Geography of Middle East Picture Dictionary Vocabulary

__________ is a landlocked country in the Middle East made up of mostly desert and mountainous land.

• Afghanistan

• Saudi Arabia

• Oman

• Kuwait

An __________ is a body of permeable rock which can contain or transmit groundwater.

• aquifer

• basalt

• granite

• shale

The __________ are the main ethnic group of the Middle East and North Africa.

• Arab

• Persian

• Turkic

• Berber

The __________ is a body of water South of the Arabian Peninsula.

• Arabian Sea

• Red Sea

• Mediterranean Sea

• Caspian Sea

__________ land is good for growing crops.

• Arable

• Barren

• Rocky

• Desert

________ means land that is too dry.

• arid

• fertile

• humid

• lush

A ________ is a human-made waterway dug through land, like a shortcut for boats to travel between bigger bodies of water.

• canal

• mountain

• forest

• desert

________ is a monotheistic (one God) religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus.

• Christianity

• Hinduism

• Buddhism

• Judaism

________ is the weather in a place over a period of time.

• climate

• temperature

• rainfall

• season

________ means crowded.

• dense

• light

• empty

• thin