Middle East Physical Geography

Which physical feature makes trade and travel more difficult?

• Taurus, Zagros, Hindu Kush Mountains

• Tigris and Euphrates Rivers

• Suez Canal

Which physical feature provides fresh water for farming?

• Jordan River

• Red Sea

• Arabian Sea

What is the Strait of Hormuz?

• a sea

• a narrow waterway

• a river

Which man-made physical feature connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea?

• Suez Canal

• Tigris River

• Persian Gulf

Match the correct name to each country or body of water.

f

g

h

i

j

e

d

c

b

a

Egypt

Iran

Saudi Arabia

Oman

Yemen

Jordan

Syria

Turkey

Iraq

Caspian Sea

Match the correct name to each country or body of water.

f

g

h

i

e

d

c

b

a

United Arab Emirates

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

Kuwait

Persian Gulf

Oman

Iran

Qatar

Iraq

Match the correct name to each country or body of water.

e

f

g

h

d

c

b

a

Syria

Egypt

Lebanon

Gaza (Palestine)

Mediterranean Sea

Israel

Jordan

West Bank (Palestine)

Red Sea

The Jordan River is an important political boundary between Jordan and

• Israel

• Saudi Arabia

• Russia

The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers are MOST important for

• farming and water use

• oil shipping

• travel