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Middle East Geography

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which sea separates Egypt from Saudi Arabia?
a)
Black Sea
b)
Red Sea
2.

The _______ Gulf borders Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Iraq, and Iran.

a)

Persian

b)

Oman

3.

Which country is located north of Jordan?

a)

Saudi Arabia

b)

Syria

4.

The Euphrates and the _______ River flow through Iraq.

a)

Tigris

b)

Amazon

c)

Nile

5.

Which mountain range is located in Iran?

a)

Himalayas

b)

Zagros

6.

Which tiny island is located in the Persian Gulf?

a)

United Arab Emirates

b)

Kuwait

c)

Bahrain

7.

The Palestinian area in the west part of Israel is the ________

a)

Gaza Strip

b)

West Bank

8.

The Palestinian region located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea is the __________

a)

West Bank

b)

Gaza Strip

9.

In which country do the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers join before flowing into the Persian Gulf?

a)

Turkey

b)

Iraq

c)

Syria

10.

Which country is located east of Iran?

a)

Turkey

b)

Iraq

c)

Afghanistan

11.

In which country do the Tigris and Euphrates rivers begin?

a)

Israel

b)

Turkey

c)

Saudi Arabia

12.

Which physical feature is highlighted in red?

a)

Rub' al-Khali Desert

b)

Hindu Kush Mountains

c)

Zagros Mountains

13.

Which body of water in the red rectangle, is northeast of Saudi Arabia?

a)

Persian Gulf

b)

Gulf of Oman

c)

Gulf of Aden

14.

Most Jews in the Middle East live in which country?

a)

Israel

b)

Iran

c)

Iraq

15.

These 2 Palestinian territories are inside the borders of Israel.

a)

The Gaza Strip

b)

Jordan

c)

The West Bank

16.

Mountains in the Middle East are located in _____________

a)

Syria & Saudi Arabia

b)

Iraq & Jordan

c)

Turkey, Afghanistan, Pakistan, & Iran

17.

What is the main natural resource found in the Middle East?

a)

Oil

b)

Fresh Water

c)

Rice

18.

Most Middle Eastern countries are: ______________.

a)

Jewish

b)

Turkish

c)

Arabic

19.

Which 2 bodies of water are connected by the Suez Canal?

a)

the Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf

b)

the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea

20.

Which 2 countries border Kuwait?

a)

Syria

b)

Iraq

c)

Saudi Arabia

21.

What is the country in the Middle East that is in both continents: Asia and Europe?

a)

Saudi Arabia

b)

Turkey

c)

Qatar

22.

Covering more than 1 million square miles, the _______________ Peninsula is the largest peninsula in the world.

a)

Asian

b)

Arabian

c)

Sinai

23.

Which is a landlocked country on the far eastern edge of the Middle East region?

a)

Israel

b)

Iraq

c)

Afghanistan

24.

One of the largest countries in the region. It has a coast line on the Persian Gulf and on the Gulf of Oman.

a)

Saudi Arabia

b)

Oman

c)

Iran

25.

What is the largest country on the Arabian Peninsula.

a)

Saudi Arabia

b)

Kuwait

c)

Iran

26.

Which country is located east of Afghanistan?

a)

Iran

b)

Syria

c)

Pakistan

27.

Large body of water located north of Turkey.

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Red Sea

c)

Black Sea

28.

Which canal separates Egypt from the Sinai Peninsula?

a)

Suez

b)

Panama

29.

Which Palestinian territory is located on the border west of Jordan.

a)

The Gaza Strip

b)

Lebanon

c)

The West Bank