SS7G5 Vocab / Questions

Much of the world's oil supply is shipped THROUGH this NARROW WATERWAY

• Jordan River

• Strait of Hormuz

• Gaza Strip

• Arabian Sea

The key water source for Israel, Lebanon, and Syria

• Tigris River

• Euphates River

• Jordan River

• Yellow River

This AREA has been the source of DISPUTE between Israel and its neighbors for many years

• Gaza Strip

• Strait of Hormuz

• Suez Canal

• Pursian Gulf

Body of water between northeast Africa and Asia

• Tigris River

• Euphartes River

• Arabian Sea

• Red Sea

MAN-MADE structure that connects the MEDITERRANEAN Sea to the RED Sea

• Strait of Hormuz

• Gaza Strip

• Suez Canal

• Red Sea

One of the twin rivers that start in mountains of Turkey. It was part of the cradle of ancient Middle Eastern civilization and runs from Turkey to Iraq

• Red River

• Jordan River

• Eurphrates River

• Tigris River

This twin river flows into the Persian Gulf. Of the twins this is the river that carries the most water and the most sought after between Turkey, Syria, and Iraq. Like its twin, it to was the birthplace of the ancient civilizations.

• Tigris River

• Euphrates River

• Jordan River

• Suez River

it lies in the intersection of 3 continents: Africa, Europe, and Asia. It is often called the "crossroads of the world"

• SW Asia

• China

• Middle East

• Europe

India to the east, Pakistan and Iran to the north, and Arabian Peninsula to the west. For centuries it has been part of a trade route between India and Europe.

• Black Sea

• Perian Gulf

• Red Sea

• Arabian Sea

Massive oil reserves are found here. It is an arm of the Arabian Sea.

• Persian Gulf

• Red Sea

• Jordan River

• Arabian Sea