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WorksheetsMiddle East & North Africa
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What major river runs through Egypt?
a)
Tigris
b)
Nile
c)
Euphrates
d)
Huron
2.
What Sea is located in Israel, and is the lowest spot on Earth?
a)
Red Sea
b)
Dead Sea
c)
Mediterranean Sea
d)
Sea of Galilee
3.
What Middle Eastern country bridges Asia & Europe?
a)
Morocco
b)
Syria
c)
Turkey
d)
Lebanon
4.
What Strait, between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, separates Europe from North Africa?
a)
Strait of Gibraltar
b)
Strait of Suez
c)
Bay of Biscay
d)
Strait of Sahara
5.
What body of water is between Saudi Arabia & Iran?
a)
Dead Sea
b)
Red Sea
c)
Kuwaiti Gulf
d)
Persian Gulf
6.
What country in the Middle East is 1 of the world's largest oil producers?
a)
Egypt
b)
Iraq
c)
Saudi Arabia
d)
Oman
7.
What Sea is north of Iran?
a)
Caspian
b)
Black
c)
Mediterranean
d)
North
8.
Which country in the region most closely follows Sharia (Islamic) law?
a)
Syria
b)
Saudi Arabia
c)
Turkey
d)
Libya
9.
What is the name of the 1 month festival where Muslims fast during the day?
a)
Ramadan
b)
Hajj
10.
What city is a holy city for Jews, Christians & Muslims?
a)
Istanbul
b)
Cairo
c)
Jerusalem
d)
Mecca
11.
What is a major canal in the region?
a)
Suez
b)
Panama
c)
Kiel
d)
Iraqi
12.
Jews immigrated to what country throughout the 20th century?
a)
Jordan
b)
Algeria
c)
Tunisia
d)
Israel
13.
Important water feature, separates Egypt from Saudi Arabia
a)
Persian Gulf
b)
Gulf of Aden
c)
Strait of Hormuz
d)
Red Sea
14.
Largest desert in the world
a)
Sahara
b)
Kalahari
c)
Kilimanjaro
d)
Sahel
15.
Mountains in North Africa
a)
Kilimanjaro
b)
Hindu Kush
c)
Atlas
d)
Alps
16.
Semarid boundary of the Desert
a)
Congo Rainforest
b)
Sahel
c)
Sahara
d)
Atlas
17.
Why are SW Asia and N Africa considered part of the same region, even though they are on separate continents?
a)
home to vast oil deposits
b)
located on two continents
c)
a crossroads of world trade
d)
linked by religious traditions
18.
Why do women have fewer political and social rights than men in the Middle East?
a)
religious and cultural beliefs are part of the law in some nations
b)
It is the women's preference
c)
Women need to be protected and taken care of by men
d)
the teachings of the Koran dictate all Middle Eastern nation's laws
19.
Arid desert in Saudi Arabia
a)
Rub Al Khali
b)
Zagros Mountains
c)
Suez Canal
d)
Strait of Hormuz
20.
What natural resource has brought significant business investment to the middle east?
a)
Oil
b)
Coal
c)
Water
d)
Good soil
21.
What ethnic group lives in the mountainous border region of Iraq, Iran, & Turkey?
a)
The Kurds
b)
The Jews
c)
The Sunnis
d)
The Shi'ites
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