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SW Asia geography

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the translation for the desert famously nicknamed "Rub Al Khali"?

a)

Labyrinth Zone Act 3

b)

The Empty Quarter

c)

The Empty Quart

d)

Flat Desert

2.

Which Country is home to the base of two rivers?

a)

Turkey

b)

Iraq

c)

Iran

d)

Jordan

3.

From the Persian Gulf, where does the Strait of Hormuz lead to?

a)

Persian Gulf

b)

Red Sea

c)

Arabian Sea

d)

Kuwait

4.

Which sea contains the country Cyprus?

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Red Sea

c)

Arabian Sea

d)

Persian Gulf

5.

What are the names of the two rivers that run through Iraq?

a)

Tigris and Nile

b)

Euphrates and Amazon

c)

Euphrates and Tigris

d)

Nile and Amazon

6.

Where do the populations of countries in SW Asia tend to not live?

a)

Desert Wastelands

b)

Woodlands

c)

Grassy Fields

d)

Marble Zone Act 1

7.

Where do populations of countries in SW Asia mostly live?

a)

Rural and Nomadic areas

b)

Woodlands and Forest

c)

Desert Wastelands (Empty Quarter, Syrian Desert)

d)

Near Open Water Sources (Rivers, Coasts)

8.

In the Pop. Density map, Where are people living the most?

a)

Near Rivers

b)

Rural Areas

c)

Desert-like areas

9.

Why do people live near Rivers?

a)

Open water sources are important for drinking

b)

They don't

c)

They need water to build homes

d)

None of the above

10.

What would happen if people didn't live near open water sources like rivers and seas?

a)

They would die of dehydration

b)

They would be fine

c)

Nothing would change(No effect on population)

d)

Other

11.

Why is Kuwait a valuable country?

a)

It borders two relatively large countries

b)

It lives near the Persian Gulf

c)

It has lots of oil

d)

all of the above

12.

How do the rivers in Turkey affect its population?

a)

It gives them less water to provide

b)

It gives them more access to water

c)

Does not impact people indefinitely

d)

It has more woodlands as a result

13.

Why does the Jordan river have less water than it originally did?

a)

Evaporation with no precipitation

b)

Wasting water

c)

Overuse of the river

d)

None of the above

14.

Why do some countries(ex: Saudi Arabia) use drip irrigation?

a)

Because they don't have enough water in the land

b)

Because they used too much water in the past

c)

They don't use it

d)

Other

15.

Why does Turkey use drip irrigation?

a)

Overuse of rivers

b)

There's not enough water

c)

They don't

d)

None of the above

16.

What is Kuwait's major natural resource?

a)

Oil

b)

Fish

c)

Fresh water

d)

All of the above

17.

What is Iraq's and Turkey's major natural resources

a)

Oil

b)

Fresh water

c)

Fish

18.

What major natural resource does Saudi Arabia have?

a)

Oil(Petroleum)

b)

Fresh Water

c)

Fish

19.

Which country has lots of natural gas?

a)

Saudi Arabia

b)

Kuwait

c)

Afghanistan

d)

Botswana

20.

If most countries traded their most major resources to other countries, which way would the standard of living go?

a)

Up

b)

Down

c)

Left

d)

Right