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8Z3 Middle East quiz

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a region?

a)

An area of land that has common features.

b)

A large human settlement with a permanent population.

c)

A nation with its own government, occupying a particular area.

d)

A large part of a continent that has its own unique features.

2.

Which is the largest country in the Middle East?

a)

Iran

b)

Saudi Arabia

c)

Egypt

d)

Turkey

e)

Iraq

3.

Which country in the Middle East is closest to Europe?

a)

Iran

b)

Saudi Arabia

c)

Egypt

d)

Turkey

e)

Iraq

4.

Which country in the Middle East is in North Africa?

a)

Iran

b)

Saudi Arabia

c)

Egypt

d)

Turkey

e)

Iraq

5.

What is the name of the large desert located in Saudi Arabia?

a)

Western Desert

b)

Saudi Desert

c)

Arabian Desert

d)

Persian Desert

6.

Mount Damavand, the highest mountain in the Middle East, is located in which country (it is also a volcano that erupted 700 years ago)?

a)

Iran

b)

Turkey

c)

Syria

d)

Iraq

7.

What mountain range runs through south Iran?

a)

Hejaz Mountains

b)

Pontic Mountains

c)

Zagros Mountains

d)

Taurus Mountains

8.

Name the long sea which runs along the west of the Middle East, with coastlines in Yemen, Saudi Arabia and Egypt.

a)

Red Sea

b)

Caspian Sea

c)

Arabian Sea

d)

Mediterranean Sea

9.

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?

a)

Nile

b)

Suez

c)

Black

d)

Euphrates

10.

Which lines of latitude are most hot deserts located along?

a)

Equator

b)

Tropics (Cancer and Capricorn)

c)

Arctic Circle

d)

There is no link to latitude

11.

Other than hot desert, which other 2 biomes cover the Middle East?

a)

Temperate grassland and Savanna

b)

Savanna and Mediterranean

c)

Temperate grassland and Mediterranean

12.

What is the most rainfall somewhere can have to be called a desert?

a)

250mm

b)

350mm

c)

150mm

d)

450mm

13.

What is the maximum temperature during the day in the Arabian Desert?

a)

20 degrees C

b)

30 degrees C

c)

40 degrees C

d)

50 degrees C

14.

What word best describes the temperature in a desert at night?

a)

Cool

b)

Freezing

c)

Hot

d)

Warm