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WorksheetsMiddle East Mapping & Geography Vocab
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
1. The removal of salt from something, such as sea water or soil is:
irrigation
desalinization
reverse osmosis
filtering
The method of applying a limited amount of water to plants, typically done by having computers measure out how much water a plant receives, is
desalinization
irrigation
aquifer
drip irrigation
Which bodies of water are connected by the Suez Canal
The Red Sea and the Arabian Sea
The Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea
The Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea
The Mediterranean Sea and the Arabian Sea
This river forms the border between Israel, Jordan, and the Palestinian Territories:
Euphrates
Jordan
Nile
Tigris
Which bodies of water are connected by the Strait of Hormuz?
the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea
the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea
the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea
the Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf
Why is the Suez Canal important to international shipping?
The Suez Canal is Iraq’s only waterway leading into the Persian Gulf
The Suez Canal is the only way for ships to get out of the Persian Gulf.
The Suez Canal makes it possible to get to the Mediterranean Sea from the Red Sea without having to sail around the continent of Africa
The Suez Canal connects the Jordan River to the Persian Gulf, making it less expensive to ship products to other parts of Southwest Asia
A geographical formation beneath ground that contains or conducts ground water that
supplies water for wells, springs, etc
water way
aquifer
canal
wadi
Growing small amounts of crops to take care of individual and local needs is
subsisting farming
deforestation
commercial farming
irrigation
Someone who travels from place to place with their herds for food and water is
monk
peasant
nomad
arab
Which two rivers start in Turkey, flow through Syria & Iraq, and empty into the Persian Gulf?
Euphrates & Tigris
Euphrates & Jordan
Jordan& Euphrates
Jordan &Nile
