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SWA Location and Water

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This small Palestinian territory lies boarders Israel and the Mediterranean Sea.

a)

West Bank

b)

Syria

c)

Kuwait

d)

Gaza Strip

2.

This disputed territory lies West of the Jordan River and East of Israel

a)

Gaza Strip

b)

Kuwait

c)

West Bank

d)

Turkey

3.

This small County boarders Iraq to the Southeast

a)

Iran

b)

Kuwait

c)

Syria

d)

Turkey

4.

Which country boarders Iraq and Syria to the North?

a)

Turkey

b)

Gaza Strip

c)

Iran

d)

Saudi Arabia

5.

Which Country is northwest of Iraq

a)

Syria

b)

Iran

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Israel

6.

Which country is east of Iraq?

a)

Afghanistan

b)

Saudi Arabia

c)

Iran

d)

Syria

7.
What country lies east of Iran?
a)
Turkey
b)
Egypt
c)
Syria
d)
Afghanistan
8.

Which nation is identified with the blue number 2?

a)

Gaza Strip

b)

West Bank

c)

Jordan River

d)

Israel

9.

Which nation is identified with the red number 1?

a)

Gaza Strip

b)

West Bank

c)

Jordan River

d)

Israel

10.
What country is this?
a)
Egypt
b)
Israel
c)
Afghanistan
d)
Pakistan
11.
What country is this?
a)
Israel
b)
China
c)
Turkey
d)
Oman
12.
What country is this?
a)
Iraq
b)
Iran
c)
Egypt
d)
Saudi Arabia
13.
What country is this?
a)
Iraq
b)
Iran
c)
Turkey
d)
Egypt
14.
What country is this?
a)
Iraq
b)
Iran
c)
Israel
d)
Egypt
15.
What country is this?
a)
Afghanistan
b)
Pakistan
c)
Iraq
d)
Iran
16.
Which body of water is this?
a)
Euphrates River
b)
Tigris River
c)
Jordan River
d)
Strait of Hormuz
17.
Which body of water is this?
a)
Tigris River
b)
Red Sea
c)
Arabian Sea
d)
Strait of Hormuz
18.
Which body of water is this?
a)
Red Sea
b)
Persian Gulf
c)
Mediterranean Sea
d)
Arabian Sea
19.
Which body of water is this?
a)
Jordan River
b)
Euphrates River
c)
Tigris River
d)
Arabian Sea
20.
Which body of water is this?
a)
Arabian Sea
b)
Strait of Hormuz
c)
Mediterranean Sea
d)
Tigris River
21.
Which body of water is this?
a)
Arabian Sea
b)
Mediterranean Sea
c)
Tigris River
d)
Euphrates River
22.
Which body of water is this?
a)
Red Sea
b)
Persian Gulf
c)
Strait of Hormuz
d)
Mediterranean Sea
23.

A man-made structure that connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea:

a)

Gaza Strip

b)

Suez Canal

c)

Persian Gulf

d)

Panama Canal

24.

Much of the world’s oil supply is shipped through this narrow waterway:

a)

Persian Gulf

b)

Suez Canal

c)

Jordan River

d)

Strait of Hormuz

25.

This river is the key water source for Israel, Lebanon, and Syria:

a)

Tigris River

b)

Euphrates River

c)

Jordan River

d)

Suez Canal

26.

Which best describes the climate of much of Southwest Asia?

a)

Hot and dry

b)

Windy and cold

c)

Tropical and rainy

d)

Moderate and cool

27.

Name these two rivers, located in a region known as Mesopotamia.

a)

Andes-Amazon

b)

Danube-Volga

c)

Tigris-Euphrates

d)

Arabian-Iraqi

28.
The ____, located in Egypt, cut the distance from Western Europe to India by five thousand miles and several months. 
a)
Suez Canal
b)
Panama Canal 
c)
Tigris Euphrates Rivers
d)
English Channel 
29.
I am a sea which lies between Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. Egypt, Sudan, and Saudi Arabia border me. 
a)
Mediterranean Sea
b)
Persian Gulf 
c)
Red Sea
d)
Baltic Sea
30.
Named after an ancient Southwest Asian civilization, this body of water is of great strategic importance as an international trade route for oil and other goods. 
a)
Persian Gulf
b)
English Channel 
c)
Mediterranean Sea
d)
Mesopotamian Sea
31.
What is desalination?
a)
A synthetic substance used to help crops grow
b)
The process of removing salt from sea water for consumption
c)
The slow and precise application of water directly to plants
d)
Underground layers of rock or sand that contain water
32.
Most people in Southwest Asia live on or near what?
a)
Trees
b)
Water sources
c)
Deserts
d)
Dry land
33.
How has water in Southwest Asia become a regional issue(problem)?
a)
Water pollution and shortages have made water a scarce resource
b)
Abundance of water means countries get along better
c)
There is too much water in Southwest Asia causing flooding
d)
Water is used in religious rituals
34.
Turkey building dams on the Euphrates to protect their water supply had what effect on Iraq?
a)
There was no effect
b)
Iraq went to war and took over Turkey
c)
Decreased shipping routes from the Persian Gulf
d)
Reduced the amount of water flowing downstream to Iraq
35.
What is causing conflict between Turkey, Syria and Iraq?
a)
They are in disagreement over access to water sources
b)
Turkey wants the land in Syria and Iraq
c)
Iraq is secretly building dams on the rivers
d)
Syria has been bombing both countries

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