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Southwest Asia Geography

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Gaza Strip and the West Bank are located in which country?

a)

Israel

b)

Iran

c)

Iraq

d)

Kuwait

2.

Much of the world’s oil supply is shipped through which waterway?

a)

Strait of Hormuz

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Nile River

d)

Amazon River

3.

Which river is the key water source for Israel, Lebanon, and Syria?

a)

Jordan

b)

Tigris

c)

Euphrates

d)

Nile

4.

Are there any physical features countries might fight over? Why do you think they would do this?

a)

Rivers - Water is scarce

b)

Oil - It is worth a lot of money

c)

Land boundaries- Some boundaries are much smaller than others

5.

Label the physical features on the physical map below.

What is the physical feature labeled K?

a)

Persian Gulf

b)

Euphrates River

c)

Gaza Strip

d)

Atlantic Ocean

6.

Label the physical features on the physical map below. What is the physical feature labeled L?

a)

Suez Canal

b)

Euphrates River

c)

Strait of Hormuz

d)

Red Sea

7.

Label the physical features on the physical map below. What physical Feature is labeled M?

a)

Tigris River

b)

Euphrates River

c)

Red Sea

d)

Pacific Ocean

8.

Label the physical features on the physical map below. What physical feature is labeled N?

a)

Suez Canal

b)

Red Sea

c)

Euphrates River

d)

Jordan River

9.

Label the physical features on the physical map below. What physical feature is labeled O?

a)

Atlantic Gulf

b)

Persian Gulf

c)

Red Sea

d)

Jordan RIver

10.

Label the physical features on the physical map below. What physical feature is labeled P?

a)

Jordan River

b)

Tigris River

c)

Euphrates River

d)

Red Sea

11.

Label the physical features on the physical map below. What physical feature is labeled Q?

a)

Strait of Hormuz

b)

Red Sea

c)

Arabian Sea

d)

Dead Sea

12.

Label the physical features on the physical map below. What physical feature is labeled R?

a)

Strait of Hormuz

b)

Euphrates River

c)

Red Sea

d)

Arabian Sea

13.

·      Much of the world’s oil supply is shipped through here

a)

Red Sea

b)

Strait of Hormuz

c)

Dead Sea

d)

Euphrates River

14.

·      Israel, Lebanon, Jordan, & Syria depend on this as their water source

a)

Red Sea

b)

Jordan River

c)

Tigris River

d)

Euphrates River

15.

·      Man-made waterway that connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea

a)

Red Sea

b)

Suez Canal

c)

Persian Gulf

d)

Jordan River

16.

·      An important trade route between India and Europe

a)

Suez Canal

b)

Arabian Sea

c)

Strait of Hormuz

d)

Persian Gulf

17.

·      Located between northeast Africa and SW Asia

a)

Jordan River

b)

Red Sea

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Suez Canal

18.

·      Large supplies of the world’s oil can be found at the bottom

a)

Suez Canal

b)

Red Sea

c)

Persian Gulf

d)

TIgris River

19.

·      Begin in the mountains of Turkey and flow through Iraq

a)

Red Sea

b)

Tigris River

c)

Euphrates River

d)

Both b and c

20.

Which country shares a border with Jordan and lies along the Mediterranean Sea?

a)

Israel

b)

Kuwait

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Turkey

21.

Which country touches both the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf?

a)

Israel

b)

Kuwait

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Afghanistan

22.

In order to reach the Persian Gulf from Iraq, through which country must you travel?

a)

Kuwait

b)

Turkey

c)

Iran

d)

Israel

23.

Which country is east of Iran?

a)

Afghanistan

b)

Saudi Arabia

c)

Israel

d)

West Bank

24.

The Gaza Strip and the West Bank are located in which country?

a)

Israel

b)

Iran

c)

Iraq

d)

Kuwait

25.

What is the body of water between northeast Africa and Asia called?

a)

Red Sea

b)

Dead Sea

c)

Black Sea

d)

Yellow Sea

26.

Are there any physical features countries might fight over? Why do you think they would do this?

a)

Rivers - Water is scarce

b)

Oil - It is worth a lot of money

c)

Land boundaries- Some boundaries are much smaller than others

27.
Which body of water supplies Israel with its fresh water
a)
Suez Canal
b)
Tigris River
c)
Jordan River
d)
Euphrates River
28.

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

29.

The climate of Southwest Asia has led much of the region to experience a scarcity of ____.

a)

trading

b)

water

c)

oil production

d)

desalination plants

30.

What is the 120-mile man-made waterway that is used to transport goods fro, the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea?

a)

Gaza Strip

b)

Suez Canal

c)

Persian Gulf

d)

Panama Canal

31.

The Strait of Hormuz connects which bodies of water?

a)

Red Sea & Arabian Sea

b)

Mediterranean Sea & Persian Gulf

c)

Mediterranean Sea & Red Sea

d)

Persian Gulf & Arabian Sea

32.

Why is the Suez Canal so important to international shipping?

a)

It allows ships to get out of the Persian Gulf.

b)

It connects the Jordan River to the Persian Gulf, making it cheaper to ship oil to other parts of Southwest Asia.

c)

It makes it possible to get from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea without sailing around the Africa.

d)

It is Iraq's only waterway to the Persian Gulf.

33.

Which rivers flow through Turkey and Iraq?

a)

Jordan and Tigris

b)

Jordan and Euphrates

c)

Tigris and Euphrates

d)

Red and Jordan

34.

What non-renewable natural resource has contributed to the growth of the Middle East?

a)

oil

b)

water

c)

tiber

d)

cotton

35.

What sea is circled in red

a)

Orange Sea

b)

London Sea

c)

Green Sea

d)

Red sea

36.

What sea is this?

a)

Black Sea

b)

Dark Sea

c)

Arabian Sea

37.

What gulf is this?

a)

Persian Gulf

b)

Arabian Sea

c)

Red Sea

38.

Which letter identifies the continent in which you would find the region of Southwest Asia (the Middle East)?

a)

A

b)

D

c)

C

d)

F

39.

The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers flow south into the

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Red Sea

c)

Persian Gulf

d)

Arabian Sea

40.

Which letter identifies Saudi Arabia?

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

41.

Iraq shares its southern border with with which two countries?

a)

Iran & Jordan

b)

Saudi Arabia & Kuwait

c)

Syria & Turkey

d)

Qatar & Yemen

42.

Which number represents Afghanistan?

a)

7

b)

8

c)

3

d)

1

43.

Which number represents the Gaza Strip?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

44.

Which number represents Syria?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

45.

Which region is this?

a)

West Bank

b)

Gaza Strip

c)

Golan Heights

d)

Sinai Peninsula

46.
What country is #1
a)
Egypt
b)
Turkey
c)
Israel
d)
Syria
47.
Which number marks Iraq?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
6
48.

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

a)

Andes-Amazon

b)

Danube-Volga

c)

Tigris-Euphrates

d)

Arabian-Iraqi

49.
What part of Israel is identified by the blue 2?
a)
Gaza Strip
b)
West Bank
c)
Jordan River
50.

Which country touches both the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf?

a)

Israel

b)

Kuwait

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Afghanistan

51.

The disputed territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip are both located within _________.

a)

Afghanistan

b)

Israel

c)

Kuwait

d)

Turkey