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WorksheetsSW Asia Geography Quiz
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 28mins
_________ are the most common physical feature here and make up 66% of the area.
Mountains
Deserts
Plateaus
Grasslands
Which best describes the climate of much of Southwest Asia?
Hot and dry
Windy and cold
Tropical and rainy
Moderate and cool
The climate of Southwest Asia has led much of the region to experience a scarcity of _____________.
Trading
Rainfall
Oil production
Desalination plants
This 25-mile territory has been a source of dispute between Israel and its neighbors for many years:
Gaza Strip
Persian Gulf
Strait of Hormuz
Suez Canal
Much of the world’s oil supply is shipped through the narrow waterway between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula called the __________________.
Panama Canal
Suez Canal
Jordan River
Strait of Hormuz
Which river is the key water source for Israel, Lebanon, and Syria?
Tigris River
Euphrates River
Jordan River
Suez Canal
Why is the Suez Canal so important to international shipping?
It allows ships to get out of the Persian Gulf.
It is Iraq’s only waterway to the Persian Gulf.
It connects the Jordan River to the Persian Gulf, making it cheaper to ship oil to other parts of Southwest Asia.
It makes it possible to get from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea without sailing around Africa.
Which rivers flow through Turkey and Iraq?
Jordan and Tigris
Jordan and Euphrates
Tigris and Euphrates
Red and Jordan
Disputes over what two natural resources are problematic for many Southwest Asian countries?
Oil and Water
Water and Diamonds
Diamonds and Natural Gas
Oil and Diamonds
What are three major water problems in Southwest Asia?
Water shortages, unequal distribution, pollution
Flooding, pollution, dams
Too much ground water, aquifers, pollution
Water shortages, flooding, pollution
What non-renewable natural resource has contributed to the growth of the Middle East?
Oil
Water
Timber
Cotton
Which country has fought military battles over water rights to the Jordan River?
Israel
Iran
Afghanistan
Saudi Arabia
Which country’s water treatment plants have been damaged by decades of war?
Turkey
Syria
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
The process of removing salt from salt water in order to make it suitable for farming and drinking is known as
Desalination
Naturalization
Absorption
Extraction
This area holds one of the largest and most important oil fields in the world.
All of the countries that produce oil in that region depend on it as a shipping route.
Persian Gulf
Arabian Sea
Dead Sea
Red Sea
___________________ location between Europe and Asia means that this country has been at the center of trade routes for thousands of years.
Turkey's
Iraq's
Israel's
Saudi Arabian's
Country #1
Turkey
Lebanon
Cyprus
Jordan
Country #2
Turkey
Lebanon
Cyprus
Jordan
Country #3
Syria
Lebanon
Cyprus
Jordan
Country #4
Syria
Lebanon
Israel
Jordan
Country #5
Saudi Arabia
Lebanon
Israel
Jordan
Country #6
Saudi Arabia
Lebanon
Israel
Jordan
Country #7
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Iran
Jordan
Country #8
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Iran
Jordan
Country #9
Qatar
Iraq
United Arab Emirates
Kuwait
Country #9
Qatar
Iraq
United Arab Emirates
Kuwait
Country #10
Qatar
Iran
United Arab Emirates
Iraq
Country #11
Qatar
Iran
United Arab Emirates
Iraq
Country #12
Qatar
Iran
United Arab Emirates
Iraq
Country #13
Qatar
Yemen
United Arab Emirates
Oman
Country #14
Qatar
Yemen
United Arab Emirates
Oman
Country #14
Qatar
Yemen
United Arab Emirates
Oman
Capital of Turkey ...
Ankara
Nicosia
Beirut
Damascus
Capital of Cyprus ...
Ankara
Nicosia
Beirut
Damascus
Capital of Syria ...
Amman
Nicosia
Beirut
Damascus
Capital of Lebanon ...
Amman
Jerusalem
Beirut
Damascus
Capital of Israel ...
Amman
Jerusalem
Tel Aviv
Baghdad
Capital of Jordan ...
Amman
Beirut
Tel Aviv
Baghdad
Capital of Iraq ...
Tehran
Beirut
Riyadh
Baghdad
Capital of Iran ...
Tehran
Kuwait
Riyadh
Baghdad
Capital of Kuwait ...
Tehran
Kuwait
Riyadh
Baghdad
Capital of Saudi Arabia ...
Doha
Kuwait
Riyadh
Arabia
Capital of Qatar ...
Doha
Muscat
Riyadh
Abu Dhabi
Capital of The United Arab Emirates ...
Sanaa
Muscat
Riyadh
Abu Dhabi
Capital of Oman ...
Sanaa
Muscat
Riyadh
Abu Dhabi
Capital of Yemen ...
Sanaa
Muscat
Riyadh
Abu Dhabi
A
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
Persian Gulf
Caspian Sea
B
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
Persian Gulf
Caspian Sea
C
Arabian Sea
Red Sea
Persian Gulf
Caspian Sea
D
Arabian Sea
Black Sea
Mediterranean Gulf
Caspian Sea
I (pink dots)
Arabian Peninsula
Sinai Peninsula
Yucatan Peninsula
Saudi Peninsula
F
Arabian Peninsula
Anatolian Plateau
Iraqi Plateau
Iranian Plateau
G
Arabian Peninsula
Anatolian Plateau
Iraqi Plateau
Iranian Plateau
H
Zagros Mts.
Himalaya Mts.
Iranian Mts.
Tigris Mts.
E
Nile and Euphrates Rivers
Tiber and Euphrates Rivers
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Tigris and Iranian Rivers
