SW Asia Geography Section Review

What country is shaded in black?

• Israel

• Egypt

• Oman

• Yemen

What country is represented by number one?

• Iran
• Iraq
• Afghanistan
• Israel

What part of Israel is identified with the red one?

• Gaza Strip
• West Bank
• Jordan River

Many of the largest cities in Southwest Asia are located on or near

• mountains

• grassland

• rivers

• deserts

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

• Naturalization

• Desalination

• Extraction

• Absorption

Which country has fought military battles over water rights to the Jordan River?

• Iraq

• Iran

• Turkey

• Israel

The lack of this natural resource has negatively impacted economies, standard of living, agriculture and irrigation in Southwest Asia.

• water

• oil

• gold

• iron ore

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

• Panama Canal

• Persian Gulf

• Suez Canal

• Mississippi River

Dams built along the rivers have created problems for people living further downstream because

• all the fish are dying

• dams cause desertification

• less water comes down the river to people living downstream.

• dams are expensive to build

A religious group is a group of people that share common culture, ancestry, traditions, language, and traditions.

• True

• False