WorksheetsMiddle East Physical Geography
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of these natural resources does the Middle East have in abundance?
a)
Water
b)
Coal
c)
Iron
d)
Oil
2.
Which body of water is this?
a)
Euphrates River
b)
Tigris River
c)
Jordan River
d)
Strait of Hormuz
3.
Which body of water is this?
a)
Tigris River
b)
Red Sea
c)
Arabian Sea
d)
Strait of Hormuz
4.
Which body of water is this?
a)
Red Sea
b)
Persian Gulf
c)
Mediterranean Sea
d)
Arabian Sea
5.
Which body of water is this?
a)
Arabian Sea
b)
Strait of Hormuz
c)
Mediterranean Sea
d)
Tigris River
6.
Which body of water is this?
a)
Jordan River
b)
Euphrates River
c)
Tigris River
d)
Arabian Sea
7.
Which body of water is this?
a)
Arabian Sea
b)
Mediterranean Sea
c)
Tigris River
d)
Euphrates River
8.
Which body of water is this?
a)
Red Sea
b)
Persian Gulf
c)
Strait of Hormuz
d)
Mediterranean Sea
9.
Which of these natural resources is in short supply in the Middle East?
a)
Water
b)
Oil
c)
Natural gas
d)
Coal
10.
Desalination is the process of...
a)
removing salt from seawater to make it drinkable
b)
building hydroelectric dams
c)
drawing water from aquifers
d)
polluting fresh water with chemical fertilizers
11.
Most of the oil in the Middle East is found in countries located around the...
a)
Red Sea
b)
Persian Gulf
c)
Mediterranean Sea
d)
Tigris River
12.
What country is this?
a)
Afghanistan
b)
Pakistan
c)
Iraq
d)
Iran
13.
What country is this?
a)
Iraq
b)
Iran
c)
Israel
d)
Egypt
14.
What country is this?
a)
Iraq
b)
Iran
c)
Turkey
d)
Egypt
15.
What country is this?
a)
Iraq
b)
Iran
c)
Egypt
d)
Saudi Arabia
16.
What country is this?
a)
Israel
b)
China
c)
Turkey
d)
Oman
17.
What country is this?
a)
Egypt
b)
Israel
c)
Turkey
d)
Yemen
18.
What country is this?
a)
Egypt
b)
Israel
c)
Afghanistan
d)
Pakistan
19.
Identify the physical feature.
a)
Mediterranean Sea
b)
Black Sea
c)
Red Sea
d)
Caspian Sea
20.
Identify the following feature on the map below: Suez Canal
a)
C
b)
H
c)
I
d)
G
21.
What country is highlighted in red?
a)
Iraq
b)
Iran
c)
Syria
d)
Kuwait
22.
Which man-made structure connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea?
a)
Strait of Hormuz
b)
Persian Gulf
c)
Suez Canal
d)
Atlantic Ocean
23.
Which landform is the most common in the Middle East?
a)
Valley
b)
Mountain
c)
Plateau
d)
Desert
24.
Which climate is mostly present in the Middle East?
a)
Humid
b)
Arid
c)
Tropical
d)
Tundra
25.
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
26.
Look at the map above. Why are certain regions so densely populated?
a)
Densely populated areas have more access to water sources and resources.
b)
Densely populated areas have more access to desert which makes travel easy.
c)
Densely populated areas are where there are less resources available to people.
d)
There is no reason that explains why some areas are more populated than others.
27.
Which river runs through Egypt?
a)
Nile River
b)
Amazon River
c)
Euphrates River
d)
Ganges River
28.
Which sea separates Egypt from Saudi Arabia?
a)
Black Sea
b)
Red Sea
c)
Sea of Enchantment
d)
Orange Sea
29.
The organization of OPEC mostly consists of oil-rich nations that surround which body of water?
a)
Red Sea
b)
Indian Ocean
c)
Arabian Sea
d)
Persian Gulf
30.
If the Suez Canal is blocked off, which continent would not be able to get oil through that trade route?
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
Europe
d)
North America
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