Geography of Southwest Asia Vocabulary

A major river in Southwest Asia that flows through Turkey, Syria, and Iraq.

• Southwest

• Euphrates River

• Asia

• Suez Canal

A river that runs parallel to the Euphrates River, flowing through the Turkey Turkey and Iraq.

• Tigris River

• Persian Gulf

• Strait of Hormuz

• Red Sea

A river in Southwest Asia that flows into the Dead Sea, forming a natural border between Jordan and Israel.

• Jordan River

• Arabian Sea

• Iran

• Turkey

A narrow waterway connecting the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea.

• Strait of Hormuz

• Arabian Sea

• Suez Canal

• Mediterranean Sea

A man-made waterway connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea.

• Suez Canal

• Saudi Arabia

• Turkey

• Israel