Geography of SWANA

Cairo is the most heavily populated urban area in all of ______.

• SWANA

• Europe

• Asia

• America

Which of the following countries is NOT mentioned as part of SWANA?

• Saudi Arabia

• Qatar

• United Arab Emirates

• Brazil

The nations of SWANA produce more oil than any other region in the world. True or False?

• True

• False

Fill in the blank: SWANA is plagued by a shortage of a crucial renewable resource – ______.

• Oil

• Water

• Coal

• Natural Gas

Most of Egypt's population lives near the ​ (a)   . Much of the rest of North Africa faces shortages of ​ (b)   .

The ​ (c)   forces much of North Africa to live near the coast.

• Nile River

• Sahara Desert

• water

• Mojave Desert

• oil

• Mississippi River

Drag the countries where they belong.

a

b

c

d

Egypt

Iraq

Iran

Saudi Arabia

Most of Egypt's population lives near the ​ (a)   . This allows easy access to ​ (b)   ​

• Nile River

• Mojave Desert

• oil

• Mississippi River

• farming and trade

• construction

Much of the importance that SW Asia has in world affairs is because it has much of the world's ​ (a)   , which most of the world relies on for ​energy.

• oil/petroleum

• water

• diamonds

Drag the physical features where they belong.

a

b

c

d

Arabian Sea

Red Sea

Strait of Hormuz

Mediterranean Sea

The​ Nile River is where most of ​ the population of ​ (a)   lives. Much of the rest of North Africa has shortages of ​ (b)   , forcing most of its population to live near the ​ (c)   .

• Pacific Ocean

• oil

• Libya

• Egypt

• water

• Mediterranean coast