West, South, Southeast Asia Physical Geography

What are the two most important rivers that supported several ancient river valley civilizations in Western Asia?

• Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
• Nile and Amazon Rivers
• Congo and Rhine Rivers
• Yellow and Red Rivers

What is the name of the peninsula that links Western Asia with Northern Africa? It sits between Egypt and Israel. (This small Peninsula is located near the Suez Canal.)

• Arabian Peninsula
• Scandinavian Peninsula
• Sinai Peninsula
• Florida Peninsula

What is the name of the long mountain range that borders the eastern region of Ancient Mesopotamia (the Fertile Crescent)? It is located in present day Iran, Iraq, and Turkey.

• Tibetan Plateau
• The Zagros Mountains
• The Atlas Mountains
• The Rocky Mountains

What is the name of the body of water that lies between the Arabian Peninsula and India? It makes up the northwestern region of the Indian Ocean.

• Arabian Sea
• Pacific Ocean
• Mediterranean Sea
• The Red Sea

What is the name of the river in Western Asia that flows between Israel and Jordan? It flows into the Dead Sea and has been written about for thousands of years.

• The Tigris River
• The Euphrates River
• The Amazon River
• The Jordan River

What is the name of the peninsula that is between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf? This peninsula is directly in the middle of Africa and mainland Asia.

• The Sinai Peninsula
• The Arabian Peninsula
• The Jutland Peninsula
• The Indian Peninsula

What is another name or Western Asia? This term often includes parts of Northern Africa (Egypt).

• The Far East
• The Middle West
• The Middle East
• Left Asia

What was the name of the region between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers? This region allowed for the rise of one of the first known civilizations, the Sumerians.

• Mesopotamia
• The Middle East
• Western Asia
• The Dry Cresent

What is the name of the salty body of water that is located between Jordan and Israel? This landform is so salty that almost nothing can live in it, and it is also the lowest place on Earth's Land.

• The Red Sea
• The Dead Sea
• The Indian Ocean
• The Caspian Sea

What is the name of the body of water that separates the Arabian Peninsula from Africa?

• The Black Sea
• The Dead Sea
• The Red Sea
• The Gulf of Mexico