Middle East

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

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

What non-renewable natural resource has contributed to the growth of the Middle East?

• Oil

• Water

• Timber

• Cotton

This area holds one of the largest and most important oil fields in the world.

All of the countries that produce oil in that region depend on it as a shipping route.

• Persian Gulf

• Arabian Sea

• Dead Sea

• Red Sea

Which river runs through Egypt?

• Nile River
• Amazon River
• Euphrates River
• Ganges River

Which major landform separates North and South Africa?

• Sahara Desert
• Zagros Mountains

Which mountain ranges runs through Morocco?

• Zagros Mountains
• Atlas Mountains

The _______ Gulf is surrounded by Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, and Qatar.

• Persian
• Oman

The Euphrates and the _______ River run through Iraq.

• Brahmaputra
• Amazon
• Nile
• Tigris