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SW Asia Geography Almost There

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which body of water is this? (Maps review)

a)
Red Sea
b)
Persian Gulf
c)
Strait of Hormuz
d)
Mediterranean Sea
2.

Which body of water is this? (Maps review)

a)
Arabian Sea
b)
Strait of Hormuz
c)
Mediterranean Sea
d)
Tigris River
3.

Which number marks the Euphrates River? (Maps review)

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

4.

Where does the majority of the population live in the Middle East, and why? (Physical impacts)

a)

in rural areas - most people are farmers

b)

in the desert - because most of the land is desert

c)

near rivers / coastline - people need the water for drinking / irrigation

d)

in the mountains - to escape the hot climate

5.

What is scarce is the Middle East? (Physical impacts)

a)

water

b)

mountains

c)

land

d)

dirt

6.

Where do most people live in the Middle East? (near what) (Physical impacts)

a)

desert

b)

mountains

c)

water

d)

sand

7.

The Muslim faith is based mostly on the teachings of (Religions)

a)

Abraham

b)

Muhammed

c)

Jesus

d)

Buddha

8.

What is a group of people that share a belief system called? (Ethnic & religious definitions)

a)

Ethnic Group

b)

Spiritual Group

c)

Monotheistic Group

d)

Religious Group

9.

Founded by Abraham, holy book is the Torah, monotheistic, oldest of the three Semitic religions: These statements describe which religion?

a)

Judaism

b)

Christianity

c)

Islam

10.

a group of people who share a common culture is a/an (Ethnic & religious definitions)

a)

religious group

b)

ethnic group

c)

social group

d)

none of the above

11.

People from an ethnic group always belong to the same religious group. (Ethnic & religious definitions)

a)

True

b)

False

12.

This ethnic group that lives in Turkey, Syria, Iran, and Iraq was once semi-nomadic. (Ethnic groups)

a)

Persians

b)

Arabs

c)

Kurds

d)

none of the above