North Africa & Southwest Asia Review

The __________ Desert covers a large part of the Arabian Peninsula.

• Rub al-Khali

• Sahara

• Gobi

• Libyan

Which body of water separates Saudi Arabia from Iran?

• Red Sea

• Persian Gulf

• Gulf of Aden

• Nile River

Which body of water separates Saudi Arabia from Egypt and Sudan?

• Gulf of Aden

• Nile River

• Red Sea

• Persian Gulf

The world’s largest hot desert is the ____________ and it is located in ____________ Africa.

• Libyan Desert; Southern

• Sahara Desert; Southern

• Libyan Desert; Northern

• Sahara Desert; Northern

What is one way the construction of the Suez Canal modified the environment?

• It connected the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea

• It provided more farmland for Egypt

• It increased the amount of rainfall in the region

• It decreased the amount of global trade

Bedouin people who live in the Rub al Khali Desert would most likely be—

• farmers who raise just enough food to feed their families.

• nomads who raise camels, goats, cattle, or sheep.

• factory workers who work to meet a quota.

• miners of coal.

The world’s largest oil reserves are located near the ____________________.

• Arctic Circle

• Great Lakes

• Persian Gulf

• Baltic Sea

Petroleum is a _______________ resource that cannot be replaced naturally.

• synthetic

• man-made

• renewable

• biodegradable

• nonrenewable

The dominant religion and the main language in Southwest Asia are—

• Judaism and Hebrew

• Islam and Hebrew

• Christianity and Arabic

• Islam and Arabic

Which country in Southwest Asia has the greatest oil reserves?

• Iran

• Saudi Arabia

• Syria

• Qatar