Middle East

What is this area called that allows 20% of the world's oil to be shipped out of the Persian Gulf?

• Suez Canal

• Panama Canal

• Indian Ocean

• Strait of Hormuz

The Euphrates and the _______ River run through Iraq.

• Brahmaputra
• Amazon
• Nile
• Tigris

Which sea separates Egypt from Saudi Arabia?

• Black Sea
• Red Sea

The strategic waterway that connects the Mediterranean to the Red Sea and through which much of the world's oil passes is:

• Suez Canal
• Strait of Hormuz
• Strait of Bosporus
• Dardanelles Strait

!In 1948, the United Nations divided the land of Palestine between the Arabs and the Jews.  Which nation was created by this action?

• Syria
• Israel
• Egypt
• Jordan

This Arabian Peninsula environment contains extreme temperatures (very cold and very hot)

• Coastal Plain
• Desert
• Mountain
• Oasis

Which physical features is highlighted in red?

• Rub' al-Khali Desert
• Hindu Kush Mountains
• Plateau of Iran
• Zagros Mountains

This map best represents –

• North Africa

• Southwest Asia

• Central Asia

• all of the above

This map best represents –

• North Africa

• Southwest Asia

• Central Asia

• none of the above

The majority of Southwest Asia has a _________________________ climate.

• Tropical Rainforest

• Tropical Savanna

• Mediterranean

• Desert