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WorksheetsMiddle East Geography Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Human-made waterway used to transport goods and people; connects to larger bodies of water
a)
Canal
b)
Straight
c)
Oasis
d)
Isthmus
2.
Nomad who lived in the desert in traveled from oasis to oasis
a)
OPEC
b)
Bedouin
c)
Petroleum
d)
Suez
3.
Removing salt from seawater is called
a)
desalination
b)
concession
c)
desalting
d)
treated wastewater
4.
Large oil deposits are found in:
a)
the Persian Gulf
b)
Saudi Arabia
c)
Lake Maracaibo
d)
All of the Above
5.
The Suez Canal:
a)
Connects the Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea
b)
Is a natural waterway used by ships transporting goods
c)
Creates a longer but safer trip for boats
d)
contains freshwater (not salt)
6.
Which is false about desalination?
a)
It is expensive and uses a lot of energy
b)
It is effective in removing salt from seawater
c)
Its use is limited to high salt concentration areas like the Dead Sea
d)
Several Middle Eastern countries use this technique
7.
Which is FALSE about oil concessions?
a)
They took place between western oil companies and Middle Eastern countries
b)
They took place in the 20th century (1900s)
c)
Middle Eastern countries lost negotiating power over time
d)
At the beginning, western oil companies kept 100% of the oil profits
8.
OPEC is a group of countries that:
a)
Make oil concession deals
b)
Export or sell oil to other nations
c)
Import or trade for oil from other nations
d)
Try to lower the price of oil
9.
Which is FALSE about oil in the Middle East?
a)
It has attracted many guest workers to the region
b)
There are large oil deposits in the Persian Gulf
c)
It has shortened the income gap in the region
d)
It has made several Middle Eastern countries wealthy
10.
This Arabian Peninsula environment contains the most cultivated (farmable) land on the peninsula.
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Desert
c)
Mountain
d)
Oasis
11.
This Arabian Peninsula environment contains extreme temperatures (very cold and very hot)
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Desert
c)
Mountain
d)
Oasis
12.
This Arabian Peninsula environment experiences flash floods during the rainy season
a)
Coastal Plain
b)
Desert
c)
Mountain
d)
Oasis
13.
A shortage of fresh drinking water exists in the Middle East because:
a)
There are many deserts and it doesn't rain much in the region
b)
There is a growing population that requires more water
c)
The vast majority of available freshwater is used for agriculture
d)
All of the above
14.
A strategy to get more drinking water is treating wastewater, which means:
a)
Dirty water is purified so that it can be used for agriculture, freeing up more freshwater for drinking
b)
Dirty water is put through reverse osmosis and then drank
c)
wastewater is used for crops so that freshwater is used for drinking
d)
saltwater is desalinated, then used for either agriculture or drinking
15.
Identify the large gray region in the eastern part of Israel.
a)
West Bank
b)
Golan Heights
c)
Gaza Strip
d)
Dead Sea
16.
Identify the small, skinny, gray region in western Israel.
a)
West Bank
b)
Golan Heights
c)
Gaza Strip
d)
Dead Sea
17.
Identify the capital city that is located near the West Bank.
a)
Jerusalem
b)
Golan Heights
c)
Mecca
d)
Tel Aviv
18.
Find the two rivers near the center of the map that are close to each other. Which river is further west?
a)
Euphrates River
b)
Tigris River
c)
Nile River
d)
Jordan River
19.
Which physical features is highlighted in red?
a)
Rub' al-Khali Desert
b)
Hindu Kush Mountains
c)
Plateau of Iran
d)
Zagros Mountains
20.
Which body of water is in the red rectangle?
a)
Persian Gulf
b)
Gulf of Oman
c)
Gulf of Aden
d)
Arabian Sea
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