Introduction to the Middle East

Country 1

• Egypt

• Turkey

• Israel

• Lebanon

Country 3

• Syria

• Jordan

• Israel

• Lebanon

Country 7

• Kuwait

• Yemen

• Saudi Arabia

• Iraq

Label

a

c

b

Arabian Peninsula

Mediterranean Sea

Africa

Label the bodies of water.

d

c

b

a

Red Sea

Arabian Sea

Euphrates River

Tigris River

Where is the Middle East on this map?

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

• Oil

• Water

• Timber

• Cotton

What two natural resources are the cause of disputes for many Southwest Asian countries?

• Oil and Water

• Water and Diamonds

• Diamonds and Natural Gas

• Oil and Diamonds

Which rivers flow through Turkey and Iraq?

• Jordan and Tigris

• Jordan and Euphrates

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Red and Jordan

Why is the Suez Canal so important to international shipping?

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

• It is Iraq’s only waterway to 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 to the Red Sea without sailing around Africa.