Physical Geography of Southwest Asia

1.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Name these two rivers, located in a region known as Mesopotamia.

Andes-Amazon

Danube-Volga

Tigris-Euphrates

Arabian-Iraqi

2.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Name this peninsula, also known as Asia Minor, which contains most of the nation-state, Turkey.

Asia Major

Meccan Peninsula

Arabian Peninsula

Anatolian Peninsula

3.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The ____, located in Egypt, cut the distance from Western Europe to India by five thousand miles and several months.

Suez Canal

Panama Canal

Tigris Euphrates Rivers

English Channel

4.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

I am a sea which lies between Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. Egypt, Sudan, and Saudi Arabia border me.

Mediterranean Sea

Persian Gulf

Red Sea

Baltic Sea

5.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which Marks the Suez Canal?

1

2

3

4

6.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which marks the Red Sea?

5

6

7

8

7.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which is marked with a "1"

Dead Sea

Gaza Strip

Tigris River

Euphrates River

8.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which number marks Israel?

1

2

3

4

9.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which number marks Iraq?

2

3

4

6

10.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which number marks Saudi Arabia?

1

4

5

6

11.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which country is marked by a “6”?

Iran

Turkey

Jordan

Afghanistan

12.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Of the following which are landforms...
Hindu Kush
Mediterranean Sea
Persian Gulf
Arabian Peninsula

Arabian Peninsula & Hindu Kush

Persian Gulf & Mediterranean Sea

Persian Gulf and Arabian Peninsula

Hindu Kush and Mediterranean Sea

13.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Wadi and Oasis are geographical features that you might find where?

Mountains

Desert

Plains

Coastal Plain

14.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

An opening in the Hindu Kush range that has served as a trade route

Dead Sea

Strait of Hormuz

Khyber Pass

15.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Landlocked body of water between Israel and Jordan

Dead Sea

Red Sea

Mediterranean Sea

Sea of Galilee

16.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

In what Southwest Asian country is Mount Ararat the highest peak?

Afghanistan

Turkey

Iran

Israel

17.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What does Mesopotamia mean in Greek?

great beginning

alluvial plain

fertile land

land between the rivers

18.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which of the following natural resources are found in abundance in Southwest Asia?

oil and natural gas

forests and wildlife

gold and gemstones

forests and freshwater

19.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which desert covers nearly the entire Arabian Peninsula?

Sahara

Kalahari

Arabian

Gobi

20.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which of the following about Southwest Asia's oil deposits is accurate?

The region has few or limited deposits

Oil production is not a leading economic activity

The revenues from oil sales have been shared equally among the region's people

The region holds more than half of the oil discovered in the world

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