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Southwest Asia

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is man-made?
a)
canal
b)
river
c)
strait
d)
peninsula
2.
The Jordan River empties into which body of water?
a)
Black Sea
b)
Mediterranean Sea
c)
Red Sea
d)
Dead Sea
3.
Which body of water supplies Israel with its fresh water
a)
Suez Canal
b)
Tigris River
c)
Jordan River
d)
Euphrates River
4.

Connects the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea

a)

Strait of Gibraltar

b)

Strait of Hormuz

c)

Suez Canal

d)

Panama Canal

5.
a)

Bahrain

b)

Qatar

c)

Oman

d)

Cyprus

6.
Which country borders the Persian Gulf along with Kuwait, Iraq, and Iran?
a)
Afghanistan
b)
Jordan
c)
Saudi Arabia
d)
Turkey
7.
a)

Bahrain

b)

Qatar

c)

Oman

d)

Cyprus

8.

The #1 natural resource in this region is

a)

Coal

b)

Cotton

c)

Gold

d)

Oil

9.
a)

Saudi Arabia

b)

Iraq

c)

Iran

d)

Turkey

10.
The Red Sea & the Mediterranean Sea is connected by
a)
Suez Canal
b)
Bosporus Strait
c)
Strait of Gibraltar
d)
Strait of Hormuz
11.

What is the name of the largest country on the Arabian Peninsula?

a)

Yemen

b)

Saudi Arabia

c)

Oman

d)

United Arab Emirates

12.

Which Middle Eastern country is in both Asia and Europe?

a)

Turkey

b)

Romania

c)

Somalia

d)

Israel

13.
a)

Saudi Arabia

b)

Iraq

c)

Iran

d)

Turkey

14.
a)

State of Palestine

b)

Lebanon

c)

Israel

d)

Jordan

15.

What is the world's largest sand sea?

a)

Rub' al-Khali

b)

Sahara Desert

c)

Atacama Desert

d)

Gobi

16.
a)

State of Palestine

b)

Lebanon

c)

Israel

d)

Jordan

17.
a)

Kuwait

b)

United Arab Emirates

c)

Syria

d)

Yemen

18.
a)

Kuwait

b)

United Arab Emirates

c)

Syria

d)

Yemen

19.
How have dams built along the rivers caused problems for people living further downstream?
a)
dams are expensive
b)
a river can only be dammed in one place along its path
c)
no fish can live in the rivers after they have been dammed
d)
less water comes down the river to those people once the dam is built
20.
Why have the major rivers in Southwest Asia been political issues?
a)
deserts prevent the rivers from being large enough to be useful
b)

they can be used only for trade and travel, but not for drinking water 

c)
farmers have not been able to find ways to use the water for irrigation
d)
everyone needs to be able to use the water and there is only a limited amount

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