1. STUDY PARTY POWERPOINT Unit 1 – Middle Eastern Geography

2. What is the name of this body of water? Mediterranean Sea

3. The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers run through which county? Iraq

4. What is the name of this body of water? Black Sea

5. The Suez Canal is linked together by which two bodies of water? Mediterranean Sea & Red Sea

6. What is the name of this river? Euphrates River

7. Which bodies of water are connected by the Strait of Hormuz The Arabian Sea and the Persian Gulf

8. What is the name of this country? Afghanistan

9. What makes it possible to get to the Mediterranean Sea from the Arabian Sea without having to sail around the continent of Africa? The Suez Canal

10. In which country are the Gaza Strip and the West Bank located? Israel

11. What is the name of this river? Euphrates River

12. What river runs through Syria, Israel, and Jordan? Jordan River

13. What is the name of this body of water? Red Sea

14. Out of the different landforms we have studied, which is man made?? Canals

15. What is the name of this body of water? Suez Canal

16. Which Middle Eastern country is located in both Europe and Asia? Turkey

17. What is the name of this country? Israel

18. What body of water connects the Arabian Sea to the Persian Gulf? Strait of Hormuz

19. What is the name of this river? Jordan River

20. What meets the Euphrates River in Iraq? Tigris River

21. What is the name of this country? Iraq

22. The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers run through which county? Iraq

23. What is the name of this country? Turkey

24. The Suez Canal is linked together by what two bodies of water? Mediterranean Sea & Red Sea

25. What is the name of this body of water? Arabian Sea

26. Many of the largest cities in Southwest Asia are located on or near Rivers

27. What continents come together, or meet, in the Middle East? Asia, Africa, and Europe

28. Which body of water supplies Israel with most of its fresh water? Jordan River

29. The Dead Sea is on the border of which two nations? Israel & Jordan

30. What is the largest country on the Arabian Peninsula? Saudi Arabia

31. What is the name of this body of water? Mediterranean Sea

32. People living in the deserts of the Middle East have usually made their living by Trading and Herding animals

33. What is the climate of most of the Middle East? Arid

34. Because mountains block winds coming from the oceans, much of the interior of Southwest Asia is Desert

35. The increasing population growth in Southwest Asia has increased the pollution of the water supply. Which industry has been directly affected by this pollution? Agriculture (Farming)

36. How does oil production affect the standard of living in Southwest Asia? The higher the oil production, the higher the standard of living

37. What is the name of this country? Iran

38. Given a choice, where do people in Southwest Asia settle? River Valleys

39. What is the name of this country? Iran

40. The Jordan River empties into the Dead Sea

41. What is the name of this body of water? Strait of Hormuz

42. Which country in the Middle East is landlocked Afghanistan

43. What is the name of this body of water? Black Sea

44. How have the major rivers of Southwest Asia become a part of political conflict? Building Dams

45. What is the name of this desert? Rub al Khali Desert

46. Which country shares a border with both the Mediterranean and the Black Sea? Turkey

47. What is the name of this body of water? Black Sea

48. What country lies to the west of Iran? Iraq

49. What is the name of this river? Euphrates River

50. What country is south of Lebanon, west of Jordan and east of Egypt? Israel

51. What is the name of this body of water? Persian Gulf

52. What body of water is in-between Iran and Saudi Arabia? Persian Gulf

53. What is the name of this river? Tigris River

54. What physical feature could Iran block half the world’s petroleum from getting out of the Middle East? Strait of Hormuz

55. What is the name of this landform? Sinai Peninsula

56. In what country is the source of the Tigris and Euphrates River? Turkey

57. What is the name of this body of water? Arabian Sea

58. What country in the Middle East is to the south of the Caspian Sea? Iran

59. What is the name of this country? Turkey

60. What body of water is in-between Saudi Arabia and Egypt? Red Sea

61. What is the name of this desert? Rub al Khali Desert