Worksheets8Z3 Middle East quiz
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
What is a region?
An area of land that has common features.
A large human settlement with a permanent population.
A nation with its own government, occupying a particular area.
A large part of a continent that has its own unique features.
Which is the largest country in the Middle East?
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
Turkey
Iraq
Which country in the Middle East is closest to Europe?
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
Turkey
Iraq
Which country in the Middle East is in North Africa?
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
Turkey
Iraq
What is the name of the large desert located in Saudi Arabia?
Western Desert
Saudi Desert
Arabian Desert
Persian Desert
Mount Damavand, the highest mountain in the Middle East, is located in which country (it is also a volcano that erupted 700 years ago)?
Iran
Turkey
Syria
Iraq
What mountain range runs through south Iran?
Hejaz Mountains
Pontic Mountains
Zagros Mountains
Taurus Mountains
Name the long sea which runs along the west of the Middle East, with coastlines in Yemen, Saudi Arabia and Egypt.
Red Sea
Caspian Sea
Arabian Sea
Mediterranean Sea
What is the name of the river which flows through Turkey, Syria and Iraq, before joining with the River Tigris and flowing into the Persian Gulf?
Nile
Suez
Black
Euphrates
Which lines of latitude are most hot deserts located along?
Equator
Tropics (Cancer and Capricorn)
Arctic Circle
There is no link to latitude
Other than hot desert, which other 2 biomes cover the Middle East?
Temperate grassland and Savanna
Savanna and Mediterranean
Temperate grassland and Mediterranean
What is the most rainfall somewhere can have to be called a desert?
250mm
350mm
150mm
450mm
What is the maximum temperature during the day in the Arabian Desert?
20 degrees C
30 degrees C
40 degrees C
50 degrees C
What word best describes the temperature in a desert at night?
Cool
Freezing
Hot
Warm
