Geography of SW Asia

Which best describes the climate of much of Southwest Asia?

• Hot and dry

• Windy and cold

• Tropiical and rainy

• Moderate and cool

The climate of Southwest Asia has led much of the region to experience a scarcity of ___________________.

• trading

• rainfall

• oil production

• desalination plants

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

• Gaza Strip

• Suez Canal

• Persian Gulf

• Panama Canal

This 25-mile territory has been a source of dispute between Israel and its neighbors for many years:

• Suez Canal

• Strait of Hormuz

• Persian Gulf

• Gaza Strip

Much of the world’s oil supply is shipped through the narrow waterway between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula called the _________________.

• Panama Canal

• Strait of Hormuz

• Suez Canal

• Jordan River

Which river is the key water source for Israel, Lebanon, and Syria?

• Tigris River

• Euphrates River

• Jordan River

• Suez Canal

The Strait of Hormuz connects which bodies of water?

• Red Sea and Arabian Sea

• Mediterranean Sea and Persian Gulf

• Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea

• Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea

Because mountains block winds coming from the oceans, much of the interior of Southwest Asia is:

• Desert

• Grassland

• Fertile farmland

• Full of lakes

Why is the Suez Canal so important to international shipping?

• It allows ships to get out of the Persian Gulf.

• It connects the Jordan River to the Persian Gulf, making it cheaper to ship oil to other parts of Southwest Asia.

• It makes it possible to get from the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea without sailing around Africa.

• It is Iraq's only waterway to the Persian Gulf.

Which rivers flow through Turkey and Iraq?

• Jordan and Tigris

• Jordan and Euphrates

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Red and Jordan