Countries on which continents are part of the Middle East?

What common characteristics make the Middle East a region?

A strait is...

A canal is...

Straits and canals are used primarily for...

This canal connects the Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea.

The Arabian Peninsula is home to the following economic activities:

The Nile River Valley and Fertile Crescent are arable/fertile due to:

The Nile is used for irrigation and hydroelectricity due to the construction of the:

The Arabian Peninsula and Persian Gulf are major suppliers of what natural resource?

The Dead Sea is used for which of the following?

What process is used by Israel to make the waters of the Dead Sea usable for irrigation?

This city is known as a holy city for three major world religions?

Muslims believe Muhammad ascended to heaven at this site.

Christians believe that Jesus was buried and resurrected at this site.

This site is the only remaining part of the Second Temple of Jerusalem, a holy site for Jews to pray.

This site is the most holy site of Islam, toward which Muslims worldwide pray.

Muslim pilgrims journey to this city and retrace Muhammad's footsteps as part of the hajj, which they are expected to complete at least once in their life.

This cities are water sites, built on rivers which produce valleys with alluvial soil deposits.

This city is an example of a walled city.

The land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers is known as:

Mesopotamia was home to this event, which changed the course of civilization.

This city grew rapidly and has become a tourist destination due to the oil industry.

The Middle East has an unequal distribution of resources. Many people who live in poverty migrated to the Middle East to find work in the growing cities. These people are called:

Middle Eastern cities are home to markets that sell a variety of goods including intricate rugs. These markets are called:

Which countries are not part of the Arab world?

Which country is unique in that its' most common religion is Judaism?

Which bodies of water are important for Eastern Europe and Russia to trade with the Western Hemisphere?

Which bodies of water are important for the Western Hemisphere to import oil from the Middle East?