33 questions
What river is the arrow pointing to?
Euphrates
Indus
Nile
Tigris
The arrows on this map are pointing to the
Red Sea
Arabian Sea
Persian Gulf
Strait of Hormuz
Which part of the map would be closest to the West Bank & the Gaza Strip?
1
2
3
4
Identify the number that is closest to the Strait of Hormuz
1
3
5
7
Identify the Arabian Sea
1
5
6
7
The arrows on this map are pointing to which body of water.
Red Sea
Arabian Sea
Persian Gulf
Bay of Bengal
The arrow on this map is pointing to what river.
Euphrates
Ganges
Nile
Tigris
Which number is closest to the area known as the Gaza Strip?
1
2
3
4
Which number on the map represents the country of Saudi Arabia?
1
2
3
4
Which number on the map represents the country of Iraq?
2
3
4
5
Capital of Ankara
Once center of Byzantine & Ottoman empires
Located on European & Asian continents
Greece
Italy
Palestine
Turkey
Which country is labeled on this map?
Israel
Jordan
Lebanon
Syria
Which number on the map represents the country of Iran?
1
2
3
4
What number is closest to the country of Israel?
1
2
3
4
Which number on the map is closest to the region known as "Southwest Asia"?
3
4
5
6
Which country on the map represents the country of Afghanistan?
1
2
3
4
Which number on the map represents the country of Kuwait?
1
2
3
4
Which number on the map represents the West Bank
1
2
3
4
Which number on the map represents the country of Syria?
1
2
3
4
In order to increase the amount of water available to humans in the Middle East, governments have been forced to reduce the amount of ___________ ___________ for rural areas, causing farm failures and food shortages.
drinking water
purified water
irrigation water
desalinized water
Which of these connects the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea?
Suez Canal
Panama Canal
Bering Strait
Bosporus Strait
One of the ways wealthier countries like Saudi Arabia have dealt with lack of fresh water is through
deforestation
desalination
desertification
detoxification
Polluted water from a factory has flowed into a river. The water pollution will affect the river in all of the following ways EXCEPT
decreasing the plants that grow in water
increasing the amount of poisons in the water
decreasing the potability of the water supply
increasing the number of fish that live in the water
Which of these would have the GREATEST impact in limiting the growth of cities in the Middle East/Southwest Asia
water supply
no resources
lack of space
lack of wealth
The climate in Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Iran is mainly
desert (arid)
Tropical
Mediterranean
Continental
Which of these climates would you LEAST likely find in the Middle East/Southwest Asia?
Desert
Mediterranean
rainforest
semiarid
Because they are located downstream from Turkey on the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, these two nations are anticipating a reduction in water supply, as a result of 22 dams being built by the Southeastern Anatolia Project. The two nations are
Iraq & Iran
Iraq & Syria
Iran & Syria
Saudi Arabia & Yemen
What is a spring of freshwater found in a desert called?
desalination
irrigation
oasis
nomad
The two regions in Israel where Palestinian Arabs live are :
West Bank & Jordan
West Bank & Saudi Arabia
West Bank & Gaza Strip
Gaza Strip & Lebanon
Large deposits of this resource has made some Middle Eastern countries very wealthy.
water
oil
granite
diamonds
These people often move from place to place in the Middle Eastern deserts in search of oases.
ISIS
refugees
Oil Drillers
nomads
Because water is in short supply, __________ must take place for people who want to farm and grow crops.
monsoons
irrigation
miracles
salination
The process of removing salt and other chemicals from the seawater is called....
drip irrigation
desalination
rinsing
salination