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PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF THE MIDDLE EAST SEPT 22, 2022

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which body of water is this?
a)
Red Sea
b)
Persian Gulf
c)
Strait of Hormuz
d)
Mediterranean Sea
2.
Which of these natural resources does the Middle East have in abundance?
a)
Water
b)
Coal
c)
Iron
d)
Oil
3.
Which of these natural resources is in extremely short supply in the Middle East?
a)
Water
b)
Coal
c)
Iron
d)
Oil
4.
Which body of water is this?
a)
Euphrates River
b)
Tigris River
c)
Jordan River
d)
Strait of Hormuz
5.
Which body of water is this?
a)
Tigris River
b)
Red Sea
c)
Arabian Sea
d)
Strait of Hormuz
6.
Which body of water is this?
a)
Red Sea
b)
Persian Gulf
c)
Mediterranean Sea
d)
Arabian Sea
7.
Which body of water is this?
a)
Arabian Sea
b)
Strait of Hormuz
c)
Mediterranean Sea
d)
Tigris River
8.
Which body of water is this?
a)
Jordan River
b)
Euphrates River
c)
Tigris River
d)
Arabian Sea
9.
Which body of water is this?
a)
Arabian Sea
b)
Mediterranean Sea
c)
Tigris River
d)
Euphrates River
10.
Which of these natural resources is in short supply in the Middle East?
a)
Water
b)
Oil
c)
Natural gas
d)
Coal
11.
Desalination is the process of...
a)
removing salt from seawater to make it drinkable
b)
building hydroelectric dams
c)
drawing water from aquifers
d)
polluting fresh water with chemical fertilizers
12.

_________ are the most common physical feature here and make up 66% of the area.

a)

Mountains

b)

Deserts

c)

Plateaus

d)

Grasslands

13.

The climate of Southwest Asia has led much of the region to experience a scarcity (LACK OF ) of _____________.

a)

Trading

b)

Rainfall

c)

Oil production

d)

Desalination plants

14.

Much of the world’s oil supply is shipped through the narrow waterway between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula called the __________________.

a)

Panama Canal

b)

Suez Canal

c)

Jordan River

d)

Strait of Hormuz

15.

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

16.

Why is the Suez Canal so important to international shipping?

a)

It allows ships to get out of the Persian Gulf.

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

17.

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

a)

Oil

b)

Water

c)

Timber

d)

Cotton

18.

The process of removing salt from salt water in order to make it suitable for farming and drinking is known as

a)

Desalination

b)

Naturalization

c)

Absorption

d)

Extraction

19.
The Euphrates and the _______ River run through Iraq.
a)
Brahmaputra
b)
Amazon
c)
Nile
d)
Tigris
20.
The Suez Canal:
a)
Connects the Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea
b)
Is a natural waterway used by ships transporting goods
c)
Creates a longer but safer trip for boats
d)
contains freshwater (not salt)
21.
Identify the small, skinny, gray region in western Israel.
a)
West Bank
b)
Golan Heights
c)
Gaza Strip
d)
Dead Sea
22.
Find the two rivers near the center of the map that are close to each other.  Which river is further west?
a)
Euphrates River
b)
Tigris River
c)
Nile River
d)
Jordan River 
23.
Which body of water is in the red rectangle?
a)
Persian Gulf
b)
Gulf of Oman
c)
Gulf of Aden
d)
Arabian Sea
24.
What is the name of the country that is labeled number 1?
a)
Saudi Arabia
b)
Bahrain
c)
Iran
d)
Syria
25.
What is the name of the country that is labeled number 8?
a)
Syria
b)
Yemen
c)
Kuwait
d)
Iraq
26.
What is the name of the country that is labeled number 9?
a)
Jordan
b)
Turkey
c)
Azerbaijan
d)
Turkmenistan
27.
What is the name of the country that is labeled number 13?
a)
Iran
b)
Iraq
c)
Saudi Arabia
d)
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
28.
What is the name of the country that is labeled number 14?
a)
Iran
b)
Pakistan
c)
Afghanistan
d)
Turkey
29.

What is this area called that allows 20% of the world's oil to be shipped out of the Persian Gulf?

a)

Suez Canal

b)

Panama Canal

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Strait of Hormuz

30.
The strategic waterway that connects the Mediterranean to the Red Sea and through which much of the world's oil passes is:
a)
Suez Canal
b)
Strait of Hormuz
c)
Strait of Bosporus
d)
Dardanelles Strait
31.

Most people in the Middle East live near...

a)

Deserts

b)

Water Sources

c)

The Strait of Hormuz

d)

Saudi Arabia

32.

Why is life harder in the desert?

a)

The colder climate is harder for farming

b)

Easier access to water

c)

Travel is harder through water

d)

Extremely hot and DRY/arid climate

33.

What is irrigation?

a)

Providing water for crops

b)

Lowering GDP

c)

Taking salt out of seawater

d)

Waste or trash in water

34.

Which best describes the distribution of oil in the Middle East?

a)

There is no oil in the Middle East

b)

Some countries have a lot, some have a little to none

c)

All countries have a lot of oil

d)

It is equally distributed

35.

Which body of water is Captain America's shield in?

a)

Caspian Sea

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Red Sea

d)

Arabian Sea

36.

Which body of water is Captain America's shield in?

a)

Caspian Sea

b)

Arabian Sea

c)

Red Sea

d)

Persian Gulf

37.

Which body of water is Captain America's shield in?

a)

Caspian Sea

b)

Arabian Sea

c)

Red Sea

d)

Persian Gulf

38.
What part of Israel is identified by the blue 2?
a)
Gaza Strip
b)
West Bank
c)
Jordan River
39.
What is the following Middle East Man-Made Feature?
a)
Red Sea
b)
Tigris River
c)
Suez Canal
d)
Euphrates River
40.
Which body of water is this?
a)
Red Sea
b)
Persian Gulf
c)
Strait of Hormuz
d)
Mediterranean Sea
41.
Which body of water is this?
a)
Tigris River
b)
Red Sea
c)
Arabian Sea
d)
Strait of Hormuz
42.
Which body of water is this?
a)
Red Sea
b)
Persian Gulf
c)
Mediterranean Sea
d)
Arabian Sea
43.
Which body of water is this?
a)
Arabian Sea
b)
Strait of Hormuz
c)
Mediterranean Sea
d)
Tigris River
44.
What are the three rivers located in SW Asia?
a)
Tigris River, Euphrates River and Jordan River
b)
Jordan river, arabian sea and suez canal
c)
Nile River, Tigris River and Jordan River
d)
Euphrates River, Tigris River, Persian Gulf
45.

What physical feature is this?

a)

Tigris River

b)

Euphrates River

c)

Red Sea

d)

Mediterranean Sea

46.

What is the name of the narrow body of water that connects the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea?

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Suez Canal

c)

Strait of Hormuz

d)

Gaza Strip

47.

What is the name of the physical feature marked on the map with an arrow?

a)

Jordan River

b)

Suez Canal

c)

Euphrates River

d)

Tigris River

48.

What is scarce is the Middle East?

a)

water

b)

mountains

c)

land

d)

dirt

49.

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

a)

desert

b)

mountains

c)

water

d)

sand

50.

What type of climate is in the Middle East?

a)

humid

b)

dry (arid)

c)

tropical

d)

polar

51.

According to the map, which physical feature is labeled #2?

a)

Suez canal

b)

Euphrates river

c)

Tigris River

d)

Persian Gulf

52.

According to the map, which physical feature is labeled #3?

a)

Euphrates River

b)

Jordan River

c)

Tigris River

d)

Gaza Strip

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