Mesopotamia Geography

Which two rivers are associated with Mesopotamia?

• Nile and Amazon

• Ganges and Brahmaputra

• Mississippi and Missouri

• Tigris and Euphrates

Which sea is located to the west of Mesopotamia?

• Red Sea

• Mediterranean Sea

• Black Sea

• Caspian Sea

Which desert is located to the south of Mesopotamia?

• Arabian Desert

• Atacama Desert

• Gobi Desert

• Sahara Desert

What are levees?

• Levees are underground tunnels used for transportation.

• Levees are structures used to generate electricity from water.

• Levees are piles of dirt that control the flow of water

• Levees are natural formations of rocks and soil found in deserts.

Which two rivers form the boundary of Mesopotamia?

• Ganges and Brahmaputra

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Danube and Rhine

• Nile and Amazon

Which sea is located to the west of Mesopotamia?

• Mediterranean Sea

• Red Sea

• Black Sea

• Caspian Sea

Which desert is located to the south of Mesopotamia?

• Sahara Desert

• Atacama Desert

• Gobi Desert

• Arabian Desert

What are levees?

• Levees are underground tunnels used for transportation.

• Levees are embankments or ridges used to prevent flooding by confining water to a river or other body of water.

• Levees are natural formations of rocks and soil found in deserts.

• Levees are structures used to generate electricity from water.

What happened every year to the Tigris and Euphrates River?

Mesopotamia created the first...

• Wheel

• Writing system

• Calendar

• irrigation (levees)