STUDY PARTY POWERPOINT Unit 1 – Middle Eastern Geography
Mediterranean Sea What is the name of this body of water?
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers meet in which county? Iraq
Black Sea What is the name of this body of water?
The Suez Canal is linked together by which two bodies of water? Mediterranean Sea & Red Sea
Euphrates River What is the name of this river?
Which bodies of water are connected by the Strait of Hormuz? The Arabian Sea and the Persian Gulf
What is the name of this country? Afghanistan
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
Near which country are the Gaza Strip and the West Bank located? Israel
Euphrates River What is the name of this river?
What river runs through Syria, Israel, and Jordan? Jordan River
Red Sea What is the name of this body of water?
Out of the different landforms we have studied, which is man-made?? Canals
Suez Canal What is the name of this body of water?
Which Middle Eastern country is located in both Europe and Asia? Turkey
Israel What is the name of this country?
What body of water connects the Arabian Sea to the Persian Gulf? Strait of Hormuz
Jordan River What is the name of this river?
What meets the Euphrates River in Iraq? Tigris River
Iraq What is the name of this country?
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers run through which county? Iraq
What is the name of this country? Turkey
The Suez Canal is linked together by what two bodies of water? Mediterranean Sea & Red Sea
Arabian Sea What is the name of this body of water?
Many of the largest cities in Southwest Asia are located on or near Rivers
What continents come together, or meet, in the Middle East? Asia, Africa, and Europe
Which body of water supplies Israel with most of its fresh water? Jordan River
The Dead Sea is on the border of which two nations? Israel & Jordan
What is the largest country on the Arabian Peninsula? Saudi Arabia
Mediterranean Sea What is the name of this body of water?
Trading and Herding animals People living in the deserts of the Middle East have usually made their living by Trading and Herding animals
What is the climate of most of the Middle East? Arid
Because mountains block winds coming from the oceans, much of the interior of Southwest Asia is Desert
Agriculture (Farming) 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)
The higher the oil production, the higher the standard of living How does oil production affect the standard of living in Southwest Asia? The higher the oil production, the higher the standard of living
Iran What is the name of this country?
Given a choice, where do people in Southwest Asia settle? River Valleys
Iran What is the name of this country?
The Jordan River empties into the Dead Sea
Strait of Hormuz What is the name of this body of water?
Which country in the Middle East is landlocked? Afghanistan
Black Sea What is the name of this body of water?
How have the major rivers of Southwest Asia become a part of political conflict? Building Dams
Rub’ al Khali Desert What is the name of this desert?
Which country shares a border with both the Mediterranean and the Black Sea? Turkey
Black Sea What is the name of this body of water?
What country lies to the west of Iran? Iraq
Euphrates River What is the name of this river?
What country is south of Lebanon, west of Jordan and east of Egypt? Israel
Persian Gulf What is the name of this body of water?
What body of water is in-between Iran and Saudi Arabia? Persian Gulf
Tigris River What is the name of this river?
What physical feature could Iran block half the world’s petroleum from getting out of the Middle East? Strait of Hormuz
Sinai Peninsula What is the name of this landform?
In what country is the source of the Tigris and Euphrates River? Turkey
Arabian Sea What is the name of this body of water?
What country in the Middle East is to the south of the Caspian Sea? Iran
What is the name of this country? Turkey
What body of water is in-between Saudi Arabia and Egypt? Red Sea
Rub al Khali Desert What is the name of this desert?