WorksheetsWarm Up Set 1 SW Asia Geography # 1-10
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
The Suez Canal is located in which country?
Israel
Egypt
Iraq
Turkey
Which pair of rivers starts in Turkey, winds through Iraq and empties into the Persian Gulf?
The Colorado and the Mississippi
Eminem and Jay-Z
The Tigris and the Euphrates
The Avengers and the Justice League
Which of the following does NOT help define Israel’s borders?
The Jordan River
The Sinai Peninsula
The Dead Sea
The Suez Canal
Which occupied territory denotes the Gaza Strip?
A
B
C
D
1. Which nation is located just east of Iran and is colored green on the map?
Israel
Iraq
Iran
Afghanistan
If Turkey were to build a dam on the Euphrates River, which nation would be most likely to be impacted?
Egypt
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Afghanistan
All of the following could lead to water pollution except:
Fertilizer run off
Sewage and industrial waste
Drought
Pesticide run off
1. Which country is the only country in the world with no natural water supply from lakes or reservoirs?
Kuwait
Turkey
Israel
Egypt
Much of the world’s petroleum reserves are found in what Middle Eastern physical feature?
Strait of Hormuz
Red Sea
Arabian Sea
Persian Gulf
1. What natural resource is plentiful in SW Asia and desired in the U.S.?
gold
water
petroleum
arable land
