation has the MOST secure and reliable access to water?

• Iraq

• Kuwait

• Israel

• Turkey

Which nation has NOT had their water security threatened by supply interruptions from the Tigris-Euphrates Basin? (Hint: select the nation that does NOT depend on these 2 rivers; it is not located along the path of the rivers.)

• Iraq

• Israel

• Syria

• Turkey