Southwest Asia Geography

Southwest Asia is located where Asia meets two other continents. Check those two continents.

• Africa

• Australia

• North America

• Europe

Southwest Asia is also sometimes known as the ... .

• Far East

• "Wild West"

• Middle East

• Subcontinent

Two large peninsulas in Southwest Asia are the ___ and the ___.

• Kamchatka Peninsula

• Anatolian Peninsula

• Balkan Peninsula

• Arabian Peninsula

The country of Turkey is located on the ___ Peninsula.

• Anatolian

• Arabian

• Deccan

• Malay

The largest country on the Arabian Peninsula is ___.

• United Arab Emirates

• Yemen

• Oman

• Saudi Arabia

Which ocean borders Southwest Asia?

• Arctic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Southern Ocean

Which body of water borders: Iran, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia?

• Red Sea

• Persian Gulf

• Arabian Sea

• Mediterranean Sea

It's name means: "the sea between the lands."

• Arabian Sea

• Red Sea

• Mediterranean Sea

• Caspian Sea

A ___ is a narrow body of water in the ocean that separates two lands but also connects two larger bodies of water.

• lake

• river

• strait

The ___ is a narrow body of water that connects the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. It is sometimes called a "choke point" because it could easily become blocked, resulting in a disruption of trade in the region.

• Red Sea

• Strait of Hormuz

• Arabian Sea