North Africa and Middle East

Two Physical Modifications in North Africa are the

• Suez Canal, Aswan Dam

• Hoover Dam, Panama Canal

• Aswan Dam, Panama Canal

• Panama Canal, Hoover Dam

Where is the Sahara located?

• North Africa

• Middle East

• South America

• Antarctica

Which one is a physical modification in Northern Africa?

• Aswan Dam

• Panama Canal

• Hoover Dam

• Three Gorges Dam

The Suez Canal has increased _______ between countries.

• tensions.

• animosity.

• trade.

• conflict.

Label the following countries

e

d

a

b

c

Iran

Turkey

Egypt

Morocco

Saudi Arabia

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

f

g

h

i

e

d

c

b

a

Oman

Kuwait

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

Bahrain

Persian Gulf

Iraq

Iran

United Arab Emirates

The deserts of the Middle East and North Africa are characterized by populations that —

• move to find resources that are thinly dispersed across a vast area

• work primarily in small cottage industries

• are nonviolent and practice ancient polytheistic religions

• organize their society around a matriarch

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

e

f

g

h

d

c

b

a

Lebanon

Jordan

Gaza (Palestine)

Syria

Mediterranean Sea

West Bank (Palestine)

Egypt

Israel

What is the 3rd largest desert in the world?

• Gobi

• Rub Al Khali

• Sahara

• Arctic

What does OPEC stand for?

• Organization of the Petroleum Extorting Countries

• Organizing of the Petroleum Exporting Countries

• Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries

• Organization of the Perishable Exporting Countries