Mesopotamia Geography Test

What does the word "Mesopotamia" mean?

• Land of the pyramids

• Land between two rivers

• Land of the mountains

• Land of the deserts

Which two rivers formed the boundaries of ancient Mesopotamia?

• Nile and Jordan

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Ganges and Indus

• Yellow and Yangtze

In which modern-day country is most of ancient Mesopotamia located?

• Egypt

• Turkey

• Iraq

• Iran

What body of water did the Tigris and Euphrates rivers flow into?

• Mediterranean Sea

• Red Sea

• Persian Gulf

• Black Sea

Which geographic feature was NOT common in Mesopotamia?

• River valleys

• Dense rainforests

• Flat plains

• Marshlands

Mesopotamia had very little rainfall, making irrigation necessary for farming.

• True

• False

The Zagros Mountains bordered Mesopotamia to the northeast.

• True

• False

Mesopotamia was completely surrounded by deserts on all sides.

• True

• False

The soil in Mesopotamia was made fertile by silt deposits from river flooding.

• True

• False

Mesopotamia was located in the Fertile Crescent.

• True

• False